The Entrepreneurial Mind : Jennifer Carrillo from Billeebug
Conversation with John Pisciotta from MusicSynk
The Entrepreneurial Mind : John Pisciotta from MusicSynk
Find Your “Big Reasons”
Once, while in the middle of what seemed like an endless series of crises in our business, one of my business partners looked me straight in the eyes and said, “Jeff, if it was easy owning a business, everyone would do it!”
He was right. A career as an entrepreneur is a long and challenging journey. There are many sleepless nights worrying about things such as having enough cash to make payroll, firing someone whose worked with you from the beginning even though you know it is the right thing to do, signing that personal guarantee required to get the bank loan you desperately need, or muddling through a business partnership that has gone bad.
“You have to be crazy to start a business,” says entrepreneur and author Barry Moltz. And yet, every day hundreds and even thousands of people take the seemingly irrational act of starting a new business. Why do we do it? Continue reading Find Your “Big Reasons”
Interview with Jake Jorgovan
The Entrepreneurial Mind : Jake Jorgovan with Telehealth PT
Three Paradoxes of the Entrepreneurial Generation
Many are hoping the Millennials, a.k.a. the Entrepreneurial Generation, is the hope for the future for our economy. Although I strongly agree that we need them to help lead us to long-term prosperity, there are three paradoxes of this generation that may hold a certain number of them back. Read what I have to say about this here in an article I wrote for FreeEnterprise.com.
Can Entrepreneurs Make Good Managers?
There is a commonly held stereotype that entrepreneurs do not make good managers.
This stereotype assumes that the skills and personal traits that make someone a good entrepreneur will in some way prevent them from becoming a good manager. And it assumes that all entrepreneurs are good at starting things, but when the business begins to grow it is time hire some good executives to come in and take over running the company. Continue reading Can Entrepreneurs Make Good Managers?
Interview with Sales Guru Tom Black
The Entrepreneurial Mind : The Boxcar Millionaire – Tom Black
Find Two Mentors
Interview with Sherman Mohr of Nashville.com
How Much Should I Get Paid?
How much should I get paid? This is a question that every owner of a successful business faces at some point in time.
Setting compensation for the owners of a business needs to start with separating your job in the company from your role as an owner of that business. Continue reading How Much Should I Get Paid?