Comments on: Entrepreneurship Is About Survival http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/entrepreneurship-is-about-survival/ A website dedicated to reporting about young entrepreneurs and startups. Find inspiring stories about the next generation of entrepreneurs, as well as tips for how to start up, improve and grow. Mon, 21 May 2012 07:53:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Entrepreneurship Blog : BootstrapBusiness.org » Blog Archive » Act Big, Behave Small http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/entrepreneurship-is-about-survival/#comment-665 Entrepreneurship Blog : BootstrapBusiness.org » Blog Archive » Act Big, Behave Small Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:33:23 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=171#comment-665 [...] I read a post last week from the Young Entrepreneur that went along perfectly with a chapter we just finished up!  The chapter is called, “Act Big, Behave Small.”  When you’re just starting your business, it’s absolutely essential to conserve your resources and do what you can to cut costs (behaving small).   However, just as important as it is to keep expenses to a minimum, it is just as vital to show clients that you are stable, competent, professional and reliable (acting big!).  There are plenty of ways to Act Big.  Make sure that you have a professional sounding phone system.  So what if you only have two employees, or NO employees!  Record a menu with options.  When people call your number, they should reach a recording that makes you look like you have an office building full of people somewhere.  Build an awesome website.  Anyone can do this these days.  It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money to create something professional and SEO friendly.  Never, never, beg for contracts.  Even when you’re taking phone calls in your basement and working on the weekends to try and keep yourself afloat, learn to play hard to get.  Don’t be overly confident, but be honest, and trust in the quality of your services. [...] [...] I read a post last week from the Young Entrepreneur that went along perfectly with a chapter we just finished up!  The chapter is called, “Act Big, Behave Small.”  When you’re just starting your business, it’s absolutely essential to conserve your resources and do what you can to cut costs (behaving small).   However, just as important as it is to keep expenses to a minimum, it is just as vital to show clients that you are stable, competent, professional and reliable (acting big!).  There are plenty of ways to Act Big.  Make sure that you have a professional sounding phone system.  So what if you only have two employees, or NO employees!  Record a menu with options.  When people call your number, they should reach a recording that makes you look like you have an office building full of people somewhere.  Build an awesome website.  Anyone can do this these days.  It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money to create something professional and SEO friendly.  Never, never, beg for contracts.  Even when you’re taking phone calls in your basement and working on the weekends to try and keep yourself afloat, learn to play hard to get.  Don’t be overly confident, but be honest, and trust in the quality of your services. [...]

]]> By: John http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/entrepreneurship-is-about-survival/#comment-664 John Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:34:12 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=171#comment-664 Hi Evan - We are a small business in Nevada that specializes in forming corporations and LLCs. What keeps our business going is that we provide the best customer service we can which in turn, our customers keep coming back to us and refer many clients to us. Word of mouth has been the number one source of advertising for us. John www.nevada.org Hi Evan – We are a small business in Nevada that specializes in forming corporations and LLCs. What keeps our business going is that we provide the best customer service we can which in turn, our customers keep coming back to us and refer many clients to us. Word of mouth has been the number one source of advertising for us.
John
http://www.nevada.org

]]> By: Survival Tips for Entrepreneurs | LogoDesignWorks http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/entrepreneurship-is-about-survival/#comment-663 Survival Tips for Entrepreneurs | LogoDesignWorks Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:36:34 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=171#comment-663 [...] Young Entrepreneur shares some practical pointers about survival: This will mean sacrifices. Maybe you have to take a part time job until you have enough money to support yourself. You also might need to take on clients who might not seem “ideal” at first. You can always fire them later on when you have a more solid base of support but money is money and you will need anything you can get your hands on when you are first starting a business. [...] [...] Young Entrepreneur shares some practical pointers about survival: This will mean sacrifices. Maybe you have to take a part time job until you have enough money to support yourself. You also might need to take on clients who might not seem “ideal” at first. You can always fire them later on when you have a more solid base of support but money is money and you will need anything you can get your hands on when you are first starting a business. [...]

]]> By: Graham Lutz, The Young Capitalist http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/entrepreneurship-is-about-survival/#comment-662 Graham Lutz, The Young Capitalist Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:45:49 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=171#comment-662 "do whatever you need to do to keep yourself, and your company, going." That is why 80% ultimately fail, it's because they quit. failure is not the opposite of success, quitting is. Graham “do whatever you need to do to keep yourself, and your company, going.”

That is why 80% ultimately fail, it’s because they quit. failure is not the opposite of success, quitting is.

Graham

]]> By: jamal williams http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/entrepreneurship-is-about-survival/#comment-661 jamal williams Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:19:05 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=171#comment-661 Im in the process of starting my business and everything you said i experienced; just now you reconfirmed i need to change my way of thinking. Im in the process of starting my business and everything you said i experienced; just now you reconfirmed i need to change my way of thinking.

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