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You have to spend money to make money or so the saying goes.  Any entrepreneur will tell you that you’re always going to have to spend a little money at least even if it’s just to buy your domain and hosting for your next startup.  Most entrepreneurs and first timers actually spend much more than a little bit of money getting their idea off the ground and running.  Knowing how to save money during the early stages of any startup can be crucial in the long-term success of the business.  Today we take a look at 5 quick ways you can save money on your next startup, which in the end means more money in your pockets.
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A fellow entrepreneur once said to me fail often, but fail fast. The idea behind this being that we learn the most from our failures, which only make us that much more likely to succeed the next time around as entrepreneurs rarely succeed on the first try.  By failing fast, you learn a lot, but also minimize your costs, time, and lost of resources in the process.  Recently, Adam Savage of the popular TV show Mythbusters gave a speech on the topic of failure highlighting his (many) failures throughout his career to get to where he is today.  Whether your a fan or not of the show (I am), there is no denying the success of Adam from Mythbusters.  Failure is a common topic in the entrepreneur space and knowing how to work with it a crucial to any entrepreneurs’ success.  Adam brings up many good points that any entrepreneur can apply to their own life and goals.  See for yourself!


Run Time: 1 hour (w/ Q&A at the end)

Jeri Ellsworth isn’t a name many entrepreneur enthusiasts may know of the top of their heads, but she is a true entrepreneur in every sense of the word with quite a strong following.  Not only is she a computer circuit wiz-kid developing game systems that can fit in the controller alone, but she is also a very savvy small business owner as you will soon find out. For this and more we take a look at entrepreneur Jeri Ellsworth in the spotlight this week. We’ll look at just how she did it and highlight what lessons any upcoming entrepreneur can learn. More »

Happy Monday to you!  Here we are at the start of the week, but also at the end of this three part post series on entrepreneurship characteristics! Last week I wrote a second article on some of the more important characteristics an entrepreneur should aim to develop if they don’t already have them.  Today, we conclude that conversation on entrepreneurship characteristics by looking at the last five major characteristics any entrepreneur should be striving for.  Not only are these final 5 crucial to entrepreneurs, but also anyone who operates in the business world be it big or small business.
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