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Kiva.org: A Business Rockstars Minute

A tough challenge for those who believe in small business and entrepreneurship is helping kids and relatives understand what it is like to be part of building something yourself - a real business. In this Business Rockstars Minute, Ken Rutkowski talks about how you can do that for real using a microinvesting platform where you put in real money in very small amounts and get to participate in the growth of new businesses all over the world. It's educational, life changing and a great thing to try. Take a look.

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Five tips on starting a small business later in life from a senior entrepreneur

We asked Judi Townsend of Mannequin Madness what advice she had for those thinking about becoming an entrepreneur later in life than the usual twenty-something cliche of the startup entrepreneur. from Yahoo Small Business Advisor Blogs: Ideas and Advice for Growing Businesses http://ift.tt/1Jbp1Pn

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The .com Gift: A Business Rockstars Minute

Still looking for a perfect last minute gift? If you know any aspiring entrepreneurs, especially those who might want to start a personal business like a consultancy or a lifestyle business, then Ken Rutkowski has a great suggestion in this Business Rockstars Minute. It's a great suggestion for anyone at all who wants some kind of roots or home online in any form as well. Take a look.

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Net and Gross: A Business Rockstars Minute

Do you understand basic accounting and bookkeeping? And do you need to? Well, yes and no. In the grans scheme of things as an entrepreneur if you succeed big, then you succeed big. But for most of us the devil is in the details and you need to understand the basics of how money works in your business. Which means understanding properly what things like net and gross mean as they apply to your business. Ken Rutkowski is here to set you straight in this Business Rockstars Minute.

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An Entrepreneur Gets Publishers Credit for Content that Sells

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What Some People Don't Get About Small Business Manufacturing

Last month, entrepreneur Anisa Kaicker got what might have been some nice recognition for two decades of hard work and perseverance. Under the headline College dropout rakes in $35m on makeup brushes, a USA Today reporter described how Kaicker beat the odds in a male-dominated global industry to build a leading private-label makeup brush manufacturing company that has contracts with most of the major cosmetics brands as well as Sephora. Readers were outraged that Anisa International brushes are manufactured in China. from Yahoo Small Business Advisor Blogs: Ideas and Advice for Growing Businesses http://ift.tt/1rkqGa4

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Market Research 101 for Entrepreneurs

When it comes to your business, you need to know many things. Out of all the critical information you need know, knowing your market is the most critical. You not only need to know your market, you need to understand it. The best way to research your market is through market research (go figure)!

from Yahoo Small Business Advisor Blogs: Ideas and Advice for Growing Businesses http://ift.tt/11jguJ1

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Be an Astronaut: A Business Rockstars Minute

The single biggest issue around entrepreneurship is one that is often talked about but not often very clearly. Some people are born entrepreneurs. Others make themselves entrepreneurs. But for every person out there struggling to reach the stars, struggling to make something of themselves, ther are ten that look at the stars and dream but never take action. Ken Rutkowski provides some rocket fuel in this Business Rockstars Minute about the difference between dreaming of the stars and reaching for them.

from Yahoo Small Business Advisor Blogs: Ideas and Advice for Growing Businesses http://ift.tt/1sDHtEF

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Network Locally: A Business Rockstars Minute

Networking is a key business skill for small business owners and new entrepreneurs alike. But it is tough and challenging for many people. It doesn't have to be. In this Business Rockstars Minute, Ken Rutkowski explains some new techniques and ideas for networking locally that ANYONE can do and which are more successful than most other techniques as well. Check them out in the video above and for more local networking tips read the following:

from Yahoo Small Business Advisor Blogs: Ideas and Advice for Growing Businesses http://ift.tt/1tU3rbs

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Supply-and-Dance: The basics of the economy

