A unique event is happening right now and is sponsored by Google. It’s called Project 10100 (pronounced Project 10 to the 100th). The whole purpose of this event is to allow people to vote on ideas that will change the world. The ideas fall into different categories and various types of outreaches.
The ideas came from actual people who submitted them as a way to help Google determine what project they should underwrite the cost for the idea to be implemented. To vote just look for the following button when you visit Project 10100

There are several ideas available and they …read more

We often look at titans of business and wonder how they got to where they are today. And, indeed, it really is interesting when you begin to look at entrepreneurs and study them. For the most part, many entrepreneurs started out as surprisingly…ordinary…people. OnStartups offers these 12 interesting facts about entrepreneurs:

The average median age of company founders when they started their current company is 40.
95.1% have bachelor degrees, and 47% have advanced degrees.
Less than 1% have extremely rich or extremely poor backgrounds. They are mostly somewhere in the middle.
15.2% have siblings that started a business previously.
69.9% are married when they …read more

Being an entrepreneur means that you have made a choice to operate your own business so that you have have a flow of income that you control. In making this choice, you are becoming the “bread winner” or an income maker in your household.

As an entrepreneur, there are certain skill sets that can help you be successful as you operate your business. Below are 10 areas that you can review to see how you fit in with being an entrepreneur:

Self-starter
Communicate with other well
Leadership skills
Responsible
Organized
Hard worker
Decision maker
Trust-worthy
Finish projects
Good record keeper

Now, let’s see how many of the areas you have as a …read more

Believe it or not, it’s a great time to start a business. Have you considered becoming an entrepreneur? Don’t let CNN or Fox News be your conscience. And don’t let them scare you. As a country we are living in challenging times, but we are still living in the land of opportunity. And becoming a business owner is still a viable option for anyone who has the courage to take an idea and create income for them self and their family.
As an entrepreneur, I can tell you that it is very rewarding. I don’t have the largest coaching practice and …read more

Jhobbie: Something created when a Boomer turns his/her hobby into a job. The jhobbie brings in some supplementary income and gives the Boomer an excuse to follow his bliss. What hobbies do you have that you can turn into a business? Despite the economy people are starting businesses every day. As a Baby Boomer, you might want to consider becoming an entrepreneur if you can’t find a job in this market.
How do you take a hobby and turn it into a Jhobbie?
1. Do some research on your potential business
2. Identify potential customers
3. If startup cash is limited, Identify ways you …read more

To be successful as a freelancer—or as an entrepreneur of any kind—you have to stand out from the pack. It takes ingenuity, creativity, dedication, and perseverance to turn the run-of-the-mill into a stand-out-in-a-crowd business.

Over the years, businesses along the “Mother Road,” also known as the old Route 66, have learned about flourishing in the good times and persevering through the bad.

Pops
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Whether they call it pop or soda or “coke,” the 66-foot-tall neon bottle makes Route 66 travelers call time out for a pit stop just northeast of Oklahoma City. Technically, Pops is a gas station with a restaurant in …read more

Thanks (again) to Joe Wikert and his link to an article at Entrepreneur.com called: How to ‘Invent’ Your Book. If you’re just starting to think about getting a book written, this is a great overview… in fact, it’s a good article for anyone involved in writing a book.
In the shameless self-promo department, I coach writers about books and am offering a Visioning to help you ground your book so it’s easier to write and will truly express what you want to say.
Feel free to contact me with any questions at all.
Write well and often,

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