“My daughter, a full-time college student, has made money in her spare time making customized covers for her friends’ smartphones and mobile devices. We are thinking about turning this into a real business. We’ve spoken to a local patent attorney and he’s optimistic we will be able to get a patent on my daughter’s design. […]
Today’s entrepreneurs keep getting younger and younger. I just read an article in my college alumni/ae magazine about an entering freshperson who created a smartphone app while a high school sophomore, sold it for $2 million, and used it to prepay for his Ivy League degree. Heck, this kid doesn’t NEED college – he already […]
I was extremely touched to receive an e-mail from a young lady in India who had read, and was reacting to, a column I wrote years ago called “The Trouble With Kids Today.” In that article, I commented on the lack of entrepreneurial spirit and drive in a younger generation accustomed to having things given […]
“I run a small service business that’s been around for 30 years. As I get older I’m getting tired of running this business alone. I want to hire and train a general manager to run the business day to day, with the understanding that when it comes time to retire I will pass ownership of […]
By Cliff Ennico “I have been selling merchandise on eBay and Amazon for some time. I would like to build a ‘brand’ for the merchandise that I sell, but I’m being told that the only way to do that (since I’m not the manufacturer of these goods, only the distributor) is to get an exclusive […]