These Companies Are Built To Enjoy

In my November 14, 2011, column Reengineering Capitalism I introduced the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) project. My proposal is that if one million entrepreneurs can reach $1 million each in revenues, that would translate into 10 million jobs. Over the past few months I have been studying the entrepreneurs who come to pitch

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Families: Nurture Entrepreneurs

Of late, graduating from college has been a source of anxiety rather than excitement for many families. Youth unemployment is at 17%. Parents are concerned about their children’s future. Here’s one way parents and families can help: support their children’s entrepreneurial ambitions.

Deal Radar 2009: Outright.com

Today’s Deal Radar focuses on Outright.com, an online bookkeeping software provider for small businesses. Founders Kevin Reeth and Ben Curren had started a home business and wanted a easy way to manage their business finances on the web but couldn’t find one. Their colleagues suggested that they start one on their own, and after much deliberation

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Bootstrapping – Weapon Of Mass Reconstruction

This article explores bootstrapped entrepreneurship, otherwise known as bootstrapping, as an economic development and reconstruction strategy, calling it the weapon of mass reconstruction.