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February 22, 2012
Entrepreneurship
Advice from minority entrepreneurs
Just be better. That’s the advice given to start-up entrepreneurs from Curtiss Pope. Pope is a tech-based entrepreneur responsible for grocery and retail software such as Aislefinder.com and Supe...
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Never underestimate the power of research
Analysis may help predict post-recession trends in 2012
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An entrepreneur’s letter to Santa
Happy holidays to all the faithful readers of our columns in the Four Rivers Business Journal. This December, I thought I’d share my letter to Santa. I’ve heard that Santa likes to work with entre...
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The language of entrepreneurism, part II
Last month, we went from the letters “A” to “M” explaining many of the terms that are common in the world of entrepreneurism. This month, and again with help from about.com, we finish the alphabet...
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The language of entrepreneurs
Throughout my 30-plus years in the workforce, I’ve changed careers a few times. Each of those changes introduced me to new nomenclature, the language of a particular industry. Since 2009, I’ve wo...
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Q&A: Part-time entrepreneurial ventures
Can you be a part-time entrepreneur? Sure you can, as long as you understand your expectations. Every month in this space we talk about starting businesses, creating jobs, technology and innovati...
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What's your type? From mom-and-pop to franchise
When’s the last time you ate or shopped at a mom-and-pop place, or a franchised place, or neither? You were actually in one of four different types of businesses based on their model. As a consum...
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Innovation leads to job creation
Innovation. Remember the word. Innovation is in the top one percent of lookups, and is the 167th most popular word among almost a half a million in the Webster online dictionary. President Obama u...
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Excavating innovation from disaster
Business Plan Competition winner announced In the wake of the devastating floods in our area the last several weeks, I’m reminded of a popular phrase that often surfaces in times like these,...
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No frustration furlough for entrepreneurs
Recently, I’ve witnessed a string of situations that remind us of the many frustrations true entrepreneurs face day in and day out. I’ve also witnessed, in amazement, how entrepreneurs take most o...
May 05, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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