Monday roles around too fast (my target day to blog). Here we are at Tuesday. We anticipate migrating from a partnership to a C corp, registered in Delaware by month’s end to take advantage of a unique investment exclusion for new start ups: (http://www.perkinscoie.com/news/pubs_detail.aspx?op=updates&publication=2896). I thought I would bullet point my challenges and to do [...]
Tag Archives: entrepreneurism
The Birth of a Start Up – Built In Chicago! (Part 9) – “Hard Work Continues”
December 13, 2011 – 10:05 am
Do you remember the, “Made in the USA” promotion?
September 16, 2011 – 9:28 am
Back in the 80′s there was a big marketing campaign encouraging Americans to buy American made products under the “Made in the USA” promotional brand. I think a great portion of that effort was funded by unions – obviously to support and maintain union jobs. The only flaw in that promotion is that it was [...]
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, [...]
Trends in Entrepreneurism
November 30, 2010 – 11:29 am
There’s an exciting and quite trend organically developing in entrepreneurial financing that has long been in practice in some of the most poverty stricken regions of the earth. Microloans. The concept, if you don’t know, is to supply funds (very small amounts) to individual entrepreneurs to help them run their business. These microloans are typically [...]
Two new American Dreams
November 22, 2010 – 1:24 pm
I see two new American Dreams emerging as stronger and stronger influences on individuals both young and old. The American Dream used to be embodied with home ownership, but I think for most that has become a very achievable dream. True, foreclosures have hit record highs and headlines. However, housing stocks are plentiful and the [...]
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 [...]