So you want to cut the cord from your full time job? Don’t go it alone. Seek out other entrepreneurs to bounce ideas off of and to (hopefully) learn from the mistakes others have made. For example, in Detroit there is a group called Open City (see Crain’s Detroit Business article). There’s bound […]
I had the biggest crush on Andrew Shue’s sister Elisabeth. Who’s Andrew Shue? He’s an actor known for playing Billy Campbell on Melrose Place. He’s also co-founded the social networking site CafeMom for Mothers. Business Week has a video of Andrew and other co-founder Michael Sanchez talking about their creation.
The Toronto Sun offers these tips on where to get your million dollar idea:
Combine elements from two businesses and create a third;
Open your ears and eyes to ideas around you;
Forget inventions and think services or online retail;
Be better.
About.com has a nice collection of stories about famous entrepreneurs.
N-E-Life.com, the portal for North East England, has a short article on how to use the internet to develop your business idea.
The article focuses and points to resources you can use to help you develop your business plan. One interesting acronym that I discovered by reading this article is the PEST analysis (definition). […]
Entrepreneur.com has a nice section devoted to business ideas and where to find them. Check it out when you have a chance.