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Books
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within: How Ordinary People Can Create Extraordinary Companies
In Awakening the Entrepreneur Within you are invited into the Dreaming Room, where your own entrepreneurial dreams will come alive and become reality. Michael will help you shape your dream into a viable, economically successful company! As he writes: "It is time to dream. It is time to care about something bigger than you. It is time to imagine something sorely needed in the world—the world you live in—that somebody would pay to have. It is time to look around you and ask yourself, 'What's missing in this picture?'"
If you see something missing in your world, it's time to start dreaming. Let Michael Gerber welcome you to the Dreaming Room.
Michael E. Gerber .
Collins.
304 pages .
Hardcover.
Cost: $24.95
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within: How Ordinary People Can Create Extraordinary Companies
These words have been defining the life of Michael Gerber, bestselling author and international small business guru. He created E-Myth Worldwide in 1977 to transform the way that small business owners grow their companies. Now he's created In The Dreaming Room as a place where entrepreneurs and future entrepreneurs come to discover how to make their dreams a reality.
Michael E. Gerber .
Collins Business.
304 pages .
Hardcover.
Cost: $24.95
Birthing the Elephant: A Woman's Go-for-it! Guide to Overcoming the Big Challenges of Launching a Business
Customized for the female entrepreneur's unique psychological experience of launching a business, BIRTHING THE ELEPHANT goes beyond logistics to prepare women for the emotional challenges they will face, with expert advice on reshaping one's business identity, giving up the paycheck mentality, anticipating problems, and avoiding costly mistakes. This supportive handbook gives the small-business owner the staying power to survive and succeed in the business of her dreams.
Karin Abarbanel, Bruce Freeman.
Ten Speed Press.
211 pages.
Paperback.
Cost: $15.95
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Over five years, the team analyzed the histories of all twenty-five companies in the study. After sifting through mountains of data and thousands of pages of interviews, Collins and his crew discovered the key determinants of greatness - why some companies make the leap and others don't.
Jim Collins .
Collins; 1 edition.
300 pages .
Hardcover.
Cost: $27.50
Secrets of the Young & Successful : How to Get Everything You Want Without Waiting a Lifetime
"If you can dream it, you can be it; I am the boss of me" are the mantras of SECRETS OF THE YOUNG AND SUCCESSFUL. You can get what you want without waiting a lifetime by simply viewing yourself as a serious entrepreneur who makes decisions regarding goals, energy and resources expended. Motivational and prescriptive, SECRETS OF THE YOUNG AND SUCCESSFUL will be divided into five parts: Strategy, Foundation, People, Action, and Mindframe and will teach readers to think and thrive like entrepreneurs by guiding them through the following: * Developing a clear sense of what they want to achieve * Shortening the path to their goals by mapping it out * Making critical decisions strategically * Taking responsibility to educate themselves * Giving and receiving in tandem * Assessing their environment to determine if it's conducive to success * Cultivating relationships that will lead to guidance, access and power * Facing the fact that money isn't everything, but it's pretty damn important * Using what makes you different can be your greatest advantage
Jennifer Kushell & Scott Kaufman .
Fireside.
368 pages .
Paperback.
Cost: $12.95
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Whether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want; How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs; How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist; How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and freuent "mini-retirements"; What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative income; How to train your boss to value performance over presence, or kill your job (or company) if it's beyond repair; What automated cash-flow "muses" are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks; How to cultivate selective ignorance—and create time—with a low-information diet; What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs are; How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50-80% off; How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office
You can have it all—really.
Timothy Ferriss .
Crown.
320 pages .
Hardcover.
Cost: $19.95
What Made jack welch JACK WELCH: How Ordinary People Become Extraordinary Leaders
Though the title suggests a focus on the famous General Electric CEO's many accomplishments and leadership skills, this management guide draws on the experiences of many other leaders, including Rudy Giuliani and Gen. Tommy Franks, as well as leaders in corporations like Florida Power and Light or Hearst.
