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VIDEO: Having Confidence In Your Dreams (And Following Through)

Nitika Chopra | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Following Your Dreams, Healthy Living, Inner Strength, Business, Nitika Chopra, Happiness, Tips on Success, Video, Wisdom, Gps-Soul, Emotional Wellness, Meditation, Tips for Success, Success and Motivation, Entrepreneur, Healthy Living News
Nitika Chopra

In a world where we have more choices then we know what to do with, we can get addicted to making choices and become not so interested in actually sticking with one of them. This video is for anyone who has a dream or anyone looking for clarity in discovering their dream.

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Are You Doing Your No. 1 Job as an Entrepreneur?

Melinda Emerson | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Small Business Tips, Small Business, Sales, Entrepreneur, Business Tips, Growing a Business, Starting a Business, Entrepreneur-Advice, Small Business News
Melinda Emerson

Your ability to sell is key. Introspection today should set your expectations for tomorrow. Once you get the hang of power selling, closing a sale will be thrilling and more fun than work.

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4 Key Tips for Creating a Stellar Advisory Board

Andreas Bernström | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Advisory Board, Startups, Small Business, Technology, Entrepreneur, Management, Advisers, Small Business News
Andreas Bernström

By clearly defining what obstacles, challenges or opportunities lay in front of you, you will have an advantage over competitors in being able to implement and create a strategy for long-term success and sustainability.

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Teenage Whiz-Kid Raises $7 Million For Startup Payments Company

Reuters | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Video, Small Business, Teenage Entrepreneurs, Startup, Small Business News and Trends, Startups, Venture Capital, Technology Startups, Technology, San Francisco, Entrepreneur, Small Business News

(By Sarah McBride - Reuters) - Gumroad, a start-up payments company run by 19-year-old entrepreneur Sahil Lavingia, has raised $7 million in a funding...

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Women Say No to Extreme Work Schedules

Ekaterina Walter | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Women, Sam Pearce, Sheryl Sandberg, Work Schedule, Mum's the Boss, Long Hours, Entrepreneur, Helen Woodham, Flexible Work Schedule, Lissa Cook, Women News
Ekaterina Walter

Work/life balance is something every adult strives for, but for women in competitive corporate positions, clocking out before 8 p.m. is often seen as a sign of weakness.

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Dick Clark's Business Lesson

Nelson Davis | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Broadcasting, Ryan Seacrest, Dick Clark, Donald Trump, Radio, Merv Griffin, '70s Music, Walter Annenberg, Tv Programming, Media, Entrepreneur, American Bandstand, NBC Network, James Brown, Business News
Nelson Davis

Unbridled enthusiasm is a success magnet. While many people of his age were eyeing a rocking chair, Dick was fishing for opportunities.

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Entrepreneurial Lessons From a 9-Year-Old Boy

Katie Hawkes | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Scholarships, Small Business, Young Entrepreneurs, Starting a Business, Entrepreneurs, Business, Entrepreneurship, Fundraising, Entrepreneur, Los Angeles, Caine's Arcade, Small Business News
Katie Hawkes

While we can't all invest in cardboard arcades and plan to make enough cash to pay off mortgages, student loans and/or bankruptcy fees, we can take a few cues from Caine.

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Mompreneurs: Filmmaker Preserves Milestone Moments For Families

Sandy Abrams | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Murasaki Media, Videography, Family Videos, Milestones, Keepsakes, Sandy Abrams, Mompreneur, Small Biz, Christina Fleming, Entrepreneur, Small Business News
Sandy Abrams

Christina's entrepreneurial journey that would mirror her own stages of life. In 2011 Christina had her second child. As she became pregnant this second time around, she wanted to help other moms through producing special keepsake videos.

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Who Is the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Steve Mariotti, Entrepreneurialism, Creativity, Latinos, Small Business, Hispanic, Estelle Reyes, Bill Gates, Entrepreneurs, Scholarship, Hispanics, Business, Los Angeles, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Nfte, Socioeconomic Class, Hayley Hoverter, Education, Columbia University, American Dream, Mark Zuckerberg, Higher Education, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Baby Boomers, Dropouts, High School Dropouts, Impact News
Daniel Cubias

Studies imply that more than 80 percent of dropouts would have stayed in school if they believed it was more relevant to real life. Learning how to run a small business can help kids see how their core classes aren't just cruel tortures from adults.

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Why Pete Wentz Cares About the Future of Music, Social Media and Election 2012 (VIDEO)

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Rock the Vote, Promojam, Fall Out Boy, Black Cards, Rocker, Gym Class Heroes, Election 2012, Entrepreneur, Panic at the Disco, Pete Wentz, Voting, Video, Celebrity News
Shira Lazar

Pete Wentz rocks and he rocks the vote. He stopped by What's Trending live to chat about his new electro-pop duo, Black Cards, innovative ways to distribute music, social media and his passion for politics.

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Wanted: Professional Soulmate

Dr Layla McCay | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Women, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Tedx, Africa, Public Health, Partnerships, Innovation, Ben and Jerry's, Development, Entrepreneur, Tedxchange, 'No Controversy' Campaign, Business News
Dr Layla McCay

It turns out that while I was spending my formative years coming up with brilliant ideas to change the world, I should actually have been screening my fellow students for their potential as my future business partners.

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Sir Richard Branson Actually Is the Most Interesting Man In The World (VIDEO)

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Virgin Volcanic, Virgin, Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson, Philadelphia, Virgin America, Shira Lazar, Entrepreneur, What's Trending, Video, Business News
Shira Lazar

Richard Branson answered our viewer questions and spoke about social media, entrepreneurship, Virgin Galactic, his 10-year prediction, and the importance of making a difference in other peoples' lives.

