(Editor’s Note: Sam Carpenter offered this guest post on common mistakes. These certainly apply to small town small businesses, too.) Five Common Mistakes People Make When Starting Up a Small Business And How to Steer Clear of Them By Sam Carpenter Whether you’ve established a small business, are in the midst of launching one, or […]
Archives for February 2008
Failure is the secret to entrepreneurial success
Failure itself is not the secret to succeeding. Learning and improving by trying and doing, or learning from failure, is the secret to succeeding as an entrepreneur. If you are not trying new things, your business is stagnating. Of course, not everything you try will work. Some efforts will be a big hit, and some […]
Help fill the Brag Basket
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to brag or promote yourself and your projects. Last week, Jeanne and I were the ones to brag. Jeanne “OkieJ” bragged on our great trip to hear the Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor speak in El Reno. I bragged that our little group of Okies was […]
Business school for blogging
I’m going to a business school for blogging, SOBCon08. This year’s event tracks entrepreneur bloggers and corporate bloggers alike, with an innovative format and a stellar cast of speaker/instructors. PurposeThe SOBCon08 program guarantees to send each attendee home with a Business Action Plan that can be immediately executed for measurable success. The “mastermind” teams in […]