Stephen H. Baum (Author), Dave Conti (Author) .
Crown Business .
288 pages .
Hardcover.
Cost: $24.95
Events
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
The Extreme Tour is an experiential event that has travelled to over 45 colleges and has shared the entrepreneurial mindset with over 9000 students! Event includes high-profile young entrepreneurs as keynote speakers, workshops, panel discussions, and networking.
Venue: Hamilton County Alliance
Location: Carmel, IN,
IN,
United States
Phone: (800) 930-8021 x 703
Website: http://www.journeypage.com/events/HCA/
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
The Extreme Tour is an experiential event that has travelled to over 45 colleges and has shared the entrepreneurial mindset with over 9000 students! Event includes high-profile young entrepreneurs as keynote speakers, workshops, panel discussions, and networking.
Venue: Maysville Community & Technical College
Location: Maysville,
KY,
USA
Phone: (800) 930-8021 x703
Website: http://www.journeypage.com/events/MCTC/
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
The Extreme Tour is an experiential event that has travelled to over 45 colleges and has shared the entrepreneurial mindset with over 9000 students! Event includes high-profile young entrepreneurs as keynote speakers, workshops, panel discussions, and networking.
Venue: Lake Erie College
Location: Painesville,
OH,
USA
Phone: (800) 930-8021 x703
Website: http://www.journeypage.com/events/LEC/
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
The Extreme Tour is an experiential event that has travelled to over 45 colleges and has shared the entrepreneurial mindset with over 9000 students! Event includes high-profile young entrepreneurs as keynote speakers, workshops, panel discussions, and networking.
Venue: Stark State College
Location: Canton,
WV,
USA
Phone: (800) 930-8021 x703
Website: http://www.journeypage.com/events/StarkState/
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
The Extreme Tour is an experiential event that has travelled to over 45 colleges and has shared the entrepreneurial mindset with over 9000 students! Event includes high-profile young entrepreneurs as keynote speakers, workshops, panel discussions, and networking.
Venue: Northland Community & Technical College
Location: Thief River Falls,
MN,
USA
Phone: (800) 930-8021 x703
Website: http://www.journeypage.com/events/Northland/
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
The Extreme Tour is an experiential event that has travelled to over 45 colleges and has shared the entrepreneurial mindset with over 9000 students! Event includes high-profile young entrepreneurs as keynote speakers, workshops, panel discussions, and networking.
Venue: Iowa Valley
Location: Marshalltown,
IA,
USA
Phone: (800) 930-8021 x703
Website: http://www.journeypage.com/events/Marshalltown/
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
The Extreme Tour is an experiential event that has travelled to over 45 colleges and has shared the entrepreneurial mindset with over 9000 students! Event includes high-profile young entrepreneurs as keynote speakers, workshops, panel discussions, and networking.
Venue: Iowa Valley
Location: Marshalltown,
IA,
USA
Phone: (800) 930-8021 x703
Website: http://www.journeypage.com/events/Marshalltown/
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
The Extreme Tour is an experiential event that has travelled to over 45 colleges and has shared the entrepreneurial mindset with over 9000 students! Event includes high-profile young entrepreneurs as keynote speakers, workshops, panel discussions, and networking.
Venue: University of Rochester
Location: Rochester,
NY,
USA
Phone: (800) 930-8021 x703
Website: http://www.journeypage.com/events/UOR/
Videos
Web Sites
How Many of You Became Entrepreneurs Accidentally?
An Accidental Pren-her is a woman who finds herself starting up a business for the very first time. Surprised, to say the least, because she never thought she ever would, nor had she, ever before, seriously considered doing so. Yet, here she stands, wagging her head in disbelief as she begins her journey (the journey that so many women have taken before her) from Accidental Pren-her to entrepreneurial woman.
