Ask for Advice

Bounce your business ideas around. Speak with family, friends and even competitors about what you have in mind. It does not matter if they do not understand well your business or market; they can point to gaps and new opportunities. In addition, most importantly, listen to their questions! Their doubts or lack of understanding might […]

Communicate to grow – the role of communication

Entrepreneurs are, in general, jack of all trades. They have to wear different hats and they must perform well no matter what they are doing. Their minds are constantly ticking and thinking about how to take their business from start to growth. However, there will be a time when the business overgrow the entrepreneur capacity […]

Learn with other people’s money

 I have been very entrepreneurial as far back as I can remember, always thinking about what type of business could be profitable, how to make businesses profitable and so on. Growing up I liked to play Monopoly, having hours of enjoyment with my cousins and friends, sometimes winning and sometimes losing. So, after graduating it […]

The imminent shakeout on continuing education

“Why not give students a chance to show what parts they know, and learn the parts they don’t?” Bill Gates#MyIndustryContinuing education using classrooms and charging high enrollment fees is (almost) finished. There is a change underway that will transform the model for continuing education services from complicated, expensive, inconvenient and hard to find to a […]

How to grow an entrepreneur

“Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune.“ Jim RohnEntrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education are hotter than ever. There are hundreds of thousands of Colleges and Universities engaged in creating and delivering entrepreneurship training programs. It seems that everything one can possibly imagine exists. There are Venture Capitalists getting involved […]