Harvard has put together an impressive collection of on-line videos from their “stable” of entrepreneurs. Some of these are quite good. Each has a little plug for HBS, but just consider those to be “a word from our sponsor”. The stories can be quite compelling and make excellent cases for practitioners and students. They are well organized by topic, and have clear and concise messages.
11/17/03 Carnival of the Capitalists
Carnival of the Capitalists is up for 11/17/03. Check it out!
SBA Report Sheds Light on Start-up Costs
A new report issued by the SBA sheds light on the cost of start-ups. It reinforces the point that many of us are making: most start-ups have nothing to do with venture capital type deals, so why do we spend so much time talking about them??!! Here are some highlights from this report:
The “I’ve Got a Secret” Myth
Time and time again, I run into entrepreneurs who are petrified to share any aspect of their business for fear that someone will steal their idea and beat them to the punch. Just how real is this fear? In reality, the actually cases where an idea for a business gets stolen are quite rare. However, just to be safe and sleep well at night, here are my suggestions:
Cash Flow’s Impact, Part II
Here is a good article from Entrepreneur.com that offers more insight into my recent posting on cash flow management.
Entrepreneurship and Rural Economic Development
Entrepreneurship is the most sustainable and dignified form of economic development. North Carolina has embraced this fact and is aggressively pursuing entrepreneurship as an engine of rural economic development as seen on this web site. In the late 1980’s, we developed a business that created over 100 jobs in one rural county in NC. We found it to be a great place to do business and found the county officials to be incredibly helpful in finding a site, getting over regulatory hurdles, and identifying local vendors to supply our venture. Initiatives like this a springing up all over the country.
Our New Program at Belmont
The Tennessean wrote a nice piece on our new entrepreneurship major here at Belmont. Check it out.
SBA Hoping to Prime the Pump
SBA is expanding its lending under the 504 program. See this article in the Startup Journal.
The Experience Myth, Part II
There is an article in the Minneapolis Star Trib that speaks to the issue of young entrepreneurs and experience. It features several alumni of my old program at St. Thomas.
Carnival of the Capitalists #3 Is Up!!
The host this week is The Noble Pundit . Carnival of the Capitalists main page is located here for those who are interested.
Send all entries for next week’s installment to capitalists -at- elhide.com if you want them included. The subjects can range from economics to management to political economy and so on. Next week’s host is Insults Unpublished.