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  • Having Asperger’s as an Entrepreneur is a Good Thing

    When I ask students who their favorite entrepreneur is, the #1 answer is Elon Musk. Mainly because he started and ran multiple companies.  His main focus right now is SpaceX.  Tesla is where most of his wealth comes from (he’s now the wealthiest person on the planet, nudging out Jeff Besos, earlier this year.) And…

  • How to Add “Environment” to YOUR Business

    How to Add “Environment” to YOUR Business

    How and why ANY small business can and should add “Environmental” component(s) to their business.

  • VentureCamp provides chance to create start-up plans

    VentureCamp provides chance to create start-up plans

    INDIANAPOLIS — A first-of-its-kind boot camp for aspiring tech entrepreneurs, being held at one of Indianapolis’ oddest mansions, finds the campers milling by the swimming pool among life-sized, concrete statues. The talk is of digital start-ups and the name-dropping is thick. In their first week of camp, participants heard from Jeff Hoffman, founder of online…

  • Five Ways to Raise Capital For Your Small Business

    Five Ways to Raise Capital For Your Small Business

    It goes without saying that raising capital is a major concern for most entrepreneurs. To help you study up on the subject, I’ve put together a list of five of my most popular blog posts on raising capital. 1. #1 Strategy to Achieve Financial Success in Biz Business is a direct reflection of how we…

  • Being Selfish is a Good Thing

    Being Selfish is a Good Thing

    The other day I was speaking to a good friend that I have wanted to get together with for a long time. Too long, in fact.   Excitedly I asked him, “So how is next Friday after work?” “No, I’ve got to get up early in the morning for an event.” “Then how about Sunday.…

  • FIVE STEPS TO SETTING YOUR PRICE CORRECTLY

    On Monday we were sitting in a wonderful food market in Mexico City, on our last day of a great 11-day trip. Knowing it would be a while before returning, our friend, guide and hostess asked me how she and her colleague, who joined us for breakfast, could improve how they price their services. They…

  • 7 Mistakes To Avoid When Scaling Up Your Green Biz

    This past week I’ve been meeting some really great green alternative energy companies.  My team received over 200 e-mails recommending these businesses for the possibility of being videoed by Planet Forward for broadcasting.  The best of which will air country-wide on PBS. As I’m sorting through all of these green companies, I have been speaking…

  • BEST Coaches Client Ecologic Solutions Named “Best for the World 2014”

    BEST Coaches Client Ecologic Solutions Named “Best for the World 2014”

    (These are notes only) 1. Every year, B Lab shines a light on the members of the B Corp Community who go above and beyond in their pursuit of positive impact. B Corps are certified through taking the B Impact Assessment; a company has to have a verified score of 80 or above in order…

  • It has been a long time since we’ve done a teleseminar.  But this topic so hot for entrepreneurs these days we decided last-minute to set it up: Smart Funding– Entrepreneurs Don’t Need Wall Street! I know a bit about this topic, having owned 7 companies over the past 30 years, raised millions and over the…

  • Smart Capital Mastermind Group Program is now open!

    We’ve been overwhelmed with responses and thanks for your patience as we put together the details for the Smart Capital Mastermind Group program starting January 10th, 2012. As we mentioned last week on the teleclass, we can only take 24 kick-butt entrepreneurs that are really ready to build their capital infrastructure… smartly. Remember, smart capital…