Money is the Gravy
Is the glass half empty of half full? Is the current recession an opportunity or a catastrophe? Depends on your perspective. And for those with an optimistic spirit, the Recession sparks new business ideas. What do Disney, McDonalds, Burger King, Procter and Gamble, Johnson and Johnson, and Microsoft have in common? They all started during a recession or depression, that’s...
Read MoreSo You Want to be an Entrepreneur?
What comes to mind when you think of the word entrepreneurship? My guess is that most people will fit into the third camp in the poll below. (But, we’ll see how the poll pans out.) See, when I talk to my non self-employed friend and colleagues, there is a collective shudder when they realise I’ve no regular pay-packet, or reliable, regular income. It doesn’t bother me,...
Read MoreThe E-Factor
The E Factor: Entrepreneurial Competencies for Person and Business Success David Gibson (Queen’s University, Belfast) It is not often that a book on entrepreneurship yanks my chain. Usually such books are either of the motivational variety – nowadays penned by some TV ‘personality’ – or the innocuous “how to start a business” kind. Both have their place, I suppose. The first...
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