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So, I blew off work on Tuesday.  I work for myself, so I didn’t have to get anyone’s permission or face any consequences.  Of course, I still had to clear it with the boss at home because I was going out of town.   She luckily saw the "I’m going to jump out of a [...]

It's been a long few weeks … Let's recap:
Wk of Oct 8 - Business travel, home very late Friday night, up first thing Sat am for UNC/USC game
(6 hr round trip drive)
Wk of Oct 15 - In town until Wed. Thursday - Sunday in Los Angeles for the West Coast Franchise Expo.
Back Sunday night.
Wk of [...]

I was just instant-messaging with a small business owner friend of mine who is clearly in need of a Friday afternoon happy hour break from his hectic and wonderfully-full-of-great-business-from-lots-of-clients week.
He shared with me that he'll be working both days this weekend. My IM response to him was …
"Git it while the gittin's good.  Then go [...]

Passion is one of the signature traits of a successful entrepreneur, no doubt about it. (or as my father used to enjoy saying … “no boubt adout it!”) It’s the passion for what you’re doing that keeps you “up” and energetic and “going after it” consistently day after day.
Pushing yourself to the edge as a [...]

Plain old hard work is a huge component of any successful startup. Sure, great ideas and great people matter as well. But without hard work, and lots of it, success will probably prove elusive. I heard famed management guru Tom Peters speak last week, and he said the same thing: if you want to be [...]

I almost didn’t come back from my vacation in North Carolina. Not only was the weather perfect, the ocean water warm and the rental house amazing, I saw business opportunities on every corner. I was so enthralled with the idea that I might start a business on the beach and spend the remainder [...]

Yep – it’s true. All you gotta do is convince us.
Do you consider yourself to be persuasive? Someone who is able to make your point succinctly and in such a compelling manner that you simply cannot be refused?
Here’s your chance to show off this special ability, and you could win a vacation! During June we [...]

THE 4TH & FINAL WINNER IS…
Our congratulations go to GuruConnector of Lincoln, Rhode Island! You are our the 4th & final lucky entrepreneur to win two free roundtrip tickets on Southwest Airlines through our "Work Hard. Play Harder." Contest.
GuruConnector has been a member of the StartupNation community since its beta launch. It’s clear from [...]

AND THE 3RD WINNER IS…
Our congratulations go to contestbill! You are our 3rd lucky entrepreneur to win two free round trip tickets on Southwest Airlines through our "Work Hard. Play Harder." Contest.
contestbill is a new StartupNation community member as of this month. We love having you in the StartupNation community and are looking forward [...]