Tag Archives: entrepreneurship

Lessons From the Chilean Miners
Posted on October 18, 2010 by admin

By Maria Valdez Haubrich People all over the world watched as the 33 Chilean miners were rescued from the collapsed cavern that became their home for 69 days. When my husband and I watched the first man emerge from the … Read More →

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Mad Men, business and balance
Posted on October 5, 2010 by admin

By Karen Axelton If you watch the AMC series “Mad Men” you’ve no doubt been captivated by this season’s story arc of five admen starting their own upstart agency. This past Sunday’s episode took us to the heart of entrepreneurship … Read More →

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Book Review: Tipping the Odds for the Entrepreneur
Posted on September 9, 2010 by admin

By Rieva Lesonsky Are you wondering what it really takes to be a successful entrepreneur? Look no further: Kevin C. Maki’s Tipping the Odds for the Entrepreneur: Big Ideas on Success for the Small Business Owner has what you need. … Read More →

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New laboratory to study entrepreneurs
Posted on September 7, 2010 by admin

By Karen Axelton Lots of research and study has been done about entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship, but much of it is academic, outdated (like government data that tells you what entrepreneurs were doing in 2006 when it’s almost 2011) or not … Read More →

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One entrepreneur’s take on being a new dad
Posted on August 19, 2010 by admin

Recently, Rieva Lesonsky wrote on the SCORE Women’s Success Blog about women entrepreneurs  balancing motherhood and business. This inspired John Sternal (at left), co-founder of Sternal Consulting and UnderstandingMarketing.com, to share his thoughts as an entrepreneur and new dad in … Read More →

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Program helps disabled veterans achieve entrepreneurial dreams
Posted on August 10, 2010 by admin

By Maria Valdez Haubrich I love reading about people achieving their dreams of entrepreneurship, so I was touched by this story in the Los Angeles Times about a program that helps disabled military veterans start successful businesses. The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp … Read More →

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Tell the SBA what you think
Posted on July 27, 2010 by admin

By Maria Valdez Haubrich Have you ever turned to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for help with your business? The SBA has tons of resources to help small-business owners. Now, the agency is making some changes to its website to … Read More →

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Are you a Pollyanna or a Doomsayer?
Posted on November 18, 2009 by admin

By Maria Valdez Haubrich Do you always see a silver lining or get bogged down in the negatives so deep it’s hard to reach the surface? Most of us are a bit of both, but overall our natures tend to … Read More →

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Help where it counts
Posted on October 14, 2009 by admin

By Rieva Lesonsky Since October is Women’s Small Business Month, I can’t think of a more fitting time for the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Count Me In to launch their new cooperative Strategic Alliance. Together the SBA and Count … Read More →

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