Working for Yourself

Should You Burn Your Business Plan?

Frank Farwell | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Self-Employment, Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Financing a Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Working for Yourself, Business Plans, Starting a Business, Venture Capital, Bank Loans, Small Business America, Small Business News
Frank Farwell

Burn it in the fireplace, recycle it with this week's trash, or deep-six it in the back of a storage closet. You'll probably be doing yourself a favor. Let me explain why.

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A Restaurant Closes, and a Community Mourns

Frank Farwell | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Starting a Restaurant, Building-a-Business, Entrepreneurs' Memoirs, Starting a Business, M.B.A., Financing a Business, Working-for-Yourself, Business Books, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Restaurant, Restaurant Closing, Small Business America, Small Business News
Frank Farwell

On New Year's Eve, the much-admired Rubaiyat restaurant in scenic Marquette, Michigan held its last supper. Why did the lights go out January 1st, leaving hundreds of devoted but disappointed customers? It was another case of first-time entrepreneurs going too far too fast.

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Entrepreneurs' Memoirs: A Gold Mine of Information for Self-Employed Wannabes

Frank Farwell | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Business Education, Mentors, Entrepreneurs, Selling a Business, Self-Employed, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business, Working for Yourself, Small Business, Small Business America, Small Business News
Frank Farwell

Entrepreneurial memoirs are a treasure chest of information and entertainment and fit the bill perfectly for all the work-for-yourself wannabes on your holiday list

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