One of the facts that most entrepreneurs realize is we’re about solving people’s problems. A significant point in entrepreneurship is social entrepreneurship: Helping those with simple solutions that make a BIG impact on their lives.
As I have mentioned before in another blog post regarding Startup Entrepreneur for the Poor: Liter of Light sometimes the simple solutions affect more people that complex or complicated ones.
Here is another example showing that “certificates” or “degrees” from “approved” colleges and universities may be overkill for solving problems as the principles are the same. Failing to understand how a cell phone works does not stop me from using it much like these people solving their own problems
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Apple recently had their iPhone 4S launch, to some an anticipated new Apple product, to others a MUCH anticipated new Apple product which became disappointing. Did Apple miss it? Did Apple flub it? How could Apple disappoint their customers so much?
Well, let’s take a look.
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The ethics of being a startup entrepreneur is about doing good for both you and your customer. Sort of like a business doctor: Doing no harm to your customers with your products and services. One of the things about businesses is when you’re doing the right thing you and your customer BOTH make things better. Well, here’s a story about someone that is using organic farming which actually makes doing a garden, using the right techniques, that you’ll actually be healthier because of the techniques used by Paul Gautschi.
If you watch Paul’s gardening techniques, you’ll be amazed at how simple things make a BIG difference. Watch and learn.
So, here’s the answer to our food situation.
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Categories: health, ideas, Motivation, Planning, Process, Success, Tips Tags: Garden, Organic, Organic farming, Organic horticulture, Urban Homesteading
As I have talked with numerous people regarding their businesses I am in constant discussion with others about what they do and how they do it. I had a conversation with anther small business and he stated something that reenforced what I have seen. He said, “More people only love what they do, not do what they need to do.” What does he mean?
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Fresh off of the results Hurricane Irene and the Colorado and Virginia earthquakes, the question for every business owner is: Would you survive a disaster to your business?
Are you prepared for a disaster?
In business parlance it’s called business continuity. Can you continue in business if you’re struck with a disaster?
What most people may not realize is that there are two results to every disaster that hits a business:
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Thomas Edison in pursuing the invention of the light bulb failed over 10,000 times trying to find the right combination. While most of us see the persistence of his goal, there are two other stories, back stories, that most are not aware of.
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As a beginning entrepreneur I’ve learned that we startups “need to know our numbers.” For entrepreneurs, numbers are the results of what we measure, and we need to measure the right things.
I had a brief discussion with a “up and coming” entrepreneur in Ohio recently and in our discussion he asked me, “How many employees to you have?”
I said, “Only me.”
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