http://entrepreneurs.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Entrepreneurs GuideSite. http://z.about.com/d/lg/rss.gif http://about.com/ 88 31 en-us 2008-08-25T16:50:36Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216496.htm A couple of weeks ago, I decided to switch providers for my home phone/internet/cable from Time Warner Cable to AT&T. AT&T was scheduled to be here Monday morning but didn't... http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216496.htm 2008-08-28T01:32:18Z http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216495.htm The Inc. 5000 is an annual listing of the fastest-growing (note: not necessarily the largest, just the fastest-growing) private companies in America. If you think companies can't grow in this... http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216495.htm 2008-08-25T16:50:36Z http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216494.htm I was reading through my daily newsfeeds and came across a blog post by Calvin Cox at StyleApple entitled How Much Is Your Website or Blog Really Worth? Calvin discovered... http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216494.htm 2008-08-21T12:04:17Z http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216493.htm While venture-backed companies may grab more of the headlines, the fact of the matter is that the vast majority of startups get their funding from family, friends and work colleagues.... http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216493.htm 2008-08-18T04:00:01Z http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216492.htm Last week, a friend of mine sent me a link to an article on Slate by Chadwick Matlin about "platypus bottom", the newest animal metaphor on Wall Street. As the... http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216492.htm 2008-08-12T11:25:59Z http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216491.htm Many entrepreneurs don't start thinking about establishing trade credit until they hit a cash flow crunch, but you may actually be able to use it to meet part of your... http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216491.htm 2008-08-01T04:48:58Z http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216490.htm Conventional wisdom says that it's difficult, if not impossible, for small businesses to compete directly with big retailers. When Wal-Mart comes to town, mom-and-pop shops go out of business. When... http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216490.htm 2008-07-24T03:38:25Z http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216489.htm It's an easy trap to fall into. You're working on something, just cruising along, and the phone rings. Five minutes later, you're figuring out where you left off to start... http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216489.htm 2008-07-16T03:39:50Z http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216488.htm The three basic ways to fund an entrepreneurial venture are 1) your own savings, 2) finding investors and 3) borrowing the money. When first starting, entrepreneurs usually look for investors... http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216488.htm 2008-07-05T11:46:09Z http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216487.htm While it may not have any impact on your growing out-of-pocket expenses for gas, the IRS has a bit of good news: as of July 1, the allowable mileage rate... http://entrepreneurs.about.com/b/a/216487.htm 2008-07-03T23:27:57Z