Archive for April, 2008

29 Apr

The Baby Boomer Entrepreneur is one of the Top 50 Law of Attraction Blogs

Yeah me! I just received notice that The Baby Boomer Entrepreneur is included in Evan Carmichael’s Top 50 Blogs Posts on The Law of Attraction In 2008.
If you check the list you’ll see I made numbers 36 and 39.
If you look more closely, you’ll notice item number 36 is credited to a Brazilian blog [...]

28 Apr

Ten Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are as varied as the businesses they build. However, as I’ve been out meeting people at networking meetings and interviewing entrepreneurs while researching my forthcoming book, I’ve noticed a few common traits of successful entrepreneurs.
1. Audacity and Courage
Whether it’s the risk of the initial investment, the uncertainty of income in the early years [...]

24 Apr

Do You Need to Change Your Thinking About Networking?

Last night I attended a different sort of networking event - the Beehive Game. The Beehive is the brainchild of Michael Fletcher of Neworld Coaching (I’ll be interviewing Michael on May 8th as part of my Build Your Business Teleseminar Series).
How the Game Works
The game is simple. We were broken into “hives” of six people. [...]

23 Apr

Are You Suffering From Niche-phobia?

Many entrepreneurs are afraid of declaring a niche. They are afraid if they specialize too much - if at all - they’ll lose business. After all, a niche means focusing on a smaller segment of the entire market. They want to be able to draw from a bigger pool of potential customers.
The problem with keeping [...]

22 Apr

Why What I “Should” Be Doing Isn’t Right for Me

The beginning of May will be three years since I left my full time job and became an entrepreneur. Over these past three years I’ve learned some fundamental truths about being in business.Prior to stepping out on my own, I spent a lot of time researching what I would do for the next phase of [...]

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