by Mike | May 23, 2014 | Goals, It is a Journey, Million in the Bank |
The Goal $1,000,000
The goal $1,000,000-set your goal at one million dollars in the bank. You must believe you can get one million dollars saved. Of course your goal can be bigger too, but set a goal. You must believe the goal is possible. If thinking about $1,000,000 is really not believable then set an intermediate target, $10,000, $100,000 or whatever number seems possible to you. (more…)
by Mike | May 19, 2014 | Business ownership, Crowdfunding, It is a Journey, Million in the Bank, Raising money, Starting Out, Types of Business |
Great Toy Story in Summary
Remember your favorite toy or your child’s favorite toy? Toy’s are a big part of all of our lives. But for Shawnta Ray and her husband Rick Harmon toys are their lives. They have had a wild ride, and there is not enough room here for all the spills, turns, and lessons learned. (more…)
by Mike | May 7, 2014 | Million in the Bank |
Making millions with wristbands.
Mashnoon Ahmed, Mueen Akhter, and Aziz Mansoor are three young men who each put $2,000 into starting their company. They started selling customized silicone wristbands online in 2007 from a small garage. They have a great story with three steps, a few wristbands, a few years, a few million dollars. In 2012 they had annual gross sales of over $36,000,000. (more…)
by Mike | May 1, 2014 | Business ownership, It is a Journey, Million in the Bank, Starting Out |
You Really Can Have One Million Dollars
You Really Can Have One Million Dollars
Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Jack Welch, Richard Branson, these people have had huge success, but their stories do not have much value to the man or woman wanting to start a small business. The stories that matter most, are about people who have started with little or nothing and are still on the path to making their million, or have made their first million and are growing their business. These are the stories I share, trying to capture what happens in those first few years. (more…)
by Mike | Apr 28, 2014 | Business ownership, Starting Out, Types of Business |
Arnel’s Originals
Arnel McAtee was a retired school teacher who had two little girls who were covered in eczema. Using an elimination diet, she finally figured it out; they were allergic to a lot of foods but especially gluten. She changed their diet and almost miraculously they were well again. At the time there just was not much gluten free food back in 1996 and the gluten-free bread was not very tasty. This put her on a path of trying to make better and tastier food for her kids by experimenting with recipes. (more…)