Reference Books
Never Get a 'Real' Job: How to Dump Your Boss, Build a Business, and Not Go Broke
Scott Gerber
Meet 27-year-old Scott Gerber. In his new book "Never Get a 'Real' Job: How to Dump Your Boss, Build a Business, and Not Go Broke" (Wiley, John & Songs; $22.95), the former Staten Islander and "serial entrepreneur" straight-forwardly explains how to start a business without landing in the poor house.
In additon to telling Gerber's story - including the infamous failed company that shalt not be named - "Never Get a Real Job" gives insight and advice into getting started, figuring out finances, building a business plan, partnering and marketing your product or service among other topics.
He concluded, "I'm helping peers of our generation to get up, get started and get entrepreneurial."
Small Business & Entrepreneur Resource Links
These links connect to useful resources for starting and growing a business:
100 Web Tools for Entrepreneurs and Business-Leaning Life Scientists
Cliff Mintz, author of www.biojobblog.com writes,
“While the entrepreneurial life isn’t for everyone, those intrepid individuals who are willing to give it a shot and possibly be successful ought to be aware of a few basic tools that will make life as an entrepreneur slightly less stressful. To that end, Emma Taylor over at Accredited Online Colleges sent me a blog post that lists 100 web tools that may be valuable to budding entrepreneurs and business-oriented life scientists.”
Cliff Mintz, PhD
www.biojobblog.com,
www.biocrowd.com
www.biojobblog.com/2010/02/articles/biocareers/web-tools-for-entrepreneurs-and-businessleaning-life-scientists/
Crowd Funding
Crowd Funding (or Crowd Sourced Capital) is the concept that a group of people collaborate and combine their money to support any of a variety of efforts or organizations. The money can be used for anything from a a small business idea to a charity to a political campaign. Crowd Funding has gotten significant attention and momentum recently due to the role of social networking and media in promoting new ideas. Entrepreneurs are exploring the opportunities presented by Crowd Funding to boost their start-up.
Crowdsourcing is outsourcing work that would typically be performed by an employee to the public through an "open call", such as a contest or competition. Similar to Crowd Funding, social media and networking have contributed greatly to this effort by allowing small businesses and other groups to solicit the help of a larger group of people. For more information about how Crowd Funding and Crowd Sourcing could help your business, visit the following links:
Crowd Funding:
Indiegogo.com
Kickstarter.com
RocketHub.com
GoFundMe.com
PeerBackers.com
Invested.In
Spot.us
Crowdsourcing:
CrowdSpring.com (logos, design and branding)
99designs.com (logos, design and branding)
Poptent.com (promotional videos)
Threadless.com (t-shirt designs)
Elance.com (business services)
Odesk.com (business services)
CloudCrowd.com (business services)
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