Today marks the middle of National Small Business Week in America and I find it an appropriate time to reflect on my twenty-five years as a small business owner. Small Business Is a Path. Owning a small business is now the dream of most and surest path to living the life you were meant to live. MORE >>

When we were building the financial models for crowdSPRING, Ross and I looked hard at our personal and business budgets, and each spoke at length with our wives to make sure they understood the sacrifice involved. Tags: How To Strategy business inspiration start-up tips – Victor Borge. It doesn’t work. – Andrew Grove. MORE >>

We’re a small shop today, but when you have plans for world domination like we do, it pays to learn some lessons from the biggest brands in the world. One of those lessons is that if we can’t do a world-leading job at any particular component of our business, we’ll outsource it to those who can. If so, what and why? MORE >>

If you’re feeling the fear regarding quitting your job to start up a business because you’re worried about the financial strain, freelancing as a cash flow source is a great idea. Let’s face it, however attractive the idea of quitting your day job to start your business is, it might just not be a realistic option. Blogging. MORE >>

With their relatively short professional life-spans, many athletes go on to successful second-act business careers after their retirement from sports. Here are my 6 favorite athlete-entrepreneurs (in no particular order), a bit about their sporting accomplishments, and what they have achieved in business in their post-sport lives. MORE >>