November, 2016
DIY Termite Treatment
We’ve had (drywood) termite problems on and off for years. Since there’s no way I’m going to have the house tented and permeated with Vikane gas,* I would periodically get the bug guys to do the microwave treatment. It cost $2,000 initially, then about $500 per year for future treatment when needed.(I believe orange [...]
How to Create an Amazing Exhibition Stand on a Budget
Copyright: zeynurbabayev / 123RF Stock Photo Can you really have your cake and eat it too as an exhibitor? After all, you want to do the very best job possible and have an amazing looking stand that will reflect your brand in its best light. But can you do all of it with a small budget? Looking at larger, aspirational stands can leave [...]
Taking On An Existing Business? Take This Advice To Heart.
This story appears in the November 2016 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Is your business under new ownership? These entrepreneurs who bought existing businesses share how they made updates while keeping loyalists happy. Drive-In Case study: Chris Baggott, new owner of The Mug, Greenfield, Ind. Why buy? “We started Tyner Pond Farm [...]
5 Ways Solopreneurs Are Different from Entrepreneurs
Solopreneurs – It’s not a question of one better than another. These are just different ways to make a living and capture a dream by being your own boss. Both contribute mightily to the economy. And both can be fulfilling, profitable choices. Your personality plays a big part. Solopreneurs are more lifestyle oriented, entrepreneurs [...]
5 Reasons Businesses Should Favor Function Over Flash
Reader Resource Position yourself for growth in 2017—join us live at the Entrepreneur 360™ Conference in Long Beach, Calif. on Nov. 16. Secure Your Seat » Up until I graduated from college, much of what I associated a successful company with was what I saw in movies. On the big screen, high-powered executives always seemed to have [...]
Who is on #SmallBizChat November 2016
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#SmallBizChat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #SmallBizChat is to end small business failure by helping participants [...]
TO PIXAR AND BEYOND: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History
TO PIXAR AND BEYOND: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History (On Sale November 1, 2016; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) by Lawrence Levy, reveals the never-before-told story of Pixar’s improbable success. Steve Jobs, fresh from the sting of being unceremoniously dismissed from Apple, bought a little-known graphics [...]
Seeking Startup Capital? Ask Your Family and Friends.
Say goodbye to your hopes of securing venture capital. New data confirms that most startups turn to family and friends for financial backing. A recent report by the Kauffman Foundation highlights financing trends among today’s startups. Based on data from the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, which sampled approximately 290,000 businesses [...]
New Book Closes “Destructive” Gap Between Creativity & Business, that Undermines Humanity’s Future
While the industrial revolution changed almost every aspect of daily life for the better, it left a huge sociological and psychological scar – the separation of thought processes associated with the rational mind from the intuitive, and the logical from the creative. It kick-started a new culture, one where rational thought was rewarded [...]