There has been much speculation about a possible IPO by Google in the near future. Although this may be necessary to satisfy the VC’s that backed the company, it is a step that should be taken with great care.
thanks brett!
First, I must make a full disclosure: I am an NFL owner. That’s right, I own one share of the Green Bay Packers. As a life-long Packer fan, I want to thank the team, and particularly Brett Favre, for such an exciting season. We did not have very high expectations this year, so all of the end of the year heroics were frosting on the cake.
The Pack will be back next year!
Beware of building up inventory
I have been getting more and more calls from folks thinking about opening up a retail business. This is typical as an economy begins to recover. Probably the single biggest risk, especially in the days of big box stores like Best Buy and Wal-Mart, is poorly manged inventory and pricing. We offer this classic article from the archives of INC magazine to any of you who are thinking about or acting on a plan to go into retail or are expanding your current retail operation.
if you teach a man to fish…
Once in a while the govenment gets something right. The Appalacian Reional Commission has funded a set of initiatives that are supporting entrepreneurship in this region at a grassroots level.
Venture Capital Update
Although warming up a bit, the venture capital market is no where near the scalding hot level of activity of a few years ago. This site gives a good analysis of the state of the venture capital world today.
Business Blog Tour
Barry Moltz,s book “You Need to Be a Little Crazy : The Truth about Starting and Growing Your Business” is going to be the first what we hope are many books that will be featured on a “blog book tour“. Moltz presents a realistic look at what it is like to take the plunge.
I encourage all of you to get a copy of this book and join in the discussion, which will begin on 2/2/04.
Kauffman Announces Mega-grants for Entrepreneurship Education
The Kauffman Foundation has announced the eight universities that will be the recipients of its $25 million program to support entrepreneurship education. There are some wonderful programs on this list! Congratulations to all!!
Entrepreneurship Programs Increasing Across the Country
This article in USA Today illustrates the trend toward more support for entrepreneurship education in academic institutions. What were outlaw programs just a couple of decades ago are now becoming mainstream.
Merry Christmas!!
I will be taking time off with family and friends for the Holidays. Have a Merry Christmas!!!
Glass Half Full?? (Rerun)
An entry I wrote entitled “Glass Half Full??” was picked up by the Nashville Business Journal as an op-ed piece. Since this is rerun season on television, I thought I’d give you this link as my version of a blog rerun.