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The Coming Smart Phone Shift: I'm attending the Nantucket Conference, where the East Coast entrepreneurial community gathers to talk about the state of the business. It's all off the record (though I can negotiate to post specific comments with the speakers). Perhaps because of that, the conference has a kind of intimacy that's unusual...; Tags: Smart phones, PRODUCTIVITY, Cellular phones, Notebooks, Handhelds, Michael Fitzgerald, smart phone, computer; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Performance and Growth in entrepreneurial Firms :What Do Unions Do?: This paper explores the effects of presence of unions on the performance of entrepreneurial firms in the mid-1990s (both at the initial public offering (IPO) and after the event). The article also describes that union bargaining power in the highly competitive environment of entrepreneurial firms is limited, and therefore, the...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, Cornell University, entrepreneurial, human capital, compensation, decision-making, IPO, performance, environment; White papers
Imaging Costs Sneak Up on Plans, But Can Be Managed: Just when it looked like nothing could eclipse pharmaceutical costs, Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan found a new cost generator sneaking up - diagnostic imaging - which was increasing an average of 25% a year over the past few years. The paper informs that the rise in the number of freestanding,...; Tags: Document management, Skyscape Inc., imaging, entrepreneurial; White papers
SCORE Advice Helps Moms Start And Grow Their Home-Based Businesses: When Vivian Frankel was organizing a conference to help other stay-at-home mothers establish and grow their own home-based businesses, she made sure that counselor Jerry Earle of Los Angeles SCORE was on the agenda. Vivian called on Earle SCORE counselor for help in morphing her conference concept into a website...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, Web site development, entrepreneurial, business planning, conference, podcast, Web site, financial, network, Web; Case studies
7 Signs Of An Entrepreneur: Do You Have The Right Personality Type To Successfully Run Your Own Business?: It takes an entrepreneurial fire in your belly to start a business - and make it succeed - and not everyone has it. How do you know if you have what it takes to start a business? There's really no way to know for sure. But the author does find...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., entrepreneurial, entrepreneurship; White papers

"Doing It Right" Pays Off For entrepreneurial Brothers In Kenner, LA: Frustration. That's how Adonis Paz described his situation at a New Orleans area rent-to-own business. He had worked in the industry for six years, and was confident that he could be a manager for his company. But as hard as he tried, a promotion always seemed elusive. Though eager to...; Tags: entrepreneurial, industry; Case studies
7 Signs Of An Entrepreneur: It takes an entrepreneurial fire in your belly to start a business - and make it succeed - and not everyone has it. How do you know if you have what it takes to start a business? There's really no way to know for sure. But there are few things...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., entrepreneurial, entrepreneurship; White papers
About The New Business Template For Project: In this template the process of developing an entrepreneurial opportunity into a new operating business is divided into tasks and scheduled in logical sequence. The template may be customized to be used for a wide range of specific business situations. The objective of this template is to help you in...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, Microsoft Corp., entrepreneurial; White papers
Actress Channels Artistic Expression Through A New Business Venture: Labanz is the founder, owner and artistic director of The Delicate Pen, which provides high-end calligraphy products for weddings and other special events. To occupy her time while working as a "Booth singer" off stage, Labanz began doing calligraphy after admiring the beauty of the art while leafing through a...; Tags: entrepreneurial; Case studies
The Plan: A Step-By-Step Business Plan Workbook: Presenting a comprehensive business plan when you seek financial backing for a start-up enterprise may seem a daunting task, but this in-depth planning workbook from MasterCard Working™ can demystify the process. From writing a cover letter to crafting a detailed business description and accurately assessing your competition, this hands-on business...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, MasterCard International, entrepreneurial, financial, tool; Case studies
Can Australian Managers be entrepreneurial?: Most managers would scoff at the idea that they are entrepreneurial --- entrepreneurs are guys creating new businesses from their garages --- aren't they? Actually an entrepreneur is anyone who takes a risk in creating something from nothing. While typically part of a new enterprise or a...; Tags: Entrepreneurial, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Management, Jennifer Goddard; Blog posts 2008-04-03
Where Do Entrepreneurs Come From?: Who is likely to motivate another person to become an entrepreneur? Friends? Family? Mentors? Interesting new research out of Harvard Business School suggests a key influence on would-be entrepreneurs are co-workers who themselves have had entrepreneurial experience. According to professor Ramana Nanda in an...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, Sean Silverthorne, Ramana Nanda, entrepreneurial, entrepreneurial activity, government; Blog posts 2008-03-18
Smells like entrepreneurial Spirit: Smells like Entrepreneurial SpiritEntrepreneurs are like diamondsIn my manufacturing environment, probably less than one in a thousand people have any real creative drive. Where we have tried the laissez-faire approach around 10% see it as a chance to increase department budgets, 5% see it as a "look at me I...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Spirit, entrepreneurial; Discussion threads 2008-02-28
Smells like entrepreneurial Spirit: So, you're an executive inside a media company and you wonder how to encourage the people who report to you "to think like entrepreneurs." Your success as a manager will be at least partly judged by how many good ideas your department or division delivers upstairs. I've...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, David Weir, entrepreneurial; Blog posts 2008-02-26
The entrepreneurial Cadaver: Trading in dead bodies and body parts probably isn't a glamorous profession--some might even view it as ethically squishy and, for many of us, emotionally squeamish. But in our current way of teaching medicine, cadavers are a necessary training resource. They have to be procured from somewhere,...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, Music Piracy, Sean Silverthorne, entrepreneurial; Blog posts 2008-01-11
entrepreneurial Resources: A handy compendium of websites, resources and references valuable for entrepreneurs to jump start a new venture or to drive innovation and growth in existing organizations.; Tags: Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial, Web site; Tools & templates 2007-10-08
The Secret Guide to the MBA Curriculum: Our cheat sheet tells you which B-school classes will teach you valuable skills and which ones aren’t worth your time. Finance Course...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Financial accounting, Tools & Techniques, Geoffrey James, entrepreneurial, MBA, organizational behavior, wireless hotspot, finance, vision, risk analysis, capital market, business strategy, globalization, positioning, HotSpot, product developme; Articles 2007-10-16
Preparing a Succession Plan: If you’re planning to retire from your small business in the near future, or you simply want to hand over the reins to someone else, it’s important to plan carefully for your succession. Planning will help you to protect the value of your business. As the owner-manager of a business,...; Tags: BNET Editorial, succession, succession planning, consultant, entrepreneurial, decision-making, financial, business strategy, career, consulting, supplier, small business, team, benefit; Articles 2007-10-05
A Central Tension in Any entrepreneurial Venture: Marrying Your Business But Also Keeping a Safe Distance: A Central Tension in Any Entrepreneurial Venture: Marrying Your Business But Also Keeping a Safe DistanceHave A PurposeWhen I bought this company, I had been managing it for several years and I poured everything into it. My family is full of business owners/starters who were fanatical about their...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial; Discussion threads 2007-04-26
In Good Time: Getting your entrepreneurial tasks done in a reasonable amount of time is what time management is all about. This paper explains some tips on how to fit your everyday business tasks, both large and small, into your tight schedule: get a system; schedule "Do not disturb" time; take action; create...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur.com Inc., entrepreneurial, time management; White papers 2005-12-01