What makes a person an entrepreneur? Maybe it's just a decision to do something different with your life. That's how BizSugar Contributