Archive for April, 2008

Managing Unprofitable Customers

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Following up on my last post, 7 Signs It's Time to Drop a Client, the latest issue of Harvard Business Review has an in-depth report on the practice of "customer…

7 Signs It's Time to Drop a Client

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Have you ever been fired by a client? It's painful, embarrassing and even a bit depressing when it happens. It can completely throw your confidence as an entrepreneur. And yet,…

National Small Business Week April 21-25

Friday, April 18th, 2008

The week of April 21-25 has been declared U.S. National Small Business Week 2008. Live events are taking place in Washington, D.C., and New York City, including several ceremonies honoring…

How Much Money Can You Make Blogging?

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Everyone seems to be hopping on the professional blogging bandwagon these days. And why not? Blogs are hot right now, and blogging about a topic you're passionate about is a…

What Is an Entrepreneur?

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Lucretia M. Pruitt, aka GeekMommy, offered up on Twitter perhaps the best definition of an entrepreneur I've ever heard: I'm not an entrepreneur. I'm one of those relatively useless…

StartupWear - Fun Shirts for Entrepreneurs

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

You might easily mistake them for another April Fool's joke, but the company is completely for real. StartupWear launched today, offering a collection of T-shirts that take a humorous look…