I had the honor of speaking at a women's business association luncheon on the topic of entrepreneurship.
When I mentioned to my wife the day before that I was speaking to group of women entrepreneurs she asked, "Why on earth would they ask you to speak?" In her defense, my dear wife has no idea what I do for a living.
I've noticed an interesting trend lately. Usually the e-mail I receive in response to this column comes from rookie entrepreneurs...
I am a huge fan of email. In fact, if you do business with me the bulk of our communication will not be through the telephone, but via email.
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Tim Knox - Thu, 01/26/2006 - 12:47pm.
Last week's question from Anthony R. on how to choose the franchise that would best fulfill his life-long dream of owning his own business sparked a number of emails from other readers wanting to offer their two cents on the subject.
Last week we discussed the importance of performing an autopsy on a dead business.
Does your company have an email policy? Did you even know there was such a thing? Well, there is, and if your company doesn't have one you are not only risking the professional image of your firm, but also risking potential liability issues that may arise from the misuse of your company email system.
Q: I am an executive at a large company and in our industry we are seeing a trend wherein smaller companies are gaining market share at an alarming rate.
Q: A friend told me that as a woman of Native American descent I might be eligible for a special SBA program that will help me start a small business. He said I could compete for government contracts through this program. Can you tell me what SBA program he's referring to? -- Clara P.
Q: I will be retiring this year at age 60 and intend to fulfill my lifelong dream of owning my own business. I'm too old to start from scratch, so I'm looking at several franchise opportunities, including fast food, auto parts, and an accounting service. What should I consider before choosing one? Anthony R.
Dropshipping is a topic that I first addressed in my column way back in April, 2003, which is decades ago in Internet years.
