Tag: Risk

Sowing Rewards From Risk

What is an Entrepreneur? Our good friends at Webster’s offer a rather interesting definition: one who organizes, manages and assumes the risk of a business or enterprise. What is an enterprise? a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated or risky. If you notice…both involve “risk”. Anyone who has ever contemplated the start of [...]

Posted by David Zeigler on Monday, June 8th, 2009
Posted in INC Knowledge
Tags: Entrepreneurs, Risk

Top Ten Reasons to Start a Business Now

1. You will build your business on a foundation of frugality, which will benefit you in the long run. Knowing how to keep costs low is a great lesson to learn in the beginning. 2. Great talent is available in the job market. 3. Customers are looking for value. They want more for less and [...]

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Friday, April 17th, 2009
Posted in Top Ten Lists
Tags: Business Tips, Entrepreneur, Recession, Risk, Startup, Vision

Einstein Failed at Business

Einstein, as brilliant as he was, wouldn’t have been able to start a business or even manage a business successfully. He proved that to his disappointed father, an entrepreneur who built two successful businesses and wanted his son to follow in his footsteps. Einstein tried, and was miserable at it. He ended up packing his [...]

Posted by Rick Bell on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Posted in Founder's Forum
Tags: Entrepreneurs, Risk, Vision