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Why do we entrepreneurs educate ourselves?
Sparing you a diatribe on knowledge theory, I’ll cut to the chase: For those who succeed, education is a supplement to, but not a replacement for, drive and self-belief.
There are scores of great business books and theorists out there. In addition to the StartupNation book, I’ve found inspiration [...]

A recent Nielsen/Netratings study indicates that a approximately 18% of online buyers account for almost a whopping half of total online spending.
Nielsen/Netratings nicknamed this group of active and loyal buyers ‘most valuable purchasers’ or ‘MVPs’.
And the takeaway is that you’ve got to know who these customers are.
If you are conducting ecommerce, make sure your website [...]

This holiday promotion we received demonstrates how clever and creative you can be in the electronic medium. It’s from a company we respect a lot called Enlighten, based in Ann Arbor, MI.
If you’re trying to think of viral opportunities online, there’s much to learn here. now this wouldn’t be chump change to create, but these [...]

At this time of year, you might bake cookies, or make Aunty Betty’s Crab Dip to take to a gathering. I’ve been considering the significance of the dish we choose to pass.
When you taste something really good, you remember who brought it. You might even ask for the recipe.
Back to business: What [...]

We label people. Even ourselves. But it’s a good idea to remember your waitress may also be a biochemical engineer; Your mailperson may be a former radio personality (I know one!). One of the things people always say when they work alone at home is that people think they are just looking [...]

Have you read the most recent BLS report? If you’re like most people, you don’t even know what a BLS report is! BLS stands for "Bureau of Labor Statistics," and this government office puts out a quarterly report on trends in labor in the U.S.
The big news from this quarter’s report isn’t the expected stats [...]

(Entry by Rich Sloan)
The deluge of holiday promotions is getting overwhelming. Offers for free shipping, unheard of discounts, etc., are EVERYWHERE!
One recent promotional mailing, though, actually stopped me in my tracks. It was clever, different, and made me smile.
It was from the local optical shop where i’d had an eye exam and bought glasses a [...]

StartupNation Radio is your secret to holiday shopping. Okay, nobody else at StartupNation is making that claim, but my holiday shopping is almost done, and I couldn’t have done it without StartupNation.
If you listen to any or all of the StartupNation radio shows online, you can learn about starting and running your business so [...]

I love a website that has something new on it each day that I visit. If I know that a site will have something fresh for me every day, that’s one that I’ll revisit constantly.
This is going to happen at StartupNation.com. We already do crank out a ton of great entrepreneurial content: articles, radio shows, [...]

You think you have everything in order. You created a plan. You’ve made the contact. Things look good. And you are just waiting for the big deal to come through.
And waiting.
And waiting.
I think The Verge is the most exciting place for an entreprenuer. But if you stay there too long, it’s [...]