Entrepreneurship continues to gain traction as a viable economic development strategy as communities focus on boosting Startup rates and supporting small businesses. Often, special opportunities, like government contracts or loan programs, are available specifically to small businesses. So, what is a small business and how small does a small business have...
Although society has been inundated by the modern era and people are able to access information at the stroke of a keyboard, some businesses have not yet embraced all that technology has to offer. There still exist today a good number of businesses, particularly those operating in personal services, that...
Conrad Egusa, former writer for Venture Beat turned entrepreneur, found in his time as a reporter that one of the hardest things for entrepreneurs to do was find contact information for those people they thought might be interested in reporting on their company. For Startups looking for press coverage, it is...
Morty Seinfeld was always one of my favorites on the show. He was the number #1 Dad for crying out loud!! Simple, cheap, a bit slow on the draw, but what a business man! The Raincoats, episodes 82 and 83 for those keeping track at home, had plenty of ground...
Online shoe sales gets a toehold in the top three hottest startups, according to a recent infographic. The editors at Business MBA Degrees decided to research the topic of what’s hot in the world of startups. Social networking gaming, virtual data rooms and online shoe sales were the top of the list. The...
“The Muffin Tops” was part of season 8 for our selfish foursome of oddballs. It marked another of Elaine’s forray’s into the world of business. This episode also taught hairy men everywhere about the dangers of chest shaving. (It does come back thicker and darker) There is also a hilarious...
In an era when entrepreneurship is an increasingly accepted element of economic development, cities and towns are eyeing new ways to generate the kind of rapid growth that will fuel a post-recession economy. Kansas City’s Startup Village (KCSV) is one model that communities are banking on. This close-knit, dense...
What Little Jerry Seinfeld can teach us about being nimble When I started this series, I thought the material available to me would limit things to 5 or 6 posts, but thanks to Kramer alone I could probably keep this thing going forever. In “The Little Jerry” things start out normal...
"We Had a Pact!!!" George’s famous line was often used to channel his aggression at Jerry for his engagement “predicament”. It all came about after “The Speech” at the coffee shop when Jerry and George realized their lives were headed nowhere and it was time to become “men”. Out of...
The biggest issue with writing this series is that my research involves watching a lot of Seinfeld reruns. Lucky for me, it happens to be the greatest series ever done – with apologies to diehard Cavemen fans (somehow ABC decided this could be a good idea) One of the more business-focused...
