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Give Me a Mac (www.GiveMeAMac.com) is a new venture that just launched their website yesterday. What started out as a plea for a new Mac from any generous donor is already morphing into a non-profit organization that will help underprivileged people everywhere that also need a computer. The lofty goals of Give Me a Mac [...]

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Many of us dream of going big. It was just announced that Oracle is buying Sun for $7.4 billion. Gee, wouldn’t it be nice to sell off your company for a few BILLION dollars? We keep seeing news blurb after news blurb about companies recording record profits (Exxon Mobile anyone?) or being bought for billions [...]

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As an entrepreneur I continually look for ways to improve my current life, my current process, my current project and even look for new projects to take on. I also find myself surrounding myself with like-mined people (specifically the entrepreneurially-minded people out there) and have noticed that there are two main schools of thought out [...]

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Hello to my fellow readers…it’s time for yet another installment of Chia Town. Today we shall talk about giving and getting back. We sit here and we ponder business. We try to figure out how to increase the bottom line. How can we maximize profits? How do we survive? How do we win? Do we [...]

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Well…yesterday I too was affected by this dreamy economy. I was in an extensive training program for a new job and all was going well. I was prepping to fly to Dallas for three weeks for yet more training and then I was to enjoy my time as an Analyst in the Business Intelligence arm [...]

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First, I apologize for the long delay since my last post. I’ve started a new job while continuing to work on some side projects. This economy may have taken my time but it hasn’t taken my drive…don’t let it take yours!
As we go through life looking to achieve our goals, we often stay so focused [...]

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What better time than the present to start your new company? Seriously…why not?
“It’s too hard to start one.”
No it’s not. There are companies out there that handle all the work for you and help you choose between a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or LLC.
“It’s too expensive.”
No it’s not. You can do all the paperwork [...]

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There are many good reasons to be an entrepreneur if you can stomach the long hours, the uncertainty, the relative instability. Now I could go and list a bunch of good reason that we’ve all heard before (financial independence, work your own hours, be your own boss, blah blah blah) but it’s right now when [...]

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Business and technology moves abound. Yes, I know, it’s been a while since I’ve posted and there’s been quite a few things I wanted to comment on such as Google’s Chrome browser, Best Buy selling the Samsung Instinct, the iPhone vs Instinct debate, and of course T-Mobile’s Android-based phone called the G1.
So why have I [...]

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What kind of business should you start? Seems like a simple question, doesn’t it? How about one that makes you loads of money? Sounds nice. Or one that involves something you enjoy doing…it sounds pretty good to get paid for doing a hobby. 
As fine as these all sound, chances are the business won’t survive on [...]

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