Over the past two weeks, we’ve profiled two entrepreneurs who have been very outspoken about the role of companies in giving back to the communities where they operate. John Mackey calls it “conscious capitalism”. Marc Benioff calls it “compassionate capitalism”…
John Mackey is best known as the college drop-out who (along with his girlfriend) cobbled together $45,000 to start a small health food store called SaferWay in Austin, Texas. Later Mackey joined his store with the Clarksville Natural Grocery and renamed…
“Successful startups are the ones who have enough moneyleft over to try their second idea.”—Clayton Christensen, Author and Harvard Professor One of the best books we’ve come across on starting a business is Nail It Then Scale It by Nathan…
Just a reminder: U.S. Corporate taxes are due this Friday, March 15. It’s not too late to submit your tax payments for 2012, but after tomorrow, it will be. Last week we shared a few thoughts about corporate taxes in…
Yvon Chouinard is well known in the worlds of rock climbing and environmentalism, but almost unknown as a savvy and successful businessman (despite being both). In the early 1970’s, Chouinard learned the art of black smithing in order to design…
“…a casual survey of the laws relating to the taxing of corporations convinces me that any corporation that gets away with its trousers and one collar-stud should offer up Hosannahs.” …
Sir James Dyson is perhaps best known for his paradigm-shifting vacuum cleaners—vacuums that work using mini cyclones to suck and separate dirt, while never losing suction as it fills up. He formed his own company to make and sell his…
Do you need a logo design for your small business? There are plenty of options for getting one, including our easy-to-use, do-it-yourself design tool. But our tool isn’t right for everyone. Your business may be better off with a logo…
Phil Knight discovered he was an entrepreneur while sitting in a small business class at Stanford School of Business. “That class was an ‘aha!’ moment,” he said. “[the professor] defined the type of person who was an entrepreneur—and I realized…
UPDATE: We recently created a new, more comprehensive list of 17 Ways to Find Business Startup Ideas on the blog. Click to see them all. To the budding entrepreneur, one of the first problems with starting a new business is…
