Archive for March, 2009

Entrepreneurship May Be Less Risky Than Jobs

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Conventional wisdom holds that entrepreneurship is risky and traditional corporate jobs are secure. But have you seen the unemployment statistics lately??? And that conventional wisdom was taught - indoctrinated, perhaps…

What’s Your Best Business Idea on a Budget?

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

One of my most popular articles here on About.com is Business Ideas on a Budget: 10 Legitimate Businesses You Can Start for Under $20. In these tough economic times, more…

Top 10 Conference Networking Tips

Friday, March 13th, 2009

I just attended a session at SXSW Interactive by networking expert and author Thom Singer on how to network a big multi-day conference. Thom had a handout with his top…

SXSW Entrepreneurs Opportunity - Pitch to PepsiCo, Win $4,500

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Are you one of those idea people who wishes you had a few thousand dollars every time you had a good idea to go explore and develop it? If so,…

Summer Camp for Startups

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Got a new business that you're planning to grow this year? How would you like to spend the summer in an environment designed to "help great people with great ideas…

12 Green Consumer Trends Mean Business Opportunity for Eco-Entrepreneurs

Monday, March 9th, 2009

My favorite business trend newsletter, Trendwatching, has a huge edition this month on green business trends they're calling "ECO-BOUNTY": ECO-BOUNTY refers to the numerous opportunities, both short and long…

Got a Great Elevator Pitch?

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Think you have a great elevator pitch? In case you're not familiar with the expression, an "elevator pitch" is a quick overview of an idea for a product, service or…