Be patient, stay creative, and run your operation with bare-bones resources. It’s a all possible believe it or not! Three topics, seemingly unrelated, yet all quite relevant to any entrepreneur or business. Taken individually, they all make sense. Put them together and you’ve got a great recipe for success. First, let’s discuss creativity. When I [...]
Being Patient, Being Creative, Being Small
October 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, entrepreneurs, start-ups
Tags: beng patient·building customer base·Business·creating buisiness·creativity·entrepreneurs·resourcefulness
Do NOT Become Complacent
September 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, Other
If you want to thrive in this world, you must never rest on your laurels and do NOT become complacent with what you are doing. Complacency can be seen as laziness by some. To others, it’s just a sign that you really don’t want to better yourself or your situation. You can use this advice [...]
Tags: avoid complacency·Business·business growth·business success·continued learning·entrepreneurs·growth·learning·professional development·professional growth·professional success·skill development·skills·success
Hit the Reset Button…All of Them
August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Business, entrepreneurs, Other
Hit your reset button and keep fresh. Your body needs it just as our computers can use a good reset every now and then. Quick random side note: I just finished putting a post up at WaxPorhetoric.com talking about keeping your eyes and mind open to new opportunities. I feel this is quite relevant in [...]
Tags: entrepreneurs·problem-solving·reset·reset button·resetting life·trips·vacations
How Laughing At Yourself Helps Business
July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, entrepreneurs
Having the ability to laugh at yourself can help you in your business ventures, be it an entrepreneurial venture or any other venture in business no matter what the task is. It’s true. Even the entrepreneur, I know this to be true. Having also applied this while working for other people I know it has [...]
Tags: Business·business successes·entrepreneurial success·entrepreneurs·success·successful business·successful mindset
Remember To Network No Matter Where You Are
May 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Business, Business Practices, Deals, entrepreneurs
Remember when you are out and about that you can find opportunities left and right to help your business out. Many people think you have to go to scheduled networking events and formal networking events to meet the people you need. However I must admit as an entrepreneur that I’ve had more success meeting people [...]
Tags: being prepared·Business·business networking·entrepreneurs·networking·new aliances·partnerships
Think Small And Go Big
April 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Business, business ideas, Business Practices, Deals, emerging markets, entrepreneurs, Mergers/Acquisitions, Revenue Models, start-ups
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 [...]
Tags: angel funding·Apple·entrepreneurs·Exxon Mobile·Facebook·funding·Mac·Microsoft·new business·new solutions·new ventures·Oracle·successful business·Sun·venture capital·Yahoo
Two Schools of Thought for Entrepreneurs
March 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Business, business ideas, Business Practices, entrepreneurs, start-ups
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 [...]
Tags: entrepreneurial thoughts·entrepreneurs·how to run a business·new ventures·start a new business
Keep On Working
March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, entrepreneurs
Hello fellow tech geeks, business dorks, and all around cool people who read Chia Town. Today’s topic will be on working…working on any sort of project for any sort of pay. Some of us are lucky enough to have stable employment out there while some of us are struggling to make ends meet as we [...]
Tags: business opportunities·employment options·entrepreneurs·jobs·networking·new projects·pro bono work·side projects·staying active
Give Some to Get Some
February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, entrepreneurs, start-ups
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 [...]
Tags: achieve goals·entrepreneurs·give some get some·goodwill·helping other·pro bono work·relaxed business practices·small business
Despite the Economy, We Need to Keep Pursuing Our Passions
January 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Business, business ideas, entrepreneurs, start-ups
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 [...]
Tags: bad economy·entrepreneurs·goals·layoffs·new business·passions