8 College Courses That Make You Rich
School does not prepare you well enough to achieve wealth. The following eight college courses are the most relevant and helpful for those looking to become a rich entrepreneur: Accounting, Marketing, Economics, Finance, American History, Writing and Composition, Literature, and Management.
Age Makes a Difference for Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs base their success or failure on numbers: revenue, expenses and profits. But a small-business owner's advantages and obstacles depend on another figure: age.
Amazing Public Speaking Skill - The Hancock Manoeuvre
I recently re-read a great book on public speaking and I was reminded of a technique which was one of the first I ever used! I'll give you a brief background on the book, and the technique itself, before I tell you about my experience with it.
Anatomy of the Student Entrepreneur
suppose it takes a lot of gastrointestinal fortitude to venture into the vast unknown of managing your own business, when otherwise you can just sit back, write a few exams, graduate and eventually land a good-enough-paying job.
If being a professional businessman isn't daunting enough, how much harder is it for student entrepreneurs?
Anxious? You Should Be. It's Good for Business.
ANXIETY is usually something people want to avoid. The dictionary defines it as "a state of being uneasy, apprehensive or worried about what may happen." And yet, in my work as an adviser to executives, I have found that in corporate life there is a place for anxiety, as long as it is understood and managed the right way.
Are You Born To Be A Billionaire?
Empire builders like Bill Gates and Sam Walton aren't just great businessmen. They are bona fide revolutionaries.
Self-made billionaires don't dominate industries--they transform them and spawn new ones. That takes more than intelligence, courage and luck. It takes divine-like vision.
Born Entrepreneurs?
People often use the phrase "born entrepreneurs" when referring to people who seem to have something that makes them innately entrepreneurial. Most of this discussion is casual and doesn't really consider whether some people are, literally, born with a genetic make-up that makes them more likely than other people to start businesses.
Business Lessons Learned From Brett Favre
Recently Brett Favre, the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, broke the all-time NFL touchdown record. As a fan of football and Green Bay (I grew up in Wisconsin) I've had the opportunity to watch Favre over the years, and I also realized how his career provides some valuable business-building lessons.
How? Because success is success, whether you've built a multi-billion dollar company, written a dozen best-selling novels or are a famous quarterback. Many of the same mindset and principles are the same no matter how the success manifests itself.
Business Skills For Business Success
Sometimes it's important to take stock of who you are, where your gifts reside, and to then try to find the best match in the current economy for your skill set. Millions of people are working at jobs they hate, and are thus failing to flourish. Why? Because they aren't using their skills.
Circles of Support
The African proverb "It takes a village to raise a child" could easily be modified to reflect our lives: "It takes many warm hands to hold an entrepreneurial woman together."
Discover the Message Behind Your (and Your Client's) Handshake
More than just physical contact, a handshake conveys a wealth of psychological information.
We walk away from a handshake saying things like, "You know, I just felt real comfortable with her." Or, "I don't know why, but I simply don't trust that guy." Most people don't spend time probing the depths of this unconscious communication. They just have a "feeling," or a sense that their "intuition" is telling them something.
Employers wonder how to handle Generation Y
My column two weeks ago on the MU Entrepreneurship Camp generated a lot of interest, particularly the section regarding the characteristics of the younger members of our workforce - Generation Y, or, as some would say it, Generation Why?
Entrepreneurs Happier, Busier Than Average Americans
Money doesn't trump independence. At least not for the majority of American entrepreneurs.
That was one of several conclusions drawn by a year's worth of Discover Small Business Watch surveys of 1,000 business owners with five or fewer employees.
A new study casts light on how business owners approach growth, work/life balance, health care, and other issues.
Generation Y by the Numbers
Hiring managers say millennials are asking more from their workplaces and employers than any previous generation: They want better pay and perks, more flexibility in their schedules, and more support from managers. But do these anecdotal reports really represent a whole generation?
How Star Women Build Portable Skills
A star performer in one company will shine in another, right? Wrong. When stars switch firms, their performance actually dims, along with their new company's market value, author Boris Groysberg argues. Everyone loses.
