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BusinessWeek:
Do you really need to spend upwards of $80,000 in tuition and take two years off to become senior management material?
The supporters of an alternative method, the Personal MBA (PMBA), say no, and it’s an idea that’s developing some traction.
According to the advocates of the Personal MBA, all you have to do to measure up […]
The Dallas Morning News:
Barney Adams will tell you he’s never sold a product in his life.
That might seem strange coming from the guy who invented the Adams Tight Lies fairway wood, one of the best-selling golf clubs in history, and the founder of Plano-based Adams Golf Inc.
But it’s entirely plausible to those who’ve watched this […]
Small Business Idea:
Entrepreneurs have an insatiable thirst for novelty and information.
Quench this thirst with a library card instead of your wallet. You can still buy items for your personal library later on (items you’ve checked out of the library 3 times), but 90% of the stuff you buy or think you want you’ll never end […]
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First, I’d definitely recommend checking out The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Second Life: Making Money in the Metaverse. In it, you’ll delve into the most popular […]
U.S. News & World Report:
Entrepreneurship is often seen not just as an approach to business but as a way of life. In the process of writing Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives, Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek interviewed 55 successful entrepreneurs from a variety of industries, both for-profit and nonprofit.
U.S. News spoke with Vanourek, […]
USA Today:
The One Minute Entrepreneur, written by a team headed by motivational speaker Ken Blanchard, author of the classic The One Minute Manager, dispenses inspirational wisdom on the keys to creating, nurturing and sustaining a business.
Most people who launch a small business fail within 10 years, according to the trio. An aim of this book […]
BizJournals:
A Birmingham entrepreneur’s plan to make books available via mobile phone was selected as the top business idea introduced in the second installment of Birmingham Startup.
Travis Bryant’s vision to provide small and medium-sized publishers with an alternate avenue for distribution beat four other entrepreneurs who competed over two weekends to launch their own business. His […]
Fast Company:
Given the ubiquity of the all-beef patty and the global spread of the golden arches, one can be forgiven for struggling to imagine America before the burger.
In The Hamburger New York magazine food writer Josh Ozersky traces the origins and obstacles of a sandwich that—more than apple pie or hot dogs—defines the nation’s diet […]
CNet News:
Like some of the luckiest people in high tech, John Buckman made a mint on his first company and now dabbles in passion projects.
But one of his latest companies may prove he’s more than just lucky, at least if you buy the Silicon Valley adage: Strike it rich once, you’re lucky. Twice, you’re smart.
BookMooch, […]
Inc.:
Eureka moments are the stuff of entrepreneurial legend. But as A.G. Lafley and Ram Charan observe, you can’t build a growth plan on them. Innovation — the seed of organic growth — is a matter of process and culture and business strategy. The real payoff comes from people getting comfortable together and sparking off one […]
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