Up and Running

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Peter and Jonathan discuss the pros and cons of being your own boss, interview Eric Cacciatore (creator of the Restaurant Unstoppable podcast) about what he’s learned from other restaurant owners, and examine Thumbtack’s list of the 10 friendliest cities for small business. The 10 Commandments of Being Your Own Boss .

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2019

According to an exclusive Kabbage survey of independent retailers, more than 40 percent cite inventory as their largest expense over the course of their first decade in business. Given the seasonal ebbs and flows of the industry, a number of those small-business owners wind up borrowing money in order to cover their costs.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 1, 2012

to anyone who invites me — if you’re within shouting distance of my travel route (roughly I-75, but with swings on I-65) I’ll come and talk to any group of entrepreneurs, inventors, small business people, leaders, CEO’s, students, teachers, new product development specialists, or, in a word, innovators.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MAY 10, 2010

There is a pervasive myth that 80 percent to 90 percent of small businesses fail within the first five years. Actually, studies by the Small Business Administration have found that 51 percent of small businesses survive five years and beyond. Tags: Flood of 2010 Nashville flood.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 22, 2010

While we survived this double whammy, many small businesses did not. Ever since then I have tried to warn small business owners about the need to prepare for disasters. One business owner. Manage overhead carefully. breakeven point of any business higher. Watch and manage your inventories carefully.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

DECEMBER 6, 2010

As with many opportunities, this business was born out of an interest that Shawn and Gunner had in common. Since Nashville's recycling program does not pick up glass, Shawn Sweeney mentioned the idea of taking neighbors' glass to the recycling center for a fee. When Gunner was 5, he became interested in recycling.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 7, 2010

Now that the floodwaters have receded, the process of rebuilding small businesses affected by the flood of 2010 is beginning to unfold. While homeowners received assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and private charity groups, there are no grants to help small-business owners recover from flood-related losses.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JULY 5, 2010

Creating wealth from your business will be a longer process that will take careful management and planning. Second, celebrate each small step forward. Set short-term, realistic milestones for your business. What can you get done this week, this month, to make modest improvements in the performance of your business?

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Hearpreneur

MAY 21, 2023

With this skill, I managed to start a hand-crochet business at the age of 18 as a freshman in college, crocheting on the train to and from the city every day. I have expanded my business into a fully built e-commerce platform and a marketplace for other small business owners to showcase their work Thanks to Flora Xu, Nazima Knits !

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 3, 2018

Working with other business owners and entrepreneurs we are looking to create workshops for the local community to help assist them in entrepreneurship and winning the career lottery. This is a big part of the networking and opportunities from being a member of Toastmasters International and Small Business Masterminds.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 5, 2019

He lived in Nashville at the time, I lived in Phoenix. It takes more coordination that way, a little bit less effort but a lot more project management, so to speak to get it done. How do you get … We work with a lot of small businesses and most of them are still focused on that, here’s what we sell.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 23, 2019

I mean, can a small, local business be iconic? For example, a couple of the examples I use in the book is a chimney sweep in Nashville that has built a multi-million dollar business that it was recently featured on CNBC in a series they did called Blue Collar Millionaires. Time management? Scott McKain: Yes.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 7, 2024

His background in community building and family-man personality offer a comprehensive guide to building and managing successful business retreats. So it was a chance for my kids to kind of elevate into, because at the time they were coming into my business, we were already three, four shops at that time, ended up with five.

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