Entrepreneurship
Recommending Reading for Young Entrepreneurs (from the WSJ)
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012Looking for something interesting and beneficial for your kids to read this summer? Check out this list I have summarized from this WSJ article in Monday’s paper: BOOKS • “Teen Business Blasts Off!” by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Amy Rosen – After researching, I found the book can be purchased for $5 here. • “The [...]
Interesting Success Story: Sara Blakely
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012I read this profile of Sara Blakely several days ago. I don’t know about you, but I like reading about how people attain their wealth. Sara Blakely’s story is particularly interesting because she’s now a billionaire and runs a private company (Spanx) with no debt. That’s a rarity this day and age. I urge you [...]
Siblings Sell Their Web Business for $100 Million
Thursday, July 21st, 2011Interesting story in today’s WSJ: Millennials Make Millions Catherine and David Cook started myYearbook.com in 2005 when they were 15 and 16 years old, respectively, as a way to connect with their new classmates at Montgomery High School in Skillman, N.J. Big brother Geoff Cook, then 26 years old, bankrolled the start-up with $250,000 he [...]
My Friend’s Business Success Story
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010I’m sharing this story with you for two reasons: 1. This guy is my friend, and… 2. It’s a good story. I went to school with Chad. In fact, I think we go all the way back to Kindergarten. Anyway, we had lost touch after high school until we became facebook friends while I was [...]
9 Things to Think About BEFORE You Start a Business
Monday, February 16th, 2009The economy stinks right now. Lots of people are losing their jobs. If you are one of them, should you start your own business? Only you can make that decision. That said, today’s Houston Chronicle offered 9 tips for starting your own business (sorry, no link for these tips) that I would like to share [...]