Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
Dear Mentee
Mike | May 15th, 2012Hi. I’m Mike. Yesterday Amanda posted an article in which she talked about the experience of professional life for a young person just starting out in her career. Well, as of tomorrow Amanda has been working at crowdSPRING for one year (note to self: get cake for Amanda); for the first few months she was an unpaid [...]
Dear Mentor
Amanda | May 14th, 2012Hi. I’m Amanda. I know you’ve seen me in and out of these parts for a little over a year now, but here’s a formal introduction: I’m 22-years-old and I just graduated from college. I’ve been fortunate to have three internships during my undergrad years. My tenure at crowdSPRING has included working on PR, marketing, [...]
Small business Congress-watch: Three Reasons to Vote Next November?
Mike | April 23rd, 2012A few times a year I take a browse through current legislation that has been introduced in our Congress. The idea is to stay current on what the folks in Washington are doing for small businesses and startups and to briefly analyze some of those priorities and efforts. As business owners and operators who live [...]
Small Biz and Startup Tips: 5 Ideas to Plan for Success(ion)
Mike | April 16th, 2012When starting and running a new company it is easy to focus on the present and quickly lose track of what may come in the future. This is not a bad thing - in fact the present is exactly where entrepreneurs should place most of their priorities and devote most of their energy. But as [...]
10 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Academics
Mike | April 9th, 2012As college graduation weekends and summer business incubator announcements loom, I thought I would take a few minutes to consider the connection between the entrepreneurship and academia. Entrepreneurs, by definition, take an idea or a concept and strive to make that idea into a operating business. To do this, we spend a great deal of [...]