Except when the stars are women.
How to Become an Intrapreneur
Intrapra-who? Put simply, an intrapreneur acts as an entrepreneur within a company; using the organization's resources to create and maintain new projects, ventures, or departments.
How to Choose a Business Partner
Evaluate based on skills and personality, not emotional ties. Then define roles and formalize the agreement with the help of a lawyer.
How to Handle Success
In psychology, an individual's handling of success depends on how he sees himself. If he thinks he has fixed capability, he has a tendency to do bad next time just so he could meet the low expectations he had set for himself. But if he thinks he is flexible, he could improve next time.
In the business field, people rarely fall into the first category. They know they want success so every move they make points to their goals. Succeeding is indeed a sweet thing, but it has intoxicated many who have gone to pieces after getting it
How to Manage Gen X and Gen Y
Members of generation X and Y are beginning to dominate the workforce, but they are often misunderstood. David DiStefano, CEO of Richardson, explains what motivates these workers and how managers can get the most from them.
How To Run On Fumes
The U.S. Family Medical Leave Act allows employees of companies with more than 50 employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for sick relatives. But entrepreneurs and plenty of other cash-strapped folks don't have that luxury.
While physical and emotional exhaustion are bound to strike, there are ways of mustering the strength to plow through.
http://www.trendwatching.com/trends/minipreneurs.htm
Increasingly, consumers are participants instead of passive audience members, and this mega-trend manifests itself in a variety of ways. In fact, the more we hear about GENERATION C making money from its creations, and the more we focus on the financial rewards consumers are reaping from participating in CUSTOMER MADE projects, the more the myriad of other entrepreneurial undertakings by ordinary consumers makes sense.
Key Team Personality Types
Much like characters in a role-playing game, everyone on a successful team plays a unique part. When certain challenges arise, you need to know whose strengths will best match the task. Here are a few key personality types to look for.
Learning Disabilities and Entrepreneurs
When we think of entrepreneurs and business leaders we typically think about people who are savvy and smart. They have everything going for them and probably have never faced any type of adversity, especially not brain disorders.
Well, think again.
Leila's House of Corrections: Eye Contact
As a manager, making good eye contact can establish confidence, authority and expertise. Find out how to use eye contact effectively when speaking to your employees.
Leila's House of Corrections: Managing Strengths
Do you find yourself pointing out the things that your employees do wrong instead of focusing on what they're doing right? Find out how managing strengths instead of weaknesses can make you a more effective manager.
Managing Millennials
They're smart, tech savvy, confident, and coming to a cubicle near you! Born between 1980 and 2000, Millennials are entering the workforce in the millions – 76 million to be exact! If you're a veteran, a baby boomer, or a Gen X manager, you'll need to know a thing or two about managing this talented and brash bunch.
Michael Gerber on Entrepreneurship
Michael Gerber reveals the critical skills needed by today's entrepreneurs, and why many struggle and fail to reach their potential. Here's what you need to succeed.
Recruiting Gen Y: Four Killer Tactics
A recent survey by Robert Half International says that nearly one out of every two business executives is concerned about the upcoming exodus of baby boomers from the workforce. Want to lose a little less sleep? Here's something you can do now: start recruiting the next big wave of workers, the millennial generation. They're hardworking and enthusiastic, but they won’t settle for just any job. Here's how McDonald's, Google, Harvard, and others hook today's best young talent.
SCORE Adds Resources for Minority Entrepreneurs
SCORE, which provides free counseling to U.S. small business owners and entrepreneurs, recently added a new Minority Entrepreneur section to the SCORE website.
SCORE volunteers have compiled a variety of best practices, statistics and valuable resource information geared toward the minority sector.
