Startup Month: Week 2 -- Turning An Idea Into A Business
How do entrepreneurs create businesses?
Tom Post, Forbes Staff Active conversation: 3 commentsHow do entrepreneurs create businesses?
Tom Post, Forbes Staff Active conversation: 3 commentsMost people would say "no" to this question- but this is largely because entrepreneurship is narrowly defined as 'starting a business'- by this definition, a comparatively small population of people are entrepreneurs. The United States Global Entrepreneurship Monitor http://www.babson.edu/Academics/centers/blank-center/global-research/gem/Documents/GEM%20USA%20Executive%20Report%202010.pdf shows that only about 7.7% of the US population is actively engaged in starting a business. read »
Julian Block is an author of several tax guides. I recently reviewed his Tax Tips For Marriage and Divorce. The book is actually more general than that, covering many tax issues raised by intimate relationship. I might have titled it Tax Aspects of Coupling and Decoupling, but then people might think it had something to do with railroad depreciation. Despite being an accomplished author or, perhaps because he is an accomplished author, Julian has resisted the urge to take up blogging. He has[...] read »
Having a large pool of people who can help make your vision come true is a wonderful resource. But how do you go about building your team? read »
We're a week out before Madison Avenue descends upon the Croissette for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. So before we start popping the champagne corks or drowning our sorrows in a sea of rose, it's time to make a few predictions. Time to get up to speed. Time to point out who has major metal potential. read »
If you want money from the Facebook IPO, get in line. On top of lawsuits by investors, it’s not clear if the Nasdaq fueled or quelled claims when the embarrassed exchange offered up $40M for trading glitches that made the whole mess worse. See Nasdaq pays $40M for Facebook IPO glitches. Computer glitches on Facebook’s opening day delayed trading by half an hour. read »
I kind of admire Jesse E. Brannen, III, although I have to say he could have found a better use for his time and that of the Eleventh Circuit in my humble opinion. He was suing the IRS for $64.25. That is an odd amount, but it is not random. Of course, when somebody is suing for a trivial sum like that, it will usually be a class action. Hey, I'm part of the class - Hoorah. $64.25 is what it costs to get a PTIN. A PTIN is a Preparer Tax Identification Number. read »
The rush of people is like a platoon advancing with purpose, only they aren’t in fatigues or packing rifles. Their uniforms are sundresses and cowboy boots, and they brandish cell phones. read »