Not really a great time in the economy at the moment is it? I beg to differ. Big businesses that people thought were solid turned out to be pretty weak at the foundations. I think what we need in these times, is more small business. Small business is (in my opinion) the basis for a [...]
With so many websites and blogs discussing ways to be frugal and save money in any way you can, such as Get Rich Slowly and No Debt Plan, I started thinking about ways that college students could save money and be more frugal. When you’re in college you don’t really think too much about saving [...]
This has been a long time coming that is for sure! I mentioned that I wanted to start doing a podcast a long time ago, but now it has finally come true. I just interviewed Paul Scheiter through Skype about his company, Hedgehog Leatherworks, as well as about student entrepreneurship and more. Please take a [...]
Many times as young entrepreneurs or even young professionals looking to make a new career move, we get discouraged by the notion that we do not have enough experience to do something, to apply for a job, or to make the big move that you want to make. Forget about it! However, as a young [...]
I had never really watched “The Big Idea” with Donny Deutsch on CNBC until just recently. I don’t know if it was the day or the time that the show came on or what the reason may have been, but I must say, after catching a couple episodes and watching a few segments online – [...]
OK, so you are probably wondering – how can I launch and manage a lawn care business from my dorm room? A traditional lawn care business involves lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and all sorts of other equipment, true. So how can it be done? I am not sure, but let’s figure it out. This is [...]
Can you be a pro bootstrapper? A lot of business classes at my university and many others are all theory based and there is not much real experience involved in them unless you get into a class about starting and managing a small business or some entrepreneurship classes. Yet, many of them still, are based [...]
With the spring semester approaching quickly, it is time to start thinking about some different business ideas to start out of your dorm room to help you pay off all those bills from your winter break including holiday shopping and anything else. So, here are a few different dorm room business ideas that you could [...]
While reading through the book “Start Your Own Blogging Business” I noticed many different tips and facts in the margins of the pages. Some of the ones that caught my eye were tips for boostrapping/penny pinching when starting out blogging. So here are the 7 tips suggested in the book for bootstrapping your blogging business [...]
As you all know, it is extremely important to network and spread information about your business. For today, I have put together just a small list of some places and ways to network with others in your area of business or not in your area. It doesn’t necessarily matter who you network with because someone [...]