Seven Characteristics of Highly Effective Entrepreneurial Employees
Fast growing, entrepreneurial organizations need employees who regularly demonstrate entrepreneurial characteristics and work habits. Management of entrepreneurial companies must work diligently to recognize, identify and attract this type of employee during the recruitment process to assure a steady stream of the people with the "Right Stuff" to fuel growth of the venture.
Students May Fuel Next Entrepreneur Wave
The entrepreneurial spirit is rising at UW-Madison and other campuses, and not just among faculty and staff who want to start new companies.
Students are also chomping at the bit to create their own firms, officials say, which is one of the reasons why the University Research Park is opening 10 incubator suites in a former manufacturing site on East Washington Ave. in the capital city.
Testosterone and Entrepreneurship
Does testosterone make men more likely to start businesses? According to Roderick White, Stewart Thornhill and Elizabeth Hampson of the University of Western Ontario, the answer is "yes".
The DNA of an Entrepeneur
Is there an Entrepreneur Gene or an Entrepreneur Chromosome within the DNA of an Entrepreneur? A lot of institutional research is ongoing to map the human genome and identify the functions and role of DNA within the genetic make up of the human being.
If we evaluate the genetic structure of economics and commerce, philosophically we can ask the question – Are Entrepreneurs Born? Or are they made?
The ideal college balance: Priorities and time management
Finding a good balance of social, academic, career related, and personal activities is always a challenge for new (and old) college students, especially scatter brained entrepreneurs like myself. Goal setting, prioritizing, and efficient time management are the keys to getting through college and achieving your potential in all facets of your life.
The Make-Up of Entrepreneurs
One question I have always been fascinated by is what drives people to greatness? What compels certain people to take risk while others take comfort in security and complacency? The easy answer is: money. But is it?
The Making of an Entrepreneurial Generation
What better measure of a generation than its approach to entrepreneurship? Generation Y, born between 1977 and 1994, may well be on its way to becoming the most entrepreneurial generation in our nation's history -- and for very good reasons.
The Secrets of Serial Success
How some entrepreneurs manage to score big again and again and...Five years ago, Tom Scott and Tom First realized they would never have to work again. Friends from college, the pair had launched a juice brand called Nantucket Nectars from the back of their island boat and catapulted themselves -- the self-dubbed "juice guys" -- into the stuff of entrepreneurial legend as their beverage took off nationwide.
Top 5 Unlikely Movies for the College Entrepreneur
Be it for satisfaction or leisure, seeing a movie always gives one a brisk lift. Movies are good sources of inspiration, and entrepreneurs can dig 'em to be stirred.
I recommend these 5 movies for the entrepreneurs' viewing pleasure.
What Is a Millennial?
The generation of workers born roughly between 1977 and 1995, known as millennials or Generation Y, represents the biggest shift in the U.S. workforce since the baby boomers came of age. Eighty-million strong, they will soon account for the majority of American workers, especially as boomers start to retire. But it's not just their vast numbers that make millennials important to the labor market.
Workforce Millennials: A BNET Field Guide
The next generation of workers need not be a frightening species. Yes, they're different from boomers and Xers, but like most employees, they respond well to high expectations and accountability, consistent feedback, and a little understanding. We've mapped out five common millennial types you may encounter in the wilds of the workplace, along with care and feeding instructions to keep them happy (and productive) employees.
Whitepapers
Social Networking Sites: Friendster or Foe?
You're sitting across the conference table from the prospect of a lifetime. Snagging her business would be a major coup for your start-up. You're eager to show her that even though you're fresh out of school, you know your stuff.
The Mistake of Generation Y: Lessons Learned by a Young Entrepreneur
A generation Y entrepreneur replies to the inquiries of a budding next-generation entrepreneur with business and life lessons. The chief lesson: Take a longer-term view and instead of pursuing quick cash opportunities look instead to gain in knowledge, experience, friends, and business relationships.
The Personal Characteristics?
Are entrepreneurs born or made? It's hard to say. But to embark on this journey, you had better understand whether you really want it.
