Monthly Archives: March 2007
5 Tips To Sell Online Advertising
I was reading through the YE Forums and came across this post by ProLogic trying to get people to advertise on his website. My main business is selling online advertising – either Pay Per Click or sponsorship. Here is what …
Do You eBay?
One of our links of the day yesterday was 10 Tips n' Tricks to Raise Funds and Bootstrap Your Biz from MindPetals in which eBay was suggested as a source of financing for your business. Today I was sent a …
Who Do You Turn To For Advice?
You can never succeed in a small business by going it alone. You need to have a network of people who you can call on for advice when you are dealing with challenges that are outside your comfort zone. The …
Do Business TV Shows Inspire You To Get Started?
I came across an interesting article from the Sun, one of England’s most read publications. It discussed how TV shows such as The Apprentice and Dragon’s Den have inspired young entrepreneurs to start businesses of their own. The British version …
How To Find Your Calling
Many of the young entrepreneurs that I meet come to me excited about an opportunity to start a business and make a lot of money. They come back a month later with a brand new idea and are equally excited …
Young Entrepreneur Profile – Grass Busters
John Perry III is a young entrepreneur with a lot of ambition. Recently profiled in the Herarld-Dispatch, Perry is the owner of Grass Busters Lawn Care. While he’s still in university, the 21 year old has 3 employees, made $40,000 …
Sales Lessons from the Lemonade Stand
When I was younger I tried many different ways to make money. I made and sold art. I set up garage sales. I had a baseball card collection that I added to and sold for a profit. And of course …
Young Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets To Success
I came across a story from the Williamsport Sun-Gazette about successful business owners sharing their secrets to success with young entrepreneurs. An event was organized to provide young people with information about entrepreneurship so they could decide if it was …
In School And Need Startup Funds? How Is $250 Million?
Raising capital is always an important startup issue for many student entrepreneurs. I just came across this recent press release that could be of interest to student entrepreneurs looking to finance their businesses. If anyone ends up applying, let us …
Seed Money Competition For Young Entrepreneurs
I came across this press release for a competition that young entrepreneurs can benefit from if you are you looking for startup capital: College and high school students are invited to compete for up to $7,500 in start-up capital in …
High School Entrepreneurship Programs
The Oxford Mail recently wrote about a group of high school students who look it upon themselves to start a business during their regular academic year. The company was called Bizee Beads and the students made and sold items such …
Should You Drop Out Of School To Launch Your Business?
A question that many student entrepreneurs face is “Should I drop out of school to launch my business?” Let’s face it, school does take up a lot of time that could be spent developing and growing a business? So what …
Young Entrepreneur Profile – Wings Your Way
Here is a cool story about a pair of young entrepreneurs featured in the Portsmouth Herald. Cory Nadilo (23) and his younger sister Kirby set up their own restaurant, Wings Your Way, in August of 2005. After a year and …
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How Young Entrepreneurs Can Save The World
In continuing today’s theme on social entrepreneurship, I came across a great list of 58 ways small businesses can save the world. Here are the top 20: Changing the office incandescent light bulbs to more energy efficient ones. Recycling internal …
Are today's young business owners the social entrepreneurs of the future?
As a young entrepreneur from a developed country I've been invited to speak at a number of different forums and conferences to help young business owners from developing countries get their companies off the ground. Brunei, for example, is a …
Modeling Masters – Howard Schultz – Starbucks
“I always wanted to do something to make a difference.” Growing Up Howard Schultz was born to a blue-collar family from Brooklyn in 1953. At the age of seven, when his father lost his job due to a broken ankle …
Modeling Masters – Richard Branson – Virgin
“I don’t go into ventures to make a fortune. I do it because I’m not satisfied with the way others are doing business.” Growing Up Branson dropped out of school in 1967 at the age of 16 and started a …
Modeling Masters – Ross Perot – Perot Systems
“My role in life is that of the grain of sand to the oyster – it irritates the oyster and out comes a pearl.” Growing Up Ross Perot was born in 1930 in Texarkana, Texas. He started his working life …
Modeling Masters – Ray Kroc – McDonald's
“The definition of salesmanship is the gentle art of letting the customer have it your way.” Growing Up As a young child, Ray Kroc went with his father to visit a phrenologist – someone who predicts someone’s future based on …
Modeling Masters – Sam Walton – Wal-Mart
“There is only one boss – the customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.” Growing Up Sam Walton’s career in retail began in 1940 when he become …
Modeling Masters
Entrepreneurs are typically full of ideas, energy, and are generally very good at producing their product or service. You know more about your area of expertise than anyone else around you. You are an authority. So why aren’t you making …
You Need More Than An Idea
I’ve come across so many young entrepreneurs who have a new idea for a business every day. They get excited about an opportunity, tell their friends, start doing research and then drop the project to start another new business idea. …
Young Entrepreneur Profile – Garage Galore
I came across an interesting story of a young entrepreneur featured in the Worcester Telegram. The business is Garage Galore and the owner is 22 year old college student Michael Matros. Michael, who builds hot rods as a hobby, found …
Are you a good listener?
As young entrepreneurs we tend to love our product or service and can talk to no end about our creations because we are so passionate about it. One of the comments I repeatedly hear from top selling business owners is …
