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Posted in Business Ideas, Entrepreneurs, Retire Rich on Oct 22nd, 2007 Comments Off
Learn how this “can-do” kid from Taiwan started two dozen businesses by the age of 30. Test the waters before diving into a venture. Back it up with research and a savings plan. Find a franchise that fits you. Learn the lingo of buying commercial land (it’s not as tricky as you think) and negotiate [...]
Posted in Entrepreneurs, Retire Rich on Oct 19th, 2007 No Comments »
As entrepreneurs, many of us dream of one day trading all of our hard work for a big fat paycheck from an acquiring company.
It’s the stuff headlines are made of or the cover of a magazine showcasing me as a newly minted millionaire beaming with delight at my newfound wealth.
Selling your company sounds [...]
Posted in Business Ideas, Entrepreneurs, Rich Couples on Oct 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Chuck Taylor, a young Arkansas native who teamed up with some fellow IBM Corp. alumni to form a word processor company, found himself at an interesting crossroads in 1992.
The owners of the 4-year-old company wanted to separate the business of selling the hardware from the secondary business of selling supplies for the equipment.
Taylor [...]
Posted in Business Ideas, Entrepreneurs, Money Related, Rich Couples on Oct 13th, 2007 No Comments »
She was simply a deli girl who wanted to feed her entrepreneurial hunger and make enough money to support her children.
And Nancy Madewell knew that it was going to take a break from her 12-year career behind Kroger’s deli counter. She had the seed money — a small inheritance and family loans — she [...]
Posted in Business Ideas, Entrepreneurs on Oct 12th, 2007 No Comments »
Take a high-margin product like cosmetics, and cut prices by at least half. Now add online accessibility with customization, community and values. Throw in a pinch of demystifying expert advice, and you’ve got e.l.f., short for “eyes, lips, face.”
Launched by New York-based JA Cosmetics roughly three years ago, e.l.f. appears to be turning the cosmetics [...]
