Entrepreneurship

Here is this week's review of entrepreneurial posts that appeared over Defensive-Entrepreneurship.com . but have not appeared here: Deciding to Become a Defensive Entrepreneur Recap Entrepreneurial Words of Wisdom: Mary Kay Ash Take Control of Your Destiny Character Traits of a Defensive Entrepreneur Aim High! Is There a Market For Your Product of Service? 150th Post: Top 10 Most Popular Posts         More to come . . . Like this post? Check out the related posts for... Read Full Story

Here are some quotes from late American businessman, J Paul Getty: Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil The first one is very, very fitting for our current times . . . This post... Read Full Story

Today, I am celebrating the site's 150th post.   Here are the ten most popular posts, in order of popularity: Blog Review: Sensible-Small-Business-Ideas.com The Best Essay on Creating Wealth I Have Read So Far . . . What is Defensive Entrepreneurship? Sales Idea: Always Sell WIIFM Who is the Ideal Defensive Entrepreneur? Set Deadlines to Succeed Welcome to Defensive-Entrepreneurship.com Passive or Residual Income Defensive-Entrepreneurship.com Recommends Shark Tank TV... Read Full Story

If anything is to be learned by the tough economy, it is that we need to help ourselves and take control of our own destiny.  Defensive Entrepreneurship can help.  Keep your day job!  However, research, plan, and start a business.   Start to develop an alternative income stream-- or several for that matter.  Defensive Entrepreneurship allows the entrepreneur to diversify their income and thereby protect themselves and their families from the adverse job market and economy. Does it take... Read Full Story

There are certain traits that will serve a Defensive Entrepreneur well to possess or develop.  In particular, these traits include: Desire Persistence Creativity Flexibility Passion Motivation Proactive Industrious Is this an all-encompassing list? No, but these are the big ones. Do you need all these traits? No. Again, work to your strengths . . . and develop improvements on your weaknesses. Like this post? Check out the related posts for more information.  You... Read Full Story

Thomas Watson was an American businessman and most famous as the leader of IBM.  Here are some of his ideas: Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people The way to succeed is to double your error rate You don't hear... Read Full Story

Here is this week's review of entrepreneurial posts that appeared over Defensive-Entrepreneurship.com . but have not appeared here: Passive Income Recap Five Reasons Not to Start a Business Entrepreneurial Words of Wisdom: Sam Walton Starting a Vending Machine Business: Pros and Cons Entrepreneurial Words of Wisdom: Thomas J. Watson          More to come . . . Like this post? Check out the related posts for more information.  You can also get email notification of new... Read Full Story

Thinking about Defensive Entrepreneurship?  Here is a recap of deciding to become a Defensive Entrepreneurship: What is Defensive Entrepreneurship? Why Defensive Entrepreneurship? Who is the Ideal Defensive Entrepreneur? An Entrepreneur-- Defined When Should I Become a Defensive Entrepreneur? Think About Learning Another Skill or Trade More to come . . . Like this post? Check out the related posts for more information.  You can also get email notification of new posts in... Read Full Story

If you are business then you should know some of the tricks to sell your products. This is because every business use these simple tricks to expand their business far and wide. This interesting article addresses some of the key issues regarding tricks to sell your products. A careful reading of this material could make a big difference in how you think about selling your products. The whole idea of the marketing and sales is to play with the psychology of the consumers. In any campaign... Read Full Story

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Investors, encouraged by a growing number of acquisitions and public floats in the past few months, are keeping a close eye on a coterie of promising startups in Silicon Valley. An informal poll of venture capitalists and others pointed to six privately held companies as the ripest for acquisition or readiness to go public, out of 34 cited in industries ranging from alternative energy to social networking. For now, the Silicon Valley Six say they intend to keep... Read Full Story