Posts Tagged ‘Entrepreneurs’

Over the last few weeks, I have attended numerous networking events, pitch parties and conferences in a wide variety of industries including music, film, technology, government and entrepreneurship. In going from event to event, you start to notice how different events are run, how the participants, sponsors and organizers interact with each other and the participants of the events. As I look back at my run of these events, I want to highlight what I think is a unique and great trait that entrepreneurs have – the willingness to help every other entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneurs are a lonely breed and it’s because of this loneliness that we constantly yearn for help and improvement. One effective way of getting help is to find a good mentor. Good entrepreneur mentors can be found everywhere but it’s not easy finding one that’s perfect for you.

In this post, I hope to share some of the key things to look at when finding a mentor for you and your business. A good mentor can go a long way for the entrepreneur both personally and professionally. If you don’t have one or have had trouble finding a good one, then keep reading. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Mix and mingle, be inspired and learn from more than 1,500 rsvp’d entrepreneurs and 100 rsvp’d investors from across the nation at New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) being held November 8th – 12th, 2010 at Scholastic Auditorium in SoHo.

Confirmed investors represent the following industries:

• Biotech
• Business Products & Services
• Consumer Products & Services
• Distribution
• Financial Services
• Green
• Healthcare
• IT

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A business plan helps you to objectively see every aspect of your future business. It is a critical first step which not only can prevent costly mistakes down the road, but also lay the foundation for amazing success. Read the rest of this entry »

As little as 10 years ago, it was a business standard to select a number that could also serve as a catchy acronym, vanity numbers like 555-got-leak, or 555-got-bugs were great ways of encouraging customers to remember your number and call you when they got to a phone which always had the alphabet on the 8 primary keys.

When you use an acronym for your phone number in your marketing mediums, you must keep in mind the behavior and resources of your prospects and understand that due to handheld device limitations, not all mobile users will have the ability to respond to your acronym and conveniently initiate a call to your company via a vanity number.

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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: Why did you start a business?

The results showed the various reasons people first became entrepreneurs and how these motivations are linked to success. Interestingly, one of the least cited reasons is the only one that is linked to success.

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As the global economy undergoes more changes (and it will continue to do so) even more people will choose to take the plunge into entrepreneurship. Changes to corporate mindsets, downsizing and other upheavals in the “safe” world of formal employment are forcing many to embrace entrepreneurship, and start their own small businesses. Add to those the people with the burning desire to “be their own boss” and you have plenty of new entrants into the wonderful, frightening, exciting and exhausting world of being a business owner.

However, whatever your reasons for considering entrepreneurship instead of formal employment, there are a few traits you will need to cultivate in order to succeed.

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