This week we are looking at one of the foundations for any kind of retail business - or indeed any business of any size selling goods OR services - supply and demand and their relationship from the point of view of the buyer and seller. Any entrepreneur understands the basics of supply and demand instinctively but that understanding starts to fray as competition and pressures on pricing set in. This video should help you understand how those market forces could possibly affect you. Plus it has dancing. from Yahoo Small Business Advisor Blogs: Ideas and Advice for Growing Businesses https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/profit-minded/supply-and-dance--the-basics-of-the-economy-184329294.html

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If this, then that: A Business Rockstars Minute

One of the important things to do as an entrepreneur is take every single step you can to simplify what you have to do and how you do it. Which means that if you make ANY use of online and internet technologies in running your business then you must check out ifttt.con, or 'If this then that' as it is better known. Ken Rutkowski explains why it is so useful and the basics of how it works in this Business Rockstars Minute. And check the links at the bottom for more in depth follow up information.

from Yahoo Small Business Advisor Blogs: Ideas and Advice for Growing Businesses http://ift.tt/1tz51R9

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Use Fiverr: A Business Rockstars Minute

One of the most important things you can do as an entrepreneur is to realize that you cannot do everything yourself and in fact you should NOT do everything yourself. And that applies to small and simple tasks just as much as the big and difficult ones. Outsourcing your accounting is an obvious choice. But what about outsourcing a jingle or a video promo or help with your social media. A service called Fiverr specializes in the kind of task that should cost about $5. Ken Rutkowski tells you about it and how to try it out in this Business Rockstars Minute.

from Yahoo Small Business Advisor Blogs: Ideas and Advice for Growing Businesses http://ift.tt/1sQ9j3F

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Great Minded People: A Business Rockstars Minute

What is a great minded person? Well, the opposite of a small minded person. And whatever you do as an entrepreneur and business owner, being small minded is always a mistake. Success is going to take all your effort and positivity. You don't have time to be negative and you don't have time to focus on other people and organizations. So rise above. Ken Rutkowski talks more about this concept and gives us some good advice in this Business Rockstars Minute.

from Yahoo Small Business Advisor Blogs: Ideas and Advice for Growing Businesses http://ift.tt/1wQj7Lt

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Guerilla Marketing: A Business Rockstars Minute

This Business Rockstars Minute by Ken Rutkowski discusses a topic that entrepreneurs know about but have no idea about how to tackle: Guerilla Marketing. Guerilla Marketing is the art of taking almost nothing in the way of resources and budget and using them to get everyone else to do your marketing for you. It may not work every time but it is low risk and high reward and should be a part of every entrepreneur's arsenal.

from Yahoo Small Business Advisor Blogs: Ideas and Advice for Growing Businesses http://ift.tt/1w22WKX

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Recap of Twitter Chat with Tamara Monosoff about small business basics

We held a live twitter chat yesterday on Small Business Basics with Tamara Monosoff and Capital One Spark. Tamara Monosoff believes in the creativity of entrepreneurs – and her educational programs and #1 Amazon Top Seller, The Mom Inventors Handbook: How to Turn Your Great Idea into the Next Big Thing (2nd edition), outlines step-by-step how to successfully bring your brilliant product ideas to market. For more background on small business, take a look at Yahoo Small Business Advisor and SparkBusinessIQ.com, powered by Spark Business from Capital One.

from Yahoo Small Business Advisor Blogs: Ideas and Advice for Growing Businesses http://ift.tt/1qzJ2lZ

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Think Like A Kid: A Business Rockstars Minute

Planning and organizing your business for success is a challenge for every entrepreneur. It takes dedication and perseverance and a great deal of work. And it also takes keeping the spirit and heart of your idea and concept alive. And to do that sometimes you have to do things differently. In this Business Rockstars Minute, Ken Rutkowski tells us why it is sometimes important to 'think like a kid.'

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You are the Product: A Business Rockstars Minute

One of the greatest assets any entrepreneur or small business owner can have is self belief. You have to believe in yourself because at the end of the day you are the one responsible for your success or failure and you are the one that is going to make your business succeed. Ken Rutkowski takes a look at this concept and how to think about it in entrepreneurial terms in this Business Rockstars Minute.

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