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Give Me a Mac (www.GiveMeAMac.com) is a new venture that just launched their website yesterday. What started out as a plea for a new Mac from any generous donor is already morphing into a non-profit organization that will help underprivileged people everywhere that also need a computer. The lofty goals of Give Me a Mac [...]

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Many of us dream of going big. It was just announced that Oracle is buying Sun for $7.4 billion. Gee, wouldn’t it be nice to sell off your company for a few BILLION dollars? We keep seeing news blurb after news blurb about companies recording record profits (Exxon Mobile anyone?) or being bought for billions [...]

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As an entrepreneur I continually look for ways to improve my current life, my current process, my current project and even look for new projects to take on. I also find myself surrounding myself with like-mined people (specifically the entrepreneurially-minded people out there) and have noticed that there are two main schools of thought out [...]

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Well…yesterday I too was affected by this dreamy economy. I was in an extensive training program for a new job and all was going well. I was prepping to fly to Dallas for three weeks for yet more training and then I was to enjoy my time as an Analyst in the Business Intelligence arm [...]

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The economy blows and unemployment is at a ridiculous high…so what do I do? I quit my job. That’s right…you heard me. I quit. Why? Because there are opportunities out there that I just couldn’t pass up.
Are you done rolling your eyes and calling me various derogatory names? It’s true…all true. Now granted, those of [...]

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What better time than the present to start your new company? Seriously…why not?
“It’s too hard to start one.”
No it’s not. There are companies out there that handle all the work for you and help you choose between a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or LLC.
“It’s too expensive.”
No it’s not. You can do all the paperwork [...]

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Business and technology moves abound. Yes, I know, it’s been a while since I’ve posted and there’s been quite a few things I wanted to comment on such as Google’s Chrome browser, Best Buy selling the Samsung Instinct, the iPhone vs Instinct debate, and of course T-Mobile’s Android-based phone called the G1.
So why have I [...]

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What kind of business should you start? Seems like a simple question, doesn’t it? How about one that makes you loads of money? Sounds nice. Or one that involves something you enjoy doing…it sounds pretty good to get paid for doing a hobby. 
As fine as these all sound, chances are the business won’t survive on [...]

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We’re all pursuing the American Dream, aren’t we? Or are we? Just what exactly IS the American Dream? Is it still alive?
Think back to the early days of the U.S. and what people meant when they meant when they said they were going to America to pursue the American Dream. I have a hunch it [...]

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Being “green” isn’t what it used to be. I remember back in the day when it was only the crunchy hippies that cared enough about the environment to actually do anything about it. Then there were a few select pockets of people here and there that did their part to reduce waste and try to [...]

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