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Trust Your Intuition
According to Einstein, “The only real valuable thing is intuition". It's especially true for entrepreneurs. Sometimes you just have to trust your intuition. You have to listen to it, even if you’re not really sure where it’s going to take you. As an entrepreneur, your...
Minimizing Risk in Small Business
There is always a risk when you start a new business, but there are also many rewards to being a business owner and controlling your own destiny. Many people avoid starting their own businesses because of the risk. But you can start minimizing risk in small business...
Innovation and Winning Streaks
With the big Mega Millions Lottery reaching a record-breaking jackpot this week, I thought I would write a post on winning. Does it contain the winning lottery numbers? Of course not. We have those under lock and key. Have you ever noticed how winners seem to...
America Invents Act
Here is the press release from the White House regarding the America Invents Act: President Obama Signs America Invents Act, Overhauling the Patent System to Stimulate Economic Growth, and Announces New Steps to Help Entrepreneurs Create Jobs Today, at...
How a Fulfillment Company Can Increase Your Sales
Any small business owner who sells products and has bootstrapped their business probably started out shipping their products themselves. If you've done this you know that means buying shipping products like boxes and envelopes, packing items yourself, driving to the...
Why China Lacks Creativity
As someone who’s been a victim of Chinese counterfeiters, I’m one person who wishes the Chinese were more creative and not just copycats. But it wasn’t always like that. One of the most important innovations in history came from China. Ts’ai Lun, the inventor...
4 Ways to Encourage Creativity in Kids
Ahh, what did kids do before XBOX and Wii? What did kids do before computer games? Well, they probably had a much stronger imagination. And imagination is important to a child's cognitive development. Studies show that children who have imaginary friends are more...
Innovation and Creativity
After spending the day speaking to several different groups about innovation and creativity I realized how hard it was to convince people that they are both important. Even though creativity and innovation are two different things, they also go hand in hand. To be...
Conformity Kills Creativity in Kids
Remember in school when you were told that you couldn't color outside of the lines? I remember it vividly and got in trouble for even questioning why we couldn't. I understand the reasons for rules, especially as a kid when you seem most powerless against the...