Archive for the ‘advice’ Category

Credit Card Apr Rates, Dubious Credit Card Offers, and Loaning Money To Family

From the blog Consumerist, here are three recent posts that you may want to read. It is time to pay off that credit card debt as the average credit card APR is about 15%. If you have lower credit score and are surprised that you received a credit card offer, don’t be flattered. It is [...]

Don’t Quit Your Job!

DO NOT QUIT.  I mean it. Unless you plan on being an entrepreneur or working for yourself. If you hate your job, but want another one, stay at your current job. Use the time at that job to look for another one. I say this because many employers are not hiring people who are unemployed. Did [...]

Take Five: Small Business Tips and Start-Up Advice

Not every entrepreneur will be the next Zuckerberg.  Entreporn is the fallacy that wastes your time. How To Stay Motivated. Ask The Small Business Lady. How To Scale Your Service Business? Train others. NYC Start-ups, Apply to Seed Start. Deadline March 31. 12 iPhone Apps for Productivity.

Seth Godin’s Foundation Elements For Modern Business

Seth Godin  has a great post listing important elements to consider when starting a business today. Here’s 10 of the elements, but you can read the rest on Seth’s blog. Build in virality. Consider: Groupon. Don’t sell a product that can be purchased cheaper at Amazon. Subscriptions beat one-off sales. Try to create an environment [...]