In my short video review of the book Bootstrapping: Weapons of Mass Reconstruction by Sramana Mitra, I mentioned that she brings up the topic of mental capital. At many points throughout the book, Sramana talks about why entrepreneurs and start-ups should not go looking for venture capital, but instead focus on bootstrapping their business…hence the [...]
Well, since the site is called Dorm Room Biz, I thought it was time that we got back to posting some more student business ideas. So, without further ado, here is a great list of opportunities and businesses that students can start from their dorm room, apartment, or home. Starting a business in school is [...]
The final school bell has rung, the sun is shining and temperatures are rising, which all add up to just one thing: summer vacation. This summer, keep the environment in mind when making summer travel plans. It is possible to have a memorable beach vacation without harming the planet. Jodi Helmer, author of The Green [...]
We stand now with the tide of hard times lapping at our feet, and of soft, comfortable times slowly being drawn out to sea. With the soft times going and the hard ones coming, we must alter the way we live in order to persevere. One thing you can do to brace yourself is to [...]
One of the things that entrepreneurs don’t like is sending out bills. Whether it makes you feel greedy, like an asshole for trying to get paid, or just bad for charging what you’re charging, it’s usually not fun. However, on the other end of it, getting paid is great. The catch is this: without invoicing [...]
Have a tip for student entrepreneurs or just entrepreneurs in general? Share it here and we’ll combine them all into one post in a week or so. Be sure to leave a link to your website or Twitter profile to give you credit! Tips can be anything about starting a business, doing research, searching for [...]
As a student entrepreneur or student in general using Twitter, there are a few people that I think you should definitely be following and reading their tweets, to pick up great bits of advice or to be able to read articles that they may share. Here they are. Ramit Sethi – @ramit of IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com and [...]
Over at TheNetFool a couple weeks ago, they posted up a couple good articles with tips for forming an e-business and getting started with an online business. The two articles were on the basics of starting an online business and how to register and set up your business. Check them out for some good tips! [...]
First, let’s hear a little bit about your background – where you went to school, what you studied, etc. My name is Derek Johnson, and I’m 24 years old. I went to school at the University of Houston. During my junior year, I decided to drop out of the entrepreneurial program to start my own [...]
In this quick video, I stress the topic of just launching your business, website, service, (fill in the blank here) already. As entrepreneurs, we want everything to be perfect and to have the best service/website that is possible. This also means having the most features that we can come up with. Well, if you continue [...]