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When To Quit

Patrick FitzGerald | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Small Business America, Entrepreneurs, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Startup, Entrepreneur, Small Business News
Patrick FitzGerald

Rarely do we think of failure when it comes to entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs are repeatedly taught, told and counseled to never give up, the big "pivot" will happen soon and the light is surely at the end of the tunnel. Yet, each year, thousands upon thousands of startups fail in the United States. So the question begs, when should an entrepreneur quit?

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Investors Seek Entrepreneurs With Fire in the Belly

Marty Zwilling | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Entrepreneur, Characteristics of Entrepreneur, Young Entrepreneurs, Successful Entrepreneurs, Successful-Entrepreneurial-Tips, Small-Business Entrepeneurs, Entrepreneur Characteristics, Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups, Startups, Money News
Marty Zwilling

If you think you want to be your own boss and run your own business, look in the mirror to see if you have the right traits to be an entrepreneur. Here are some key ones to look for.

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Offering Advice for Young Entrepreneurs

Lauren Garber | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Spills the Beans, Advice for Entrepreneurs, Small Business, Online Companies, Business Advice, Mark Zuckerberg, Start-Ups, Entrepreneur Interview, Young Entrepreneurs, Advice for Small Business, Facebook, Entrepreneur, Ceo Interview, Advice for Start-Ups, Entrepreneurship, Impact News
Lauren Garber

Spill the Beans is a collection of short, candid and to-the-point interviews with extremely successful entrepreneurs, executives and CEOs. We aim to help young, intensely busy, budding entrepreneurs get a better insight into the habits and rituals of the ones who have "made it."

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Can't Find A Product Or Service? Start A Company

E.J. Reedy | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Small Business America, Entrepreneurs, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Startup, Entrepreneur, Small Business News
E.J. Reedy

New research suggests that being a frustrated consumer or business user is a fairly common path toward entrepreneurship, especially more innovative entrepreneurship.

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Nate C. Hindman

SXSW Insight: Yipit And Ohours Founders On Learning To Code

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Yipit, Small Business, Software Developer, Ohours, Sxsw, Code, South by Southwest, How to Code, Video, Learning Computer Code, Computer Code, Startup, Software, Small Business News and Trends, Startups, Learn Computer Code, Entrepreneur, Small Business News

AUSTIN, Texas -- Got an idea for a hot new Web app and need a software developer to build it? You may want to consider an alternative: Do it yourself....

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Interview With Michelle You, Co-Founder And Chief Product Officer Of Sequoia-Funded Music Startup 'Songkick'

Angie Chang | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Product Management, Michelle You, Chief Product Officer, Music Tech, Women Entrepreneurs, Startups, Woman Entrepreneur, Songkick, Entrepreneurs, Women in Tech, Entrepreneur, Startup Founder, Technology News
Angie Chang

Songkick's 27 employees are working hard in London to take down industry giants like Ticketmaster. Women 2.0 caught the London-based startup founder at SXSW in Austin.

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Entrepreneurs: Connect to Today's Customer Network

Marty Zwilling | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Customer Network, Business, Startup, Entrepreneur, Business Tips, Startup Tips, Business Advice, Business News
Marty Zwilling

Many businesses that seem to understand the new paradigm still fall for some common mistakes, like the following, that can blunt the effectiveness of their efforts.

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5 Ways to Bungle the Step from Corporate to Startup

Marty Zwilling | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Business, Startup, Entrepreneur, Corporate Jump, Business News
Marty Zwilling

Every job move is fraught with risk, and the move from employee to entrepreneur is on the high end of the risk curve. This is a big jump, especially in an unstable economy, so do your homework first.

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Ten Common Arrogance Traps for Startups to Avoid

Marty Zwilling | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Arrogance, Investor, Business, Startup, Entrepreneur, Business Tips, Small Business Tips, Business News
Marty Zwilling

Lack of confidence in yourself, your product, and your startup is a surefire recipe for disaster. At the other extreme, too much confidence or arrogance can kill you just as fast.

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Scaling a Business by Cloning Yourself Is Tough

Marty Zwilling | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Services Business, Scaling, Startup, Entrepreneur, Startups, Starting a Business, Small Business News
Marty Zwilling

We can find many critical success factors, like finding and retaining high-value customers, which apply to companies that are product centric or services centric. Here are a few which are at least most relevant and important to the services arena.

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Venture Capitalist: If Tech CEOs Any Younger We'd 'Be Invested In Preschool'

Reuters | Sarah McBride | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Video, 500 Startups, Paypal, Kiip, Google Ventures, Venture Capitalists, Reuters, Josh Buckley, Mark Zuckerberg, Game Developers Conference, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Minomonsters, Facebook, Entrepreneur, Airy Labs, Silicon Valley, Business News

By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Josh Buckley, chief executive of an online gaming start-up, is looking forward to next month...

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Mompreneurs: No Time to Eat When You Own A Food Biz

Sandy Abrams | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Food Biz, Mompreneurs, Family Biz, Mompreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur, Catering, Foodies, Working Moms, Healthy Living, Small Business Mompreneur, Startu, Exercise, Small Business America, Small Business News
Sandy Abrams

As a mompreneur, Leslie Danelian has less guilt than many as she waited for her kids to be in college until she opened the Sweet Butter restaurant.

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Peer-To-Peer Job Sites Inspire Micro-Entrepreneurs

Reuters | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Zaarly, Ibm, Kauffman Foundation, Small Business News and Trends, Jobs, Entrepreneurs, Task Rabbit, Entrepreneur, Peer to Peer, Small Business News

(Reuters - By Darren Dahl) - Chris Mok, like many Americans over the past few years, lost his job in the wake of the Great Recession. While Wok, 46...

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