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THAT’S MY BUSINESS!: Start Up Advice

In this episode, Rich Whittle talks with four entrepreneurs about what it takes to start a business. Listen Now: Or download: THAT’S MY BUSINESS!: Start Up Advice IAmAstuffedAnimal.com MyHusbandsNuts.com RunPee.com Skoy Cloth

Inventor’s Journal: Trademarks

In this episode, Rich Whittle talks about the value of trademarks and how they are used. Listen Now: Or download: Inventor’s Journal: Trademarks Search Trademarks Online. File Trademarks Online.

Weekend Wrap-Up Sept. 25, 2010

Story links: Small Business Wins Off The Field Big Biz Helps Small Biz Buddy Up And Cash In Cool Job: Entrepreneur-In-Residence I Want One! Wal-Mart To Aggressively Roll Out Smaller Stores THAT’S MY BUSINESS!: Brent & Marie Paugh Sell Your Cameraphone Pictures And Videos Listen Now: Or download: Weekend Wrap-up Sept 25, 2010

One on One: Scott McMullan of Google Apps

Welcome to the One on One conversation series, where Small Business Trends will be speaking to some of the best minds in business today. The goal of the series is to pick the brains of successful entrepreneurs, best-selling author, and...Show More Summary

By Request, from Jack

Once upon a time, that kid I’m always talking about was listening to me doing this and said I should put it on IttyBiz. I said I would — I was lying to him, by the way — and promptly forgot. Recently he asked me again, saying “it’s really good to listen to when you’re [...]

Weekend Wrap-up Sept.18, 2010

Story links: U.S. Slipping In Entrepreneurship Web Impostors May Face Prison In California People Will Pay 50% More For Items They Can Touch Patent Office Admits the Truth… Inventor’s Journal: Jeff Scholen ‘The Club’ Inventor Dies In Car Crash Store Sells Nothing But Soda Listen Now: Or download: Weekend Wrap-up Sept 10, 2010

Weekend Wrap-up Sept 11, 2010

Story Links: Labor Day 2010 What’s In A Name? Potential Pitfalls SwitchFlops, The $30 Million School Project Students Paid To Launch Businesses Inventor’s Journal: Jim Atkinson Chicago Toy & Game Fair’s Young Inventor Challenge THAT’S MY BUSINESS!: Dan Florio Targeting Hockey Moms Where Did The Seeds Go? Listen Now: Or download: Weekend Wrap-up Sept 10, 2010

One on One: T.A. McCann of Gist.com

Welcome to the One on One conversation series, where Small Business Trends is speaking to some of the best minds in business today. The goal of the series is to pick the brains of successful entrepreneurs, best-selling author, and executives...Show More Summary

One on One: Jon Ferrara of Nimble

Welcome to the One on One conversation series, where Small Business Trends will be speaking to some of the best minds in business today. The goal of the series is to pick the brains of successful entrepreneurs, best-selling author, and...Show More Summary

Interview with Dan Gordon

Dan Gordon is the fourth generation of his family at Samuel Gordon's Jewelers, a business that has survived for over 100 years. Although based in Oklahoma City, we found plenty of similarities with small town business and traditions....Show More Summary

Creative Commons Licensing

Sister-Diane over at CraftyPod discusses Creative Commons licensing with attorney Martin Ertl and crafter/enthusiast Kim Werker. They talk about why Creative Commons is relevant not only to crafters, but to anyone who shares original work on the web. Photo by Creative Commons. From Business Opportunities Weblog.

Talking tourism with Des Walsh

Sheila Scarborough and I were happy to connect with Australian Des Walsh to talk tourism for our Tourism Currents listeners. I thought you'd enjoy it as well. Des Walsh (cc) by trib Des attended some presentations on the Tourism Queensland project, The World's Best Job. Show More Summary

Rick Mahn shares his networking secrets

Rick Mahn is a long-time friend, and recently launched his own business. He took time to talk to me about his online networking secrets, going to in person events, and the parallels between small cities and small towns. He also tells...Show More Summary

Small Business News: What’s Your Business Plan?

Whether an elaborate 30 page opus or a couple of ideas scribbled on a cocktail napkin…or something somewhere in between…a business plan may take a wide variety of forms. But one thing all have in common is that they make you think about your business. Show More Summary

Presentation Hacks

Naval here. Adeo Rossi recently invited me to speak at the Silicon Valley Founder Institute. The topic was how to present to investors. [Nivi: There's a lot of new stuff in this presentation — I learned a lot that goes far beyond the topic of pitching VCs. I bolded my favorite parts in the transcript below.] SlideShare: [...]

Interview: How to close an angel round

Sean Ellis taught me that startups need to be as creative and thoughtful about their marketing as they are about their products. But we’ve never applied that thinking to Venture Hacks. We focused on writing stuff that doesn’t suck, didn’t engage in marketing histrionics, and figured the customers would come. More important, we simply weren’t [...]

FOLB Syndrome – Fear of ____ in Business

Gabcast! YE BizBytes #16 – F.O.L.B. Syndrome – Fear & The Entrepreneur What exactly is it that holds some entrepreneurs back and has others become wildly successful in a business of their own? Without a doubt fear plays a critical role in the success of any entrepreneur. Find out how the FOLB Syndrome plays a [...]

Naming A Business – Choose Right The First Time

Gabcast! YE BizBytes #13 – Naming A Business – 3 Key Issues http://youngentrepreneur.com/business-coaching Naming a business may not seem like rocket science but there sure are a few things that can make your take off and your journey a lot easier. Find out a few critical items often overlooked buy new business owners when naming their [...]

The Impostor Syndrome – Ever Feel Like One?

Gabcast! YE BizBytes #12 – Impostor Syndrome AND the Entrepreneur http://www.youngentrepreneur.com Have you ever felt you “weren’t” so you didn’t think you could? The Impostor Syndrome plays a powerful role in the journey of an entrepreneur. It happens when we have the sensation we are faking the current moment, or where we feel like a fraud. [...]

Entrepreneurs – Are They Made OR Born? Finally Proof…

Gabcast! YE BizBytes #11 – Are Entrepreneurs Made or Born? The age old dispute is settled once and for all by http://www.YoungEntrepreneur.com ’s lead business coach, Dan Nichols. The answer is… sorry ya gotta listen....

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