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entrepreneurship

How to start doomed

22 October 2008

When I saw this comic I had to laugh.

It is not only photographers but every business that has some people doing this.  You’re doomed if a vast majority of cases if you quit your old job and buy a bunch of gear/gadgets/equipment and then start your business.
It’s not the gear, it’s you.  There are highly [...]

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“Business Stripped Bare” best business book of the year

13 October 2008

I read Richard Branson’s new book Business Stripped Bare over the weekend. My family (all women) went to a women’s retreat so I was all alone this weekend. Except for a friend Ed who came over to watch the last James Bond movie, can’t wait for the new one to come out. [...]

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There Is No Reverse Gear On This Thing

27 September 2008

I love this quote.
There are many ways to run a successful company. What works once may never work again. What everyone tells you never to do may just work, once. There are no rules. You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over, and it’s because you fall [...]

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In defence of capitalism

25 September 2008

Here is an article that was adapted from Richard Branson’s new book Business Stripped Bare.  I pre-ordered the book yesterday.  Here is an excerpt and the link to the full article is at the bottom.  Enjoy, he makes some very good points and it is very timely.

I learned never do anything that means you can’t [...]

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Richard Branson’s Official Website & Blog

24 September 2008

Richard Branson now has an official website and blog. Just in time to promote his new book "Business Stripped Bare".

Whether you are starting out in business or running the biggest multinational in the universe, there are some common themes that can be applied. There is a plethora of business books out there on the [...]

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I Think I Can

17 September 2008

Do you know the difference between successful and unsuccessful business people?
Successful business people think they are successful.  That’s it.  Pretty simple.  You can quit reading and go forth and be successful.  So why are there so many how to be successful books/seminars/conferences/ebooks/audio program…etc?  Because a great many people don’t believe they are successful or can [...]

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Why you are failing

8 September 2008

Last week I had a mastermind member call me the Internet Marketing guru of the group.  Quite flattering and it made me uncomfortable because I look up to many others as gurus of Internet Marketing.  Then he called me the guru of websites which I would agree with as I’ve been creating them for 13 [...]

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