Posts Tagged ‘Business’

Things here in NYC are crazy with corporations and entrepreneurs trying to figure out how to catch the green wave.

And if you’re in doubt whether there is some serious potential in business in this area, just spend 3 minutes at any magazine store and look at the front covers of some of the major publications. That should placate your doubts!

Why is the “green” industry is so darn hot and very unlikely to be just a fad:

* Red China is now turning green and will lead the way in a very short time
* European countries are returning to coal known as “the dirtiest fuel on earth”
* The planet’s population is expected to increase 50%… to 9 billion! within 40 years
* The number of cars and trucks is expected to double by 2040 to two billion
* The number of commercial jetliners is expected to double to 36,000 by 2030

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Anyone reading this knows what it’s like to get excited about a pending release. Whether it be a new Dan Brown novel to the mythical Apple Tablet, we all love the speculation. Hype is a great way to describe this type of obsession.

The companies behind these products know we are suckers for teasers, specs, promos, anything at all that can give our thirst just a momentary reprieve. At the same time, this last year especially, we’ve noticed tactics shifting substantially through the age of the Internet.

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A survey from a pool of Columbia Business School alumni entrepreneurs was recently conducted to understand the overall pattern of our graduates entrepreneurial experiences and what factors predict success.

One of the questions posed was: When did you launch your first business? Read the rest of this entry »

The situation: You’ve lost your job. And the market to get another one as you well know is dismal. With this as a backdrop, you may be thinking that now is the time to invest in yourself. Perhaps by going to business school and getting an MBA? Or perhaps it is time to start that business you’ve had in the back of your mind for some time?

There are plenty of people advising that now is the perfect time to start a business. But if debating between business school or starting your own business, how should one think about this decision?

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As a small business entrepreneur, you must realize that first and foremost you are the leader of your business.

Once you understand that one of your primary roles in your business is to be not only the CEO but the leader as well, you need to actively develop three critical leadership skills: Flexibility, Humility, and Focus.

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Being an entrepreneur is a heck of an undertaking.

I believe being an entrepreneur is one of the greatest professional life experiences a person can have. When you sign up, you may have stars in your eyes and be armed with your dreams, passions and imagination. Good! You’re going to need them all.

Being an entrepreneur is a choice – a GREAT one.

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Have you met those people who talk about the business they’d like to have one day? They talk about the product or service they’d like to provide and describe the one they would feel comfortable and competent selling and serving to others?

You know them.

They even go to the extent of naming their business and maybe even coming up with a great tagline for it. Maybe they even go further to draw, or better yet, have a logo designed for it.

They talk and talk and talk and talk about it. They talk ad nausea about it. But they never seem to take that essential step: of doing it.

What’s holding them back?

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Thanks to the web there are a myriad of options available to small business entrepreneurs to connect, network and market their business.

Professional networking sites such as Linkedin and personal networking sites such as Facebook are helping small business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals connect and network with colleagues, customers and friends.  However, as a small business entrepreneur one of the most effective means of marketing has always been in person connecting and networking.

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