Business in Action, 8th Ed.
Chapter 6: Entrepreneurship and Small-Business Ownership
"Your boss told you to “think outside the box.
"Our parents warned us about it, but it’s hard to understand until you experience it first hand: as you get older, time seems to fly.
Geoff Colvin reports at Fortune.
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"Having a couple connections and an updated profile isn’t enough to make the most of LinkedIn.
From their "About" section, "Hispanic Executive is more than a magazine, it’s a union of leaders in the fastest-growing market in America.
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Bill Reichert, Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, reports.
"You have to spend money to make money.
"What do Silicon Valley and Stockholm have in common?
"When friends heard that James Higgins, 31, his wife, Trish, 29, and his brother Palmer, 27, left their traditional jobs in finance and sold their charming Greenwich, Conn.
Philip Levinson (photo, left) reports at BusinessInsider.
"Slow and steady wins the race is infrequent advice in Silicon Valley.
"Start by writing short, declarative sentences.
"In his fourth book, "American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures in North America," award-winning author Colin Woodard [photo, left] identifies 11 distinct cultures that have historically divided the US.
"Founders blame investors, investors blame CEOs, CEOs blame research and development (R&D), R&D say the product is fine, the market just doesn't get it, and marketing people blame it all on the recession," writes Triin Linamagi (photo, left) in a piece featured at FastCompany.
From Harland Sanders to Martha Stewart, Bill Murphy, Jr.
“I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built.
"Our company, which offers content and video materials for small businesses, is in its third year of operation.
"Anastasia Martin,* a 24-year-old social media manager for a New York City college, will never forget the moment she realized that she was underpaid," writes Molly Triffin.
"It has never been cheaper to open a Papa John's restaurant," reports Hayley Peterson (photo, left).