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 [...]
Tag Archives: entrepreneurial
checkin in
June 7, 2011 – 10:09 pm
I have not posted in a while because I’ve decided to practice what I preach. I’ve immersed myself for the past 1.5 years in entrepreneurial circles around Chicago. Getting to know people, new start ups and all of the supporting entities that accompany them. It’s been great. It was all designed to help get the [...]
The #1 & #2 Questions I Get From CEO’s
January 10, 2011 – 2:26 pm
How do I create a sense of ownership in my employees? How do I create an entrepreneurial environment in my company? These are questions I’m often asked by CEOs of large ‘bureaucratic’ corporations. The term bureaucratic may connotate a negative attribute, where in reality it is a vital necessity of large, mature and established companies. [...]
Your kids need to move overseas!
December 29, 2010 – 1:51 pm
My visionary thoughts of the future are often not that far down the road. Whereas, some people make predictions decades in advance, mine tend to be far more near term. Sadly, I think my latest prediction will become a reality far faster than I had even thought. As the economy pulls itself together, everyone is [...]
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/
How to raise an entrepreneur
July 11, 2010 – 4:15 pm
I just commented on a blog thread at Inc. Magazine titled “Revitalizing the American Dream”. It talked about needing more start-ups and how we should foster that as a nation. Several suggestions focused on college preparation and means to open doors for entrepreneurs. My comment focused on starting much earlier in the process. The latest [...]
What it means to be Extraordinary
July 7, 2010 – 9:50 pm
I thought I would share an excerpt from my book, I.D.E.A. to Exit: An Entrepreneurial Journey. It is one of the last chapters and it holds a lot of special meanings that are reflective of the entrepreneur. “Entrepreneurs are ordinary people that do extraordinary things.” —Jeff Weber Extraordinary is one of my favorite adjectives. It [...]
What they’re saying…
July 1, 2010 – 11:59 am
I wanted to share what people like you are saying about I.D.E.A. to Exit: An Entrepreneurial Journey. I wrote this book for you, sharing the same desire to hear and learn what it takes and how to know about becoming an entrepreneur. How do I take action on an idea – and should I? What [...]