An interesting point from The Conglomerate on the potential for increased activity in mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
It might give some hope to law, finance, and accounting students reading this post.
A few very brief comments from my side: (more…)
On August 10, 2010, In Entrepreneurship, By JMW
An interesting discussion at The Conglomerate as to the readiness of law school graduates for the business world.
However this issue applies equally to graduates in many other fields. Medicine, dentistry, engineering, information technology; the list is extremely long. (more…)
On April 16, 2010, In Entrepreneurship, By JMW
Some entrepreneurs are trying to sell percentages of their future earnings to raise capital.
An interesting concept. (more…)
On April 15, 2010, In Entrepreneurship, By JMW
As I have written before, you do not need to be a millionaire, with years of technical expertise, to be a successful entrepreneur.
If you have a good idea, it does not matter if you are 14 or 44.
Nor do you require significant financial capital or experience to start many enterprises. (more…)
On April 6, 2010, In Entrepreneurship, By JMW
For a very interesting entrepreneurial idea, check out what Shin Yamashita has created.
Mr. Yamashita’s idea reminds me of three key things for young entrepreneurs to remember. (more…)
On March 15, 2010, In Career, Entrepreneurship, By JMW
On March 13, 2010, In Career, Entrepreneurship, By JMW
In Lessons From a Street Vendor Part I, we looked at how one needs to dream big. That by being as specific as possible in your objectives, visualizing your future reality, and through detailed planning, you can improve the probability of realizing your goals.
If you have yet to read Part I, I suggest you do so before proceeding with this post. Part I may be a bit long, but I think it makes some good points (in my humble opinion).
While the ideas in Part I are crucial, you must also put in the effort in order to succeed.
Today we will look at Mr. Wang’s second piece of advice, that (more…)
On March 12, 2010, In Career, Entrepreneurship, By JMW
Another interesting article by Forbes.com.
It reminds people that they can learn life and business lessons almost anywhere. Obviously, you can learn much from watching the actions of CEOs and billionaires. But you can also gain valuable insights from those much lower on the corporate ladder.
The article makes some good points that I will address over three posts. (more…)
On March 6, 2010, In Economics, Entrepreneurship, By JMW
Apologies to anyone expecting a post about my favourite beverage, the Caipirinha.
Yes, that would be a good post. But it would require limes, not lemons.
Rather, this follows on from How to Become a Billionaire. In that post, I mentioned how “squeezing the lemon” could reduce costs, thereby improving profitability.
Now I want to provide a simple example of the relationship between cost, revenue, and profitability. (more…)
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