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The term “entrepreneur” has evolved recently into this mushy catch-all phrase that can really mean several different things- especially in the Age of the Internet where many of the barriers to entry have come down in an unprecedented way. But while many people may be proudly claiming this title, very few can claim it successfully. [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

The American Dream may seem very far these days for the average American struggling to get by. But behind all the mushy idealism, the truth is there are those who live a real rags to riches lives. The following are ten famous American entrepreneurs who left their poor beginnings behind to become some of the [...]

Earlier this week, I saw an interesting post by Scott Shane over at SmallBizTrends.com in which he highlights a trend that so far seems to have avoided media scrutiny: an apparent entrepreneurial exodus has been going on over the past five years. Though the number of people taking the entrepreneurial plunge seems to have increased [...]

As the summer beckons, focusing on the daily grind may become a challenge. To offer a bit of inspiration, I created a list individuals that I believe to be “super entrepreneurs.” That is, these are not just people who have amassed wealth or who ran a successful business, they left an indelible imprint on the [...]

While the name “dorm room start-up” may seem somewhat subdued, eliciting the image of a cash-strapped, ramon noodle-eating student trying to scrape together a little extra income, for those of more enterprising natures, college provides the fertile ground on which to develop and expand some pretty hefty business ideas. From their humble student quarters, a [...]