I’ve decided it’s time to pull the curtain off this start up I’m involved with. I resisted at first, because I did not want people rushing to the site and forming opinions. Here’s why. The company’s original focus was a tool to support job professionals counsel job seekers. You could say it is a CRM [...]
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The Birth of a Start Up – Built In Chicago! (Part 8) – “The Curtain Is Off”
December 3, 2011 – 12:58 pm
The Birth of a Start Up – Built In Chicago! (Part 4) – “What’s it about?”
October 31, 2011 – 8:41 am
So I started with some founder background, but now let’s get into what this start up is about. The following is our founder talking about how this company came to be and a bit on where it is today. Very simply he describes the market, the problem, his solution and the results of that solution. [...]
High Growth Illinois
August 5, 2011 – 4:23 pm
I have exciting news to share! I’ve been recruited by the Small Business Development Center of Illinois (SBDC) to establish a new advisory service for start ups and existing firms in Illinois that have high growth potential. This can be any type of firm in any type of industry. Our program is called, High Growth [...]
Over throw a government or become an entrepreneur? It’s all the same.
February 27, 2011 – 7:39 pm
It struck me, listening to the latest reports on each Middle Eastern domino erupting into civil protest, that revolution closely parallels the efforts of entrepreneurism. The traits, purpose and path of a successful, well conceived revolutionary mirror many of the same qualities found in an entrepreneur. In my book, I.D.E.A. to Exit: An Entrepreneurial Journey, [...]
Entrepreneurs – Are You a CEO (Chief Ego Officer)?
February 22, 2011 – 6:26 am
I come across a lot of people with the title of CEO. Many of whom run very small companies (under 20 employees) or are even one man, or woman, shows. When I ran the company that I founded, employees often said I should change my title from president to CEO. I said, why? What’s the [...]
Deaf Entrepreneur, wakes up and hears customers
December 19, 2010 – 6:13 pm
Remarkably, as a deaf entrepreneur I was able to start a business, create marketing materials and a lead generation method and receive orders. Lots of orders. So many that my company grew from zero to over one million in sales by year two. We continued to grow and received a coveted spot on the INC [...]
How to Pitch your Company to Angel Investors
October 11, 2010 – 7:22 pm
How to Pitch your Company to Angel Investors • WHEN: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:00 AM PDT | 11:00 AM MDT 12:00 PM CDT | 1:00 PM EDT Are you an entrepreneur, small business, or start-up seeking investment? Learn how to give a pitch to investors in this free WebEx event. Watch a real-life entrepreneur [...]
Author announces mission to create 14 million jobs.
August 3, 2010 – 7:10 am
Entrepreneur and author of I.D.E.A. to Exit: An Entrepreneurial Journey Jeff Weber has established a mission to create 14 million new jobs. Every economic recession has seen recovery due to the efforts of entrepreneurs by virtue of new businesses being started and new employees hired. Weber describes his book as an entrepreneurial roadmap and he [...]
Why Entrepreneur Dreamers Fail to Launch
July 26, 2010 – 9:09 am
I have studied the various entrepreneurial phases for my book I.D.E.A. to Exit: An Entrepreneurial Journey and found three reasons in particular that stand out as to why an entrepreneurial dreamer fails to take action and pursue his idea. 1. The Opportunity Cost Many boil down their decision to follow an idea and pursue their [...]
Woman’s Day Review of I.D.E.A. to Exit
July 15, 2010 – 9:25 pm
Check out this review of I.D.E.A. to Exit from Woman’s Day Magazine’s site at http://dailywd.womansday.com/blog/lit-fix/