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Women-Owned Franchise Numbers on the Rise

Franchise consultants FranNet issues a release today discussing trends in women-owned franchises. They cited reports from the International Franchise Association, which found that women have founded 23 franchise systems in the U.S., and within a 10 year span, women-owned franchises increased nearly 17%.

Most Entrepreneurs Fail.

Browsing through my feeds this morning, I came across an interesting little list from Rich Whittle at the Business Opportunities Weblog, though it originated from Inc.com. The list is of 5 mistakes that entrepreneurs make. Without getting into all of the details of the Inc.com post, the list goes:

cmypitch - Social Network For Small Businesses

cmypitch is a social network for small and medium businesses. It is essentially a startup that tries to help your company connect with people who can help your business. I love the concept, especially since its heavy on video. Its easy to use, content rich and the concept is good. Its still very new so we'll see where it goes, but its worth checking out, especially if you're a small or medium0sized business.

SCORE Notes Milestone With Eight Millionth Entrepreneur

Some nice poetry has been written about the path less traveled, and small businesses tend to be somewhat unique.  We'll set those facts aside for a moment, though, because SCORE is celebrating an impressive statistic involving eight million entrepreneurs.

The Best Businesses to Be In?

Small business confidence is up. Small business confidence is down. Up. Down. Amidst the contradictory studies and outlooks, it can be hard for an aspiring entrepreneur to make a decision on what business to go into.

Preparing Your Kids for Success

It seems that entrepreneurs are starting their careers younger all the time. As I mentioned a few months back, 30 young entrepreneurs were being recognized for their accomplishments in connection to the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. Look at Carl Ocab, who started teaching people how to make money online at the age of 13.

Don't Spread Your Business Too Thin

I was reading an article today called "Combining Existing Business Concepts" at Small Business Compendium. The topic of the article is pretty clear from the title. They cite YouTube who combined TV and the Internet. They also cite Google who has branched out from being simply a search engine to providing all kinds of services like maps, blogs, and all of their wonderful tools (not to mention buying YouTube).

6 Simple Startup-Building Steps

Here are the six simple steps for building a startup (in this case, a software startup).

What's In Your Name?

It may seem that what you decide to name your company is crucial to the life of your brand. Basically, it is your brand, so naming it right from the beginning must be in your best interest for ensuring that that life is a long one. The Wall Street Journal has posted an interesting look at company naming, featuring a test from name consultants "Eat my Words". The "Smile & Scratch Test" as it's called works this way:

Small Business Owners Need Vacations Too

If you're an entrepreneur or small business owner like me, you probably find it difficult to take time off.