Several years ago, I was asked by a company that had over 50 employees to help their struggling marketing team, who was sending over to the sales team under the name of “qualified leads” simply a list of names, phone numbers and email addresses (many of them outdated) that had been purchased from Data.com. Desperate…
Last fall I had the opportunity to attend a community-based self-reliance class called “How to Start and Grow Your Own Business” along with twelve other people who were in various stages of business development. Some only had ideas they were hoping to vet. Some were operating fledgling companies or part time side businesses, and some…
I’ve made my career out of building and selling online businesses. After trying to start an automotive business (an endeavor that was going to cost us over a million dollars to get off the ground) with my father and brothers, then realizing how little risk was involved in selling things online, I jumped into the…
Several years ago, my wife and I owned an online sporting goods business. We shipped a lot of products, which meant we spent a lot of money on shipping. As any online retail knows, shipping costs continually are on the rise, and people don’t like to pay those costs, especially since Amazon has trained the…
Nearly two decades ago I visited my wife’s family in Texas to propose to her. The vetting process for her family involved finding out about my plans for college and career. I remember staying up until four o’clock in the morning debating with her grandpa this question: Is college necessary? His argument was unequivocally this:…
If you’re reading this article, you likely have heard the buzz about people making a dang good living working from their basement or living room or somewhere else that’s not a cubicle around the corner from an angry and demanding boss. If you know someone personally who’s had any success with blogging for income, maybe…
Amazon has taken over the ecommerce world over the past 10 years. Having been in ecommerce for almost 20 years myself, I can attest to the fact that more and more internet shopping (which continues to grow every year) in the United States is happening on Amazon and less on regular old mom and pop…
President Trump’s Donation to the SBA I saw on the news today that President Donald Trump is donating his Q2 salary to the Small Business Administration program to help with a new program developed by the SBA to help US military veterans transition from their careers in the military into becoming business owners. The SBA…
Sure, there is risk involved in starting your own business. But there is also risk in working for a company. Which should you do?
The Richest Man In Babylon is a fictional story with sound principles that have helped people become wealthy through their application. This first part comes from the part of the book “Seven Curses For A Lean Purse”. Heed the advice in each of these sections, and your “purse” will become fat and overflowing with wealth….