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Small businesses play an important role in the business world today generating more than 60% of all new jobs in the past 15 years!  There’s no doubt that many new entrepreneurs just starting out are going to have a good number of questions regarding small businesses such as the rate of failure, rate of success, average growth rates, and the list goes on.  For these reasons and more I decided to post this very informative infographic on the facts of starting a small business, which I think will answer many of those questions for entrepreneurs just starting out: (click image to enlarge)

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Entrepreneurship is the backbone to societies across the globe.  It’s through all these small business startups (both online and offline) that billions of dollars in revenue are generated and millions of jobs are created.  It might come as a surprise to many that there currently isn’t any type of official day set aside to recognize the bold hard work of this work population.  Grasshopper is a web software company who designs software with small business in mind, and they are the ones behind a growing effort to make November 19, 2010 National Entrepreneurs’ Day across the country.  Whether you’re an entrepreneur yourself or just someone who appreciates all the hard work and positive impact these folks make,  I would strongly encourage you to take a look at entrepreneursday.org and participate in signing the virtual petition get this day made official.

I’m sure you’ve heard location is everything.  That couldn’t be more true when trying to start your own small business.  Foot traffic for any offline business can make or break your long-term success.  That being the case, selecting an optimal location for your new business to assure you get the high volume of targeted traffic you’re looking for is mission critical to say the least.  So wouldn’t be nice to know what the current list of top cities are for someone looking to start a small business?  Well, entrepreneurs you’re in luck!  Here now are the 2010 top cities for entrepreneurs looking to start a new business based on a variety of different factors:







Source: Grasshopper

Gary Vaynerchuk is the host of Wine Library TV and no stranger to this blog as I regularly post about Gary’s work.  Recently, he gave a presentation all about social media and how small business startups can leverage the internet in a number of ways to create a successful business online.  Gary does a great job of breaking it down so that anyone with a passion for something regardless of resources can take action and make their own success.  Check it out here:

False stories that people mistake as facts can be trouble for anyone.  Myths as they are called surround all facets of our lives.  So much so that even doing something like starting your own small business is plagued with them.  We all read about the statistics or facts of actually having a successful business.  If you were to just look at the numbers, you might quickly get discouraged as many often do.  That would be a mistake because the fact is that many of those discouraging negative things you’ve heard about starting your own business are actually false.  Today, I’m going to debunk 10 of the more common myths about starting your own business. 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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Welcome to part II of this three part post series! Last week I wrote an article on some of the important characteristics an entrepreneur should aim to develop if they don’t already have them. I received a few emails asking if there were any other entrepreneurship characteristics they should be looking to achieve, which inspired me to turn my post from last week into a three part series on the topic. Today, we continue that conversation on finding your own entrepreneurship characteristics as we look at five additional equally important ones.
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Have your own business?  Wish you could save more money than you currently are?  You’re not alone.  Many entrepreneurs who run their own business whether it be from an office or at home, are constantly looking for ways to cut spending without hurting the business.   You may be surprised to hear that this is actually easier then it seems.  Today, I’m going to share my top 5 tips  for saving money on your business.  Not only will you save money, but you’ll be more productive too! More »

There were 672,000 new small business start-ups in 2009.  Small businesses continue to grow in popularity as more people continue to turn to this career path.  Events such as a slow economy, job cuts, and better benefits are just some of the reasons people have turned to small businesses for work.  Wondering what types of small business did well, where the best place to start a small business is, or maybe you want to know why some businesses fail and other succeed?  Well,  Focus recently published a very interesting infographic answering these exact questions.  Take a look! More »

You’re probably thinking at this point that I forgot to insert a number before the “9″ in the title of this post.  While in many cases that would more than likely make perfect sense, today happens to be a special exception because I’m talking about Jason O’Neill.  Who is he you ask?  Jason is not only a successful entrepreneur at the ripe old age of 9, but he has developed a fully functioning company around his idea all while going to middle school!  Hard to believe, but very impressive. More »