Aug 06

Toilet Paper Entrepreneur: 91 ways to get out of the box

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Welcome Toilet Paper Entrepreneurs!! For the second time in a row my idea was featured at Toilet Paper Entrepreneur’s blog. But if you came to this site and did NOT see it, here’s the link to “91 Ways How To Get Out Of The Box.” Some great tips there.

For those that may not want to visit the site, my tip for thinking or getting out of the box was to talk to a Janitor. As the story goes:

I read the story years ago about a hotel that was putting in a maintenance elevator and all of the engineers and company people were discussing the costs of tearing down the ceiling and walls next to the current elevators, potentially costing millions of dollars to install it. The janitor walked by and asked what the problem was and someone told him. After thinking a moment he said to the crowd of experts “You could put one at the end of the hallway because there’s nothing outside to stop you!” Find someone that is completely different than you in demographics, industry, etc, out of YOUR box, to see your problem in a whole new light.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you get more out of my site as well.

My book for entrepreneurs using a Mac will be out soon.

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Aug 04

Welcome Toilet Paper Entrepreneurs and TPE tipsters!

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Thanks for stopping by!!!

So, how did I get picked by the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur? Well I subscribe to HARO (Help A Reporter Out) email hosted by Peter Shankman and I saw a request from Mike: “I am looking for tips on how people can prepare now if they want to become an entrepreneur later on (perhaps weeks away or years away). What is your one best tip for getting ready now, so you can excel later as an entrepreneur?”

My tip, having a set date on when you start your business is essential from an IRS perspective and a legal one. From the IRS perspective you get tax advantages for the equipment you’ll put into place, including personal stuff that now becomes business stuff, as well as the time you put into the startup, also known as startups costs.  From a legal perspective, you’ll need to register your business name so that  your personal stuff is protected if things go south financially for you, and they may well do that.

I have been researching such tips for my up coming book for startups or solo entrepreneurs (real estate agents, carpet cleaners, writers, etc) that want or need to know how to use their Macs in their business. I sent the tip in yesterday and the rest is what will happen going forward from today.

I currently have a short book (at 35,000+ words) that is intended for college students or anyone that has never owned a business (which sort of includes me). My second one, which is what I started first and is longer (125,000+ words), is intended for larger businesses, up to 10 employees.

My premise for both is a genre buster: how to RUN a business with a Mac.

You see lots of business books and some books about Mac computers, but not how to run a business with a Mac. I’m sort of a business geek, not a techie geek, i.e. like the Genius Bar guys at the Apple store, but someone who loves business problems. I like to solve business problems with the Mac, but not every problem requires a Mac solution.

So, again, thanks for stopping by and let me know how I can help you out.

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