Author Archives: Gary Barzel

Have you ever looked in amazement at one of those super doers? You know who I’m talking about. Those people who seem to defy the confines of time to get a seemingly insurmountable list of things done, day after day. Have you ever looked at these people and wondered what you are doing wrong? Even […]

You don’t need to travel so far to find a good business opportunity, and you don’t need to run a strictly online business, either. There are many, profitable business ideas that you can do within your own community and for little investment. 1. Crafts and Creative Products. Many successful businesses got their start as hobbies. […]

How can you get quick capital to help cover any unexpected emergencies or significant cash shortfalls in your business? Even if you have few assets, you may still have options as long as you put in little forethought before something happens. Running a Business is Full of Bumps One of the givens of running a […]

After the credit crunch and subsequent housing meltdown in 2008, the banking industry made a much publicized move to reign in small business lending. What had once been a moderate flow of small business finance to the nation’s smallest companies, then almost completely dried up. In it’s wake, various alternative lenders and other loan arrangements […]

Is it just me or is the entrepreneurial pool getting younger and younger? If you look at the examples below, it certainly seems that way. The following teens and preteens aren’t just mere babes going through the typical rites of passage, they’re successful entrepreneurs who have managed to amass more money than most of us […]

Recently, I saw this article over at Entrepreneur.com where the author highlighted several people who turned their hobbies into successful mega businesses, and it got me thinking. Aside from these superstars, plenty of people try and fail to make a buck off their favorite pastimes. What’s the secret sauce? Though not every hobby will net […]

Underlying all the political rhetoric regarding the state of U.S. Healthcare, underlying all the finger-pointing and posturing about how it should be fixed, who should fix it, and when, the fact is many people are struggling to afford adequate healthcare for themselves and their families. Among the nation’s small business owners and the self-employed in […]

Among the good ol’ boys club of high-profile CEO’s, excess and frivolousness just seem to come with the territory. But these ten CEOs have become particularly infamous for their gregarious, flamboyant lifestyles, and egotistical flights of fancy. They’re livin’ XXXL – often at the astronomical expense of the companies in their charge. 1.Dennis Kozlowski Tyco […]

According to several recent surveys, such as NFIB Small Business Optimism report mentioned in my previous post and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Q2 Small Business Study, small business owners are currently concerned about their tax requirements, a situation that has been exacerbated by the fact that the economy remains listless despite all the stimulus […]