08th September 2006
I have often talked about the skewed parenting skills of my father, who, without ever realizing it, was quite the entrepreneurial genius. Though he never dabbled in business and it certainly didn't occur to me at the time, many of the lessons I learned f...
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12th August 2006
I've been expanding my entrepreneurial horizons lately by meeting entrepreneurs in businesses I'd never been exposed to before. I learned that there are many kinds of entrepreneurs and each dances to his own drummer. Some do it the right way while others ...
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22nd July 2006
If your business doesn't stand out in today's hyper-competitive market place there's a good chance that you won't be in business very long. There are countless others vying for the same slice of the pie that you are.
There are dozens of competitors ju...
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30th June 2006
Q: I am thinking about starting my own business, but statistics show that most new businesses fail. Why do you think most businesses fail?
A: This is the column that probably gets me kicked out of the entrepreneurial chapter of the Priory of Scion. I ...
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21st May 2006
I had the honor of speaking this week at a women's business association luncheon on the topic of entrepreneurship. When I mentioned to my wife the day before that I was speaking to group of women entrepreneurs she asked, "Why on earth would they ask you t...
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10th May 2006
I'm often asked: what is the best way to finance a new business venture. This question is usually followed by "So, do you ever invest in new business ventures?"
The answers, respectively, are: 1. there is no "best" way to fund a new business; and 2. I ...
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09th March 2006
Q: Tim, I have spent the past few months trying so hard to start an ecommerce business. I have read virtually everything you have written. I have listened in on more than one of your teleconferences.
I have clicked and spent and clicked and spent and ...
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22nd February 2006
I was part of an eBay Roundtable discussion recently with six
other experts and we all agreed that the number one question most
new (and even old) eBay sellers ask is:
"Where do I find things to sell on eBay??"
To help answer that question I hav...
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31st January 2006
Well, folks, we've made it to the end of the year and what a ride
it has been. 2005 was a great year for me personally and
professionally. I saw my business grow almost as fast as my kids.
Both gave me great joy and just enough trouble to keep me on my...
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31st January 2006
Most people think Santa Claus only works one night a year. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sure, product distribution takes place on one magical night, but Santa's operation runs year round and is one of the largest manufacturing and distribution...
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31st January 2006
I was asked the other day what personality traits I thought were important to entrepreneurial success. I immediately gave my preprogrammed reply about passion and dedication and hard work. After taking some time later to ponder the question a little deepe...
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31st January 2006
I personally receive over a dozen checks and commission payments
every month from various affiliate programs that I promote.
Last month, those checks totaled more than $10,000 and some
months they have been as high as $25,000.
Given my success as...
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31st January 2006
This has been an interesting week. My company has thousands of customers around the world, so my team and I are used to dealing with customer support issues and do everything possible to make sure every customer gets exactly what they paid for.
And 99...
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31st January 2006
Does your company have an email policy? Did you even know there was such a thing? Well, there is, and if your company doesn't have one you are not only risking the professional image of your firm, but also risking potential liability issues that may arise...
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31st January 2006
I am a huge fan of email. In fact, if you do business with me the bulk of our communication will not be through the telephone, but via email. Email is quick. Email is convenient. Email takes less time than long-winded telephone conversations. Most importa...
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