http://blog.whizventures.com Powered by WordPress Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:47:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This new reality show is pretty informative about the world of business start-ups. This is a great show, because entrepreneurship is now prominently on TV and quite entertaining! It is also a good opportunity to see how investors and entrepreneurs think. Mind you, not all investors think in such a ... http://blog.whizventures.com/2009/11/06/is-anyone-watching-shark-tank/ It has been another busy week and has been a while since I wrote a blog, but many things have been happening! Newsletter We have launched a newsletter. When you register, you receive our free e-Book: 10 Steps to Creating Your Dream Job by Starting a Business. This FREE 38 page (748K ... http://blog.whizventures.com/2009/07/19/get-your-free-business-e-book-10-steps-to-creating-your-dream-job-by-starting-a-business-plus-radio-shows-newsletter-and-more/ One of my businesses is offering translation services. With the current state of the economy, doing business with small and medium businesses can be difficult because many of these businesses finance part of their operations by delaying payments to their suppliers. This is not an acceptable practice but, unfortunately, it ... http://blog.whizventures.com/2009/05/17/are-payments-to-you-unduly-delayed-by-your-clients/ This is a bit off topic since my core business is to help people create their job by starting a small business. For more details about that, please see http://www.whizventures.com. However, I am fully trained in alternative medicine, and given the relevance of the topic, I feel the need to ... http://blog.whizventures.com/2009/05/01/the-swine-flu/ I do not know if any of my messages to the White House, through the special Web site for change that President Obama set up from early on, had an influence on yesterday’s announcement on the government setting up a program to help small businesses, but the main thing is ... http://blog.whizventures.com/2009/03/19/finally-someone-has-started-noticing-the-importance-and-impact-of-small-businesses-on-the-economy/ In spite of what we discussed in a recent blog, i.e. many new small businesses fail because they were undercapitalized from the start, starting a small business does not necessarily require a lot of money for the start-up phase. The undercapitalization happens when the initial plan is bigger than the ... http://blog.whizventures.com/2009/02/11/debunking-a-myth-it-does-not-necessarily-take-a-lot-of-money-to-start-a-small-business/ Although sometimes difficult, getting a good business idea is only the beginning. A good preparation is needed in order to make sure the business is successful. Many entrepreneurs start a business and fail because they did not prepare adequately. A typical scenario is for new entrepreneurs to pick a business ... http://blog.whizventures.com/2009/01/31/starting-a-business-is-more-than-just-having-a-very-good-business-idea/ An interesting site where I just registered this blog: rsshugger.com, where I have found a series of business ideas. Although there are several ideas in the Whiz Biz in Changing Times book, you may find a few more on RSS Hugger's Web site. Enjoy! http://blog.whizventures.com/2009/01/25/some-quick-business-ideas/ As seen in the last post, small businesses have a major impact on the economy because they generate a lot of business for other people and other businesses. But what about you making money? What does it take to make real money? It is easy to get sidetracked because, as economic ... http://blog.whizventures.com/2009/01/25/yes-but%e2%80%a6-what-about-making-money/ In the last posting, it was mentioned that small businesses are the engine of the economy. Let’s illustrate the real impact even very small businesses have on their environment and the economy. An image is worth a thousand words. First, let’s start by looking at the impact of a normally ... http://blog.whizventures.com/2009/01/23/a-close-look-at-the-major-impact-even-very-small-businesses-have-on-the-economy/