Great Business Ideas: Stick to Your Guns and Keep Your Ideas Simple (MIKE BLOOMBERG)

Great Ideas for your Small Business: Stick to Your Guns and Keep Your Ideas Simple (MIKE BLOOMBERG) Michael bloomberg is a genius whose success is an inspiration for all entrepreneurs. His achievements exemplify the American Dream—starting a business from scratch and earning billions. And since this interview, Bloomberg has gone on to run an even … Read more

Great Business Ideas: Find the Business That’s Right for You (MURIEL SIEBERT)

Great Ideas for your Small Business: Find the Business That’s Right for You (MURIEL SIEBERT) In 1967 muriel siebert became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. A true pioneer in finance, she was made a partner in a major Wall Street brokerage firm, yet was turned down when … Read more

Great Business Ideas: Be a Maverick in Your Industry (HERB KELLEHER)

Great Ideas for your Small Business: Be a Maverick in Your Industry (HERB KELLEHER) Herb kelleher, his friend rollin king, and banker John Parker sketched out the idea for Southwest Airlines on a cocktail napkin in a bar. True story. They began with one simple notion: If you get your passengers to their destinations when … Read more

Great Business Ideas: Abide by the Etiquette of International Trade

Great Ideas for your Small Business: Abide by the Etiquette of International Trade With everyone buzzing about international trade, it helps to know the DO’s and DON’Ts of conducting business abroad. I asked my friend Syndi Seid for a few specific ideas to share with you. 1. Avoid calendar confusion. One of the most confusing … Read more

Great Business Ideas: Do Business in India

Great Ideas for your Small Business: Do Business in India All types of american entrepreneurs should be exploring ways to tap into India’s thriving economy, according to Bobby Mukherji (see Great Idea 188). A growing middle class of 300 million is eager to buy American goods ranging from computers to clothing. Business expansion is rampant … Read more

Great Business Ideas: Forge an International Alliance

Great Ideas for your Small Business: Forge an International Alliance Forging an international alliance is a quick way to expand your business without spending a lot of money. The secret is to find a partner who can share his or her contacts and also understand your vision and integrity. Entrepreneurs in the service sector often … Read more

Great Business Ideas: Don’t Make Your Customers Angry

Great Ideas for your Small Business: Don’t Make Your Customers Angry One of the smartest businesspeople i know is my grandfather, George Coan. He finally retired after sixty-six years in the retail business. Yes, sixty- six years! Coan started his retail career as a teenager, selling clothes on the Lower East Side of New York … Read more

Great Business Ideas: Hire a Mystery Shopper

Great Ideas for your Small Business: Hire a Mystery Shopper Carol cherry may make her living from shopping, but you won’t catch her at the local mall browsing for a gift. “I hate shopping. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been to a mall,” said Cherry, owner and president of Atlanta-based Shop’n Chek Inc., … Read more

Great Business Ideas: Use E-Fax

Great Ideas for your Small Business: Use E-Fax Rather than eliminating paperwork, personal computers generate massive piles of paper. Sure, we e-mail files around the world, but most of us then print out a copy and stick it in a file somewhere. Still, the main advantage of using electronic mail to transmit information is that … Read more

Great Business Ideas: Protect Your Business Data and Records

Great Ideas for your Small Business: Protect Your Business Data and Records Before disaster strikes, spend some time figuring out how to protect your business records and computer data. The first step is to make sure your customer database, payroll records, bank records, and tax information are all duplicated and safely stored off site. Details … Read more