Many entrepreneurs name a business before giving this step much thought. However, naming your business is an important process that should not be made in haste. Your name is often the catalyst in which your business idea will begin to take shape. Your name will influence your branding, your logo, and your position in the [...]
Category Archives: Starting a Business
The Art of the Start
July 28, 2009 – 1:31 am
In the book The Art of the Start, Guy Kawasaki states, “The truth is that no one really knows if he is an entrepreneur until he becomes one – and sometimes not even then. There really is only one question you should ask yourself before starting any new venture: Do I want to make meaning?” [...]
Entrepreneurial Ideas
July 25, 2009 – 6:49 pm
Entrepreneurial ideas are a dime a dozen… good commercial ideas however are a scarce commodity. Whenever you hear someone say, “I’m an idea guy, I’m always thinking of new ideas,” run the other way! They have just confessed, albeit usually unknowingly, that they’ve yet to learn how to focus. I know because I use to [...]
Steps to Starting a Small Business
June 17, 2009 – 2:38 pm
I have started this blog Entrepreneurial Minded to chronicle the steps to starting a small business. Over the past decade I have created several businesses, some successful and a couple not so successful. I am now preparing to slowly build my next venture. I plan to develop this start-up on a shoestring budget with the [...]
