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Starting a Business Is Not for Everyone
"Definitely true, Anita. It's also true that sometimes it's not just one or the other. I think even most of us who have been involved with entrepreneurship have at one time or another worked for someone else as well. It's true that some prefer working for themselves and some for someone else. (It also may be true that some have the temperament for one or the other.) But, as you said, it's important to know yourself and also what's important to you right now. This may eventually change but, as you said, knowing who you are and where you are in your life is the critical thing."Productive & Organized: 106 Thoughts on Overcoming Overwhelm in a Freaked-Out World
"Really great suggestions for battling freak-out. It's a huge list filled with advice from what seem like lots of smart people. I think the best advice is to complete one task at a time until you've completely everything before you...and, of course, remain calm. :) "Multi-Owner Businesses—Considerations for Forming a Business Entity with Multiple Partners
"Partnerships help you leverage your skills with those of others and can help you progress faster than you could on your own. Unfortunately, there are inherent dangers down the road with the problems that can naturally occur with partnerships. Once you've determined that you need partners, it's important to spell out the intent of that partnership and the standing of each partner to avoid problems in the future."Business Networking And Culture Clash
"Thanks for the great comments on perspective, Niall, and the further detail on global cultural differences, Rivkah. Elli, I wonder if in the end there are still other "cultures" evolving here in cyberspace that may make these regional eccentricities unimportant when dealing globally. After all LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, the blogosphere, all have developed codes of social conduct which people from all over the world seem to adopt with amazing ease regardless of their traditions in the face-to-face world. At a mixer held by a local client the other week, I was struck by how differently business people in my region here in the U.S. (northeastern Pennsylvania) conduct themselves compared to my clients and colleagues online. From an American perspective, it is amazing to me how isolated some small business people here in the U.S. seem to be in their own regional economies and how unable they are at present to realize the potential they have to do business globally. (Though from conversations I have had this awareness is certainly growing.) Perhaps the trick is not so much for local economies to change their practices at home but for them to learn different ways to communicate with different markets and in different cultural contexts. In this respect the world of global entrepreneurs empowered by the Internet could be considered a culture of their own. "Seven Essential Strategies to Preventing Overwhelm
"I really think watching your commitment level is the key...and the hardest part. Overcommitment is easy to do, and not simply because it's hard to say know. When starting your business, exploring opportunities is a natural reflex as is getting things in your pipeline whether marketing or sales. Throttling back is tough and goes against this instinct...especially in hard times."Media On Twitter - Another Great Free PR Resource
"There are so many resources available for Twitter that it frequently amazes me when someone asks "But what do you Tweet about?" Even if I were just sharing information with no interest in marketing, the subject matter is inexhaustible even if you don't feel comfortable tweeting about what you had for lunch."Entrepreneurial Mistakes: Are You Procrastinating Under The Guise Of Doing Work?
"Great post, Steve. And very true. Besides the delaying part, the real trouble with taking care of these aspects first before you even have an established business model is that some may lock you into a course of action you later consider less profitable. For example, you launch a business called BigBlogging, LLC and discover that your customers are way more interested in ebooks. Now what?!"Succession Planning
"Ken, Succession planning is something you don't see nearly enough blogging about on business Websites despite the potential importance of the topic. I'm sure it's a place CFOs can be of particular help. This post is a great start for bringing up the topic but I think it would be neat to see even longer and more detailed posts on both succession planning and building your business to sell, which is also touched on a bit in this article, sort of succession planning or preparing your business for sale primers, if you will. Both are definitely under discussed niches, don't you think? Love to see more posts on both these topics. Just food for thought."Subscribe
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The Road to Hell is Paved With Good (Advice)
"This is great advice not just for the businesses out there but for consultants and other contractors they hire to work with them. While this post sounds like a horror story from the client's point of view, it's also a great idea when you're being hired as an outside contractor to get an idea of what the client really wants done too. Try to figure out if they know what they want and if so whether you can really deliver. Figure out whether their goals and your abilities are a good fit and if not, don't be afraid to walk away. "