I love the concept of bootstrapping. The idea of beginning with literally nothing and building it up stage by stage fascinates me. After all, money is a great facilitator, but we don't all have thousands of dollars to invest in a business up front. Read More
Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his pitch by touting his new technology. He has forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they hope to eliminate. I chastise these startups to highlight the soluti Read More
CRM, Money, Marketing, Core Mission and Technology.

These five issues can stump many small business owners, but thankfully they don’t have to. Knowing what the problems are, is half the battle. Read More
Terry “Starbucker” is just about to start SOBCon NW. He answered my questions about his background, how SOBCon was born plus his future plans with co-founder Liz Strauss. Read More
You want to save yourself from the heavy stress of finding a startup hacker? I guess most non techie founders would be wishing that they have the power to code so that they can build their prototype or the first version of their product by themselves.

One of the main skills you need in the start Read More
It takes a great entrepreneur with a great vision to start a business, but it takes a collaboration of many people to make it a success. That’s where leadership comes in as a key ingredient, to drive the collaborative process to make the whole team better than the sum of the parts. Read More
BeesApps can help you manage your time, prioritize your work, and help you identify what MUST and MUST NOT be done. Why BeesApps is the startup to follow? Read More
Starting a new business can be a wonderful experience when you need less capital to invest with it. The easiest way to save money and, at the same time, grow your business is to distribute leaflets to the potential customers. Read More
Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t invest in non-profits. The simple reason is that it’s impossible to make money for investors when the goal of the company is to not make money. Yet I still get this question on a regular basis, so I’ll try to outline the considerations in common-sense t Read More
Sometimes it's good to know that these large corporate companies have come from very humble beginnings.


They in fact had the same start as many of us do into the business world, some worse or more difficult than others.

Inspirational nonetheless. Read More
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