Entrepreneurial Skills
Finding a Few Women’s Business Grants For Your New Business
So you’ve finally decided to start your own business. It’s a daunting task; but it looks like you’re up for the challenge. You’ve developed you’re business plan, you’ve even thought of a name for your new business venture. Now the next step is to find some way to finance the best business idea since the [...]
How Starbucks Made Coffee History
To sum it all up the Coffee Giant know as Starbucks Coffee, made a huge impact in all of our lives, from the way we drink our coffee, to the type of coffee we choose. Coffee was never such an idealized item until Starbucks Coffee company showed up and capitalized the entire industry, instead of [...]
How Not to Raise Traditional Capital… How to Raise “Guerilla” Capital
We have compiled a list of some practices which seem sure to kill your chances to attract investors. Ignore these lessons at your peril.
* Poor market research, weak business plan
* An unfocused, “shotgun,” approach to which venture capital sources to approach
* Does not have enough seed capital dedicated to the capital raising effort
* Does not [...]
Women’s Business Grants
Women’s Business Grants are numerous, but many women are not aware of all of the
offerings available to them. Some of the business grants that are available are just for women.
There are so many options not only for just to own or maintain a business, but, also to help with schooling to help you with your [...]
The True Concept of a Coffee Specialty Shop
Gourmet coffee comes in all shapes, sizes, tastes, smells, and price ranges. It may seem obvious that the higher the price, the better the quality. However, this is not always the case when considering gourmet coffee. Who decides the best gourmet or specialty coffee is the coffee drinker: you. Tastes and styles differ form one [...]
Entrepreneurial Transitions
Once you undertake the development of a business you utilize a variety of entrepreneurial skills. You find yourself working hard to keep things going, but there’s a real sense of satisfaction in the work.
Recently I was told of a woman who had started her twenty-first business. In each case the business was related to cooking. [...]
