To be a successful entrepreneur, you have to be a maker… not a faker. I strongly believe that America’s educational system (and maybe elsewhere in the world) encourages faker mentality. The idea that success is wrapped up in perception, not performance. So, many of us get trained from the very beginning that what’s important are [...]
Finishing a degree is hard enough, but for different reasons, we choose to take up even more load by running a business on the side. We sacrifice sleep to get everything done on time, and probably work much harder than most of our peers. I, for one, can be a stubborn workaholic when I’m really [...]
The recent informative College-Startup post regarding the blogging scholarship application deadline that has since passed reminded me of the NFIB scholarship that I have alluded to numerous times while blogging here. NFIB is a national small business association that offers an annual YEA award (Young Entrepreneur Award) that can provide $1,000 to $10,000 in tuition [...]
When you’re just starting out a business, should you aim for selling your products to as many people as possible from Day 1? Not necessarily. For one thing, as a small business, and possibly doing a one-man operation, it’s a very hard thing to do (though not impossible). Another way to go about it is [...]
