Some say that you can’t learn how to build a successful company, you’re either born with the right stuff or you’re not.
But if that’s the case, then why are so many successful business people pouring their own money into funding entrepreneurial programs in colleges and universities?
The entrepreneurial nature vs. nurture debate goes far back, but with entrepreneurship on the rise, perhaps it’s time to take another look.
Almost three years ago we posted “10 Blogs Entrepreneurs Need to Be Reading” and to this day it has remained the most popular post on the Grasshopper blog. While it’s an excellent list, we feel it’s time for an update. We bring you the 2012 version, 10 Must Read Blogs for Entrepreneurs.
When was the last time your meeting with a fellow entrepreneur or investor ended with them spiritedly walking away while singing the popular refrain “Mixing business and pleasure shall be your greatest treasure”?
That’s right, never. Besides the fact that entrepreneurs and investors rarely moonlight as bards, the question of whether good friends make good business partners is a wide and dubious grey area.
Some people say you can’t go wrong starting a business with a friend. Others think you must’ve gone off the deep end to risk your friendship in such a way.
At Grasshopper, our passion is helping entrepreneurs succeed. Whether it’s growing your business with our virtual phone system, getting your business press or hooking your business up with some pretty cool deals; there is nothing we love more than helping our friends and customers succeed.
So, when we come across a company that shares the same values as us, we get excited and want to work with them. Enter eMinutes. eMinutes is a law firm that has been in practice for nearly twenty years. They’ve formed corporations and LLCs for A-list movie stars, Grammy award winning musicians and athletes. Wow!
Now, they want to help YOU launch your business and are offering to do it for 500 first-time entrepreneurs for FREE.
In honor of Global Entrepreneurship Week, this week’s content will be focused entirely on entrepreneurship. This post originally appeared on our blog last year. We love this post because it shows how great things can come from failure.
When we think about the true legends of the business world, it’s easy to put them on pedestals. Surely, we tell ourselves, the people who produce multi-billion dollar fortunes are a different breed than the rest of us. And seldom (if ever) do we picture them failing at anything. Yet when you look back on the real-life histories of iconic entrepreneurs, there is plenty of failure to go around. In fact, these early setbacks were often instrumental in shaping the careers of these storied figures.
