People learn about entrepreneurship and business from colleges and universities. But can you do it on the side if that wasn’t your area of study? Business books were written by some of the most successful entrepreneurs and business people. They share their experience so we can learn from it. Here are 7 books that helped [...]
Ever wished you had as many gadgets as Batman? Well, you do actually. There are tons of free business tools out there that make you look as good as Batman. Actually, these tools would make even Batman jealous. You help fight poverty and unemployment so why shouldn’t you be considered a superhero? And we [...]
A while back, I wrote an article on how to start a business with no money by becoming a freelance writer. This time, I’ll look at freelance writing from the other perspective. If you are looking to hire someone to write for you, here are some tips to successfully hire a freelancer. “Slow To Hire, [...]
Last night, I presented the vision and aim of TeenBusinessForum at a Meetup in DC. The event, was sponsored by NetSquared and the event was called SpeedGeek Show & Tell. There were 8 presenters in all, and we each had about 7 minutes for both the presentation and feedback. Anyway, let’s get to the exciting [...]
There’s a lot of talk recently about the site Fiverr. People are either outsourcing tasks on it, or making money by doing tasks. A while back, Martin Njounkwe wrote an ebook on how to make money on Fiverr. He’s been making money on that site for some time and wanted to share his experiences. The medium [...]
The following is an excerpt from Young World Rising: How Youth, Technology and Entrepreneurship are Changing the World from the Bottom Up, by Rob Salkowitz, published by John Wiley & Sons, 2010. Reprinted by permission of the author. Suhas Gopinath knew he was in trouble. He had failed an exam at his high school in [...]
A while back, I posted a video about a TED talk in which the speaker presented that people don’t buy what you do but why you do it. I came across two stories today and wanted to share with everyone which supports that. We don’t buy Apple products because they’re functional (they are actually), or [...]
This is a guest post by Paul McNeal. He is the founder and CEO of The Sturgeon Group, LLC which aids individuals and small business with strategic planning and mentoring. In addition, he is the Executive Vice President of Infoition News Services, which provides Congress, Fortune 500 companies and high-profile trade organizations with clear, concise [...]
A few weeks ago, I had an opportunity to speak with Aaron Darko from MillionaireAt24.com and creator of PushButtonMoney. After looking through his blog a bit, I realized he talked a lot about creating the right mindset in order to be a successful entrepreneur. Having the right mindset is not easy. I hope this interview [...]
I saw a really inspiring and truly lifting talk over on TED.com that I wanted to share with everyone- entrepreneur or not. Cameron Herald is a coach for CEOs. He talks about how our culture doesn’t teach kids to be entrepreneurs, but it should. In the video, he tells story after story of all the [...]
