Cinventure - For the Cincinnati Entrepreneur

According to a recent survey by the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, the typical start-up is funded by less than $10,000 and does not have a business plan. The survey also gleaned some insights from these bootstrapping entrepreneurs:

While more than half of the approximately 600 business owners surveyed said it would have been easier to […]

Cincinnati-based Isabella Capital, LLC. is an investment firm inspired by Queen Isabella of Castile, who was the patron of Christopher Columbus‘ venture to the Americas.
Fund Isabella is the firm’s flagship offering, which is targeted towards early stage, women-led companies or those operating in the women’s market. Isabella believes that female-led entrepreneurial ventures are an untapped […]

The U.S. Small Business Administration recently announced the launch of Mind Your Own Business, an online resource to help young entrepreneurs succeed in the world of business.
The SBA and Junior Achievement Worldwide introduced the Mind Your Own Business teen Web site to provide support to the growing interest in entrepreneurship among teens, and to serve […]

If you are just starting your business and don’t want to deal with the hassles of invoicing, online invoice management services can save you a lot of precious time. These services help you create professional-looking invoices that are easy to manage and distribute. PostBubble provides a nice overview of three major players in the online […]

At its core, entrepreneurship involves the discovery and exploitation of opportunities. New entrepreneurs often wonder how to increase their chances of identifying unseen opportunities. A common belief is that the only way to find great opportunities is to stumble upon them inadvertently. In truth, most great opportunities are simple ideas that have been cultivated […]

A (good, but long) video of the Churchill Club’s annual look at what it takes to build a successful startup. This panel of five Silicon Valley entrepreneurs discussed the challenges and critical success factors necessary to reach the promised land. Moderator: Guy Kawasaki, Speakers: Lauren Elliott (Third Rock Mining), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Joe Kraus (JotSpot), […]

Guy Kawasaki asks: Do you want to make meaning with your company?
Kawasaki believes the essense of entrepreneurship is about making meaning; changing the world in a positive way should be the core of any new start up. In The Art of the Start, he defines four ways to create meaning:

Make the world a better place
Increase […]

In 1943 Abraham Maslow theorized in a paper titled A Theory of Human Motivation that all humans naturally seek to satisfy five levels of needs. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is visual representation of these levels and shows how each need builds from the previous one. I believe this model can also be applied to […]

The Institute for the Future, a research company in Palo Alto, CA, recently conducted a study to predict trends affecting small business over the next five years. Study participant Rhonda Abrams summarized six trends identified by the study:

Retirement businesses: Millions of baby boomers will soon retire. Most boomers are still too energetic and engaged to […]

Entrepreneurship is quickly becoming one of the most desired and sought after career paths. I have created a list of Entrepreneurship Websites and Blogs on Listible. This list is a compilation of the best web resources for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. Help the community by adding your own resources to the list!