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05.02.17
Bucking Tradition-SVL Client Creates Niche for Success
Statistics paint a picture of entrepreneurship as traditionally being a middle-aged man’s game.. The Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS), a longitudinal survey of nearly 5,000 companies legally formed in 2004, indicates that the mean and median age for the founders they surveyed were both 45 years. While this data doesn’t shock me, I feel it underlines […]
Read More04.25.17
The Women’s Economic Opportunity Center (WEOC) helps those who help others.
CapeAble Sensory Products LLC is among the Center’s success stories. Entrepreneurs and co-owners Marna Pacheco and Susan Hickok have teamed up to bring their bright idea to market. Although different, their professional backgrounds are complementary. Marna has been a professional sales person and an educator. Susan has been a clothing designer, a retail store owner […]
Read More04.21.17
The Changing Face of the American Entrepreneur
Who comes to mind when you think of a famous entrepreneur from the past? Maybe Edison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs or Larry Page. What do they all have in common? They are white males. The history books have long told the stories of this cohort of entrepreneurs, but the tide is changing, for sure. The […]
More04.15.17
Lessons From Entrepreneurs “When Selling Out Isn’t a Bad Thing.”
Philo T. Farnsworth, the Fort Wayne inventor of the what we now know as the television, faced the balancing act that many entrepreneurs find themselves negotiating as they become successful. At what point do you sacrifice your dream for the sake of profit? At what point does it become “selling out?” Farnsworth was a consummate […]
Read More04.05.17
5 Ways To Network Your Way To Success
Does the mere thought of networking make you run in the other direction? Many small business owners are averse to networking for various reasons. For some, it’s largely in part because they’ve had a poor experience at an event. No one wants to feel like they are bombarded with sales pitches or feel like they’re […]
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