This weekend I took the advice of a comment left on one of my business blog’s posts and I told a bunch of my friends and family about my business idea. Needless to say, it was one of the best things I have done as I’ve attempted to start my business; not only did I […]

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It appears the four and a half hours I spent last night formulating my three sentence mission statement wasn’t spent in vain. The “draft” of the statement has been reviewed and passed the most difficult test known to man - The Girlfriend Test.
When I posted my business blog last night I had what I thought […]

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Our mission statement has to be the most intensive thing I’ve worked on so far, and for good reason. The mission statement is the very essence of why you are in business; it captures your business idea and puts your values and practices in print and in full public view for both you and your […]

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Overall, today was a pretty successful day for business idea (I can’t call it “the business” quite yet as it’s still not fully off the ground). However, the fact it was a successful day may be only because my basis for comparison is my procrastination plagued Saturday. Either way, at the very least I started […]

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Well, so much for good intentions.
Last night I started reading Business Plans for Dummies with the intent of waking up early this morning to start to bang out my business plan. What it actually led to was a day action packed full of procrastination, although I ultimately ended up getting all of my laundry finished […]

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to own my own business. I don’t really know why, but… actually, I know exactly why. When you look at the type of person who has generated the most wealth for themselves and their family, it’s typically someone who has started and grown a business. Of […]

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