To do that, you would realize that business is deeply personal and balance the 3 "Ps" - people (stakeholders - team, investors, vendors and customers), profit, and the planet (regardless of your focus which could be evolutionary, economic or environmental).
Any business can operate that way...and there are some real surprises out there, i.e. The Container Store!
Susan Risdal
New York City
5/11/10
6:05 PM
All of the old rules have changed. Ten years ago, in order to get clients, you just looked for them...called them up...made an appointment, etc. Now you can't get anyone on the phone...and if you do happen to talk to a business owner, they are not interested in any sales appointments. My IT business almost faltered because I was trying to make the old rules work.
Found Meetup.com and started networking, which saved my business. I now work through the NY Entrepreneurs Business Network to help other startups start up.
Granted, paper work, absurd laws, government and oil, pharma and food are blocking us -- but we can do business with each other if we know each other. We can do this while we are working to change our environment from one of suppression to one of freedom.
Freddie Shivdat
New Jersey
2/15/10
6:02 PM
Entrepreneurship has been evidenced as the driver of the US economic growth from the start of the industrial revolution. It is hinged on our unique and sometimes complicated education system that supports expression of ideas that lead to innovation.
The failure of our society to recognize the decline in scientific minded graduates coupled with a growing trend in Washington to be bugged down by minutia instead of rationalizing and compromising to come up with policies to capitalize on the effects of globalization, we are adrift as a nation.
We as Americans are being handcuffed by policy more and more as the rest of the world frees up regulations to foster innovation. For the first time, the US is looking a some level of brain drain as more and more innovators leave for more fertile grounds.
The test will be whether we allow a few financial and a few industrial organizations to control our government and economy. We still have a chance to innovate ourselves to the top of the world but only time will tell. The key areas where we could excel are environmental, energy and aerospace.
However, as a very small business that depends on a vibrant economy, I am stuck with no source of financing other than my own and now friend in government, so i will keep plugging and hope for the best. Things have sure changed since the 1990's.
Paul Hales
Utah
1/26/10
7:01 PM
A major contributor to America's debt is our consumption of fossil based fuels. If we were able to not only curtail the amounts used each year but start mass producing electric cars that are fueled by renewable energy such as wind, geothermal, solar etc.. we would not only be cleaning up our environment in the U.S but reducing our dependence on the import of oil as well. If America is able to emulate what China, of all places, is starting to do with their investing in Green energy, then our citizens would have more jobs producing the power, building the vehicles and batteries, and probably lessening our health costs at the same time. The new electric Tesla vehicle goes from 0 to 60 MPH in 4 seconds. That is similar to a Corvette so loss of power should not be an issue. I am pursuing the mining of rare earth metals that are required for Green Energy. Small part in a big play.
Build slowly and carefully for the long term.
To do that, you would realize that business is deeply personal and balance the 3 "Ps" - people (stakeholders - team, investors, vendors and customers), profit, and the planet (regardless of your focus which could be evolutionary, economic or environmental).
Any business can operate that way...and there are some real surprises out there, i.e. The Container Store!
All of the old rules have changed. Ten years ago, in order to get clients, you just looked for them...called them up...made an appointment, etc. Now you can't get anyone on the phone...and if you do happen to talk to a business owner, they are not interested in any sales appointments. My IT business almost faltered because I was trying to make the old rules work.
Found Meetup.com and started networking, which saved my business. I now work through the NY Entrepreneurs Business Network to help other startups start up.
Granted, paper work, absurd laws, government and oil, pharma and food are blocking us -- but we can do business with each other if we know each other. We can do this while we are working to change our environment from one of suppression to one of freedom.
Entrepreneurship has been evidenced as the driver of the US economic growth from the start of the industrial revolution. It is hinged on our unique and sometimes complicated education system that supports expression of ideas that lead to innovation.
The failure of our society to recognize the decline in scientific minded graduates coupled with a growing trend in Washington to be bugged down by minutia instead of rationalizing and compromising to come up with policies to capitalize on the effects of globalization, we are adrift as a nation.
We as Americans are being handcuffed by policy more and more as the rest of the world frees up regulations to foster innovation. For the first time, the US is looking a some level of brain drain as more and more innovators leave for more fertile grounds.
The test will be whether we allow a few financial and a few industrial organizations to control our government and economy. We still have a chance to innovate ourselves to the top of the world but only time will tell. The key areas where we could excel are environmental, energy and aerospace.
However, as a very small business that depends on a vibrant economy, I am stuck with no source of financing other than my own and now friend in government, so i will keep plugging and hope for the best. Things have sure changed since the 1990's.
A major contributor to America's debt is our consumption of fossil based fuels. If we were able to not only curtail the amounts used each year but start mass producing electric cars that are fueled by renewable energy such as wind, geothermal, solar etc.. we would not only be cleaning up our environment in the U.S but reducing our dependence on the import of oil as well. If America is able to emulate what China, of all places, is starting to do with their investing in Green energy, then our citizens would have more jobs producing the power, building the vehicles and batteries, and probably lessening our health costs at the same time. The new electric Tesla vehicle goes from 0 to 60 MPH in 4 seconds. That is similar to a Corvette so loss of power should not be an issue. I am pursuing the mining of rare earth metals that are required for Green Energy. Small part in a big play.
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