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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 [...]

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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 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 [...]

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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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The economy blows and unemployment is at a ridiculous high…so what do I do? I quit my job. That’s right…you heard me. I quit. Why? Because there are opportunities out there that I just couldn’t pass up.
Are you done rolling your eyes and calling me various derogatory names? It’s true…all true. Now granted, those of [...]

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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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