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I do a lot of speaking about business and entrepreneurship, and one of the more often things I am asked is when do you start teaching your kids entrepreneurship?
I have another answer. It seems that in China, there are now more than 3000 kids from age 3 to 6 that is enrolled in “early” MBA. Shanghai’s FasTracKids Academy advocates teaching management skills and life-goal training sessions nitead of nursery rhymes or finger painting.
for instance, the kids were purportedly asked to create a business plan to manage a computer-animated sheep farm ...
The following were the top 7 countries in global competitiveness: USA, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Finland, and Japan.
Two of the world’s potentialy biggest and hottest economies, China was 34th, while India was 48th.
U.S. back on top in global competitiveness survey - Oct. 31, 2007
The United States has regained its status as the world’s most competitive economy thanks to strong innovation and excellent universities, according to a survey released Wednesday by the World Economic Forum.
This is an age old question - as akin to can leadership be taught? Or can you teach somebody to be a great musician, or painter? A lot depends on hard work, but a good amount also is about talent and natural affinity.
Here is a great article on this.
Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
Goossen came to the conclusion that while there are several elements that can be taught to enhance the knowledge and success of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship is something one can learn only by doing. “With law or accounting,you can ...
My wife and I have co managed some of our companies for 15 years. We also know many friends whose companies are husband and wife teams.
It is a challenge, and the odds are bigger, but there are also areas which it will give advantage.
Why Co-founders Shouldn’t Share the CEO Title
TechStars (BusinessWeek.com, 9/26/07) founder David Cohen says he’s working with two companies that have founders sharing the CEO title, and he has concluded it’s a bad idea: “Often [it’s] just a symptom of a deeper and much more important ...
Eight personal finance gurus were asked in what is the best advice and lessons they learn on increasing the wealth.
The following advice I believe is most sound. I’d like to add another advice I think was best which I heard 2 weeks ago.
” You must distinguish the difference between your needs and wants. You should spend only for what you need from the money that you actively earn.
The rest of the money should be saved and go to investments. From the earning of your investments ( your money making more ...
In this list of top 100 Business blogs worldwide, we are number 64!
The Top 100 Business Blogs | Business Opportunities And Ideas
While there are many great business blogs about, they are not always easy to find amongst the legions of make money online blogs. So I’ve gathered together a list of what I believe are the Top 100 Business Blogs on the Internet.
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There are generally three ways you can position your company – either provide products or services that are better, faster or cheaper. Normally, you cannot be all three – and you have to choose which is your competitive advantage. Faster is defined by UPS or Fedex where you can generally get your parcels delivered in a day, or McDonalds where you can go in and be eating your meal in a few minutes. But for the moment, let us forget about faster, and concentrate on the other two aspects – ...
John Dvorak speculates that the way to unlock Microsoft’s potential and for it to remain agile is to make it a holdings company.
More evidence Microsoft’s going the way of Berkshire Hathaway - MarketWatch
I hate to revisit the same subject in this column two weeks in a row. But after thinking about last week’s column, combined with recent laments by Steve Ballmer and his thoughts about Bill Gates, I now believe that my earlier thoughts on the upside potential for the company haven’t gone far enough.
China’s GDP growth eases slightly in third quarter - MarketWatch
China’s economic growth rate eased slightly in the three months through September but remained above the 11% threshold for the third straight quarter, while inflation also rose to the higher end of the comfort zone of policy makers, likely keeping up pressure for an interest-rate increase in the near future.
There’s a lot of insight in this interview.
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina speaks out - Oct. 24, 2007
Carly Fiorina didn’t just break the glass ceiling, she obliterated it, as the first woman to lead a FORTUNE 20 company. But her fall from stardom was just as dramatic, and she remains a controversial figure, with opinion split on whether she deserves credit for HP’s success since her firing in 2005. Fortune’s Matthew Boyle talked to Fiorina - who now serves on several advisory boards, including the CIA’s - about ...
These kind of things happen to companies.
first, the failure to plan — they did not foresee employees cashing in on free phones.
Second, when people make mistakes, whether you should make a stand, or go through the easiest way out. Apple will have a lot of problems for 800 employees, but making a principled stand may send a message to its other employees and to its customers of where your stand is.
Apple may have fired greedy retail employees for cashing iPhone credit
Apple might be a little upset with some ...
Freakanomics is a best selling book, and it tries to trace seemingly unrelated incidents, and hypothesizes that it may have a direct cause and effect.
One of the contentions I remembered was that legalizing abortion could have resulted in a big reduction of crime. The hypothesis says the mother is the best person to know whether the baby when born will be able to get the love and care that they deserve. Thus, prevention of birth of millions of babies who otherwise would not have received the love or proper education ...
Hilarious!
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Its about innovation …. and speed.
Amusing Japan: How To Build A House in A Day
This is a wood framing technology, originally from Japan, that I led the effort to transfer to the USA. Essentially a small group of untrained people can erect an entire house frame in 1-3 days, depending on the size of the structure.
Hooker raped and robbed | Philadelphia Daily News
A DEFENDANT accused of forcing a prostitute at gunpoint to have sex with him and three other men got lucky, so to speak, last week.
A Philadelphia judge dropped all sex and assault charges at his preliminary hearing.
Municipal Judge Teresa Carr Deni instead held the defendant on the bizarre charge of armed robbery for - get this - “theft of services.”
Unbelievable.
Many entrepreneurs I know, are proud about their gut feel. Many of them have become successful in their chosen industry even as they continue to spurn formal business management practices, like having a proper budget. Many even proudly wear their illiteracy like a badge of honor. ‘We’ll solve it when it happens’ is a normal strategy, and they think that a business plan or budget are too restricting.
In the face of such role models, many business administration students are noticeably unappreciative of the various management science courses that they learn ...
In the face of such role models, many business administration students are noticeably unappreciative of the various management science courses that they learn in school.
Yet while admittedly it was easier to succeed in business 30 years ago, it is now getting more and more competitive,
A few weeks back, I wrote whether you should consider getting rid of customers as a road to profitability.
BusinessWeek has a similar article that believes that sometimes some customers might just be better to let go.
When, Why, and How to Fire That Customer
Yes, breaking up may be hard to do, but when a client is costing you money or making you crazy, it can be a smart move. Severing unprofitable or exhausting relationships can, after the initial fallout, boost your company’s revenues. Brede cut the cord with ...
China has come a long way…
Ananova - Stripping for conservation
A hundred Chinese volunteers posed naked for a photo-shoot to publicise environmental issues.
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Innovative ways to garner word of mouth and publicity.
Ananova - Can you see what it is yet?
A pair of jeans has been recreated using over 3000 drinks cans.
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