People always ask me questions about entrepreneurship. They ask is being an entrepreneurs good as people say, can I really make money or can anyone do it? As I was giving a speech to a room of recent immigrants on ‘Starting Your Own Business’, a tiny South Asian woman asked me if it was too […]
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Let’s be clear from the start, some people will never make it as an entrepreneur. Some people don’t have the temperament, patience or the personal resources to start a business. A client wanted to open a bed and breakfast because she wanted to write off her house on her taxes. Great idea but she hated
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There is no doubt that Disruptive Technologies are changing the way we live. A disruptive innovation, according to Wikipedia, is an innovation that creates a new market and value network and eventually disrupts an existing market and value network, displacing established market leaders and alliances. In other words, new technology eventually displaces old technology providing
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I gave a lecture the other day on “How to Be Your Own Boss” and was surprised by the number of ‘grey hairs’ attending. In fact, a full 65% of the audience was over 50 years old. Hmm, it seems this baby boomer demographic is saying something people are not getting. Who thought older people
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What a mouthful, but what it really means is that you have a great idea, have done good primary and secondary research, have put some money in the business – essentially you have put a lot of effort and thought into the business idea already. You are not at the point where you can bring
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1. Strive for the Best QualityIf some aspects of your business are suspect or you are struggling with finance, HR, or whatever, as long as the quality of your product or service is high on your priority your customers will appreciate it and come back again and again. Trying to find new clients has a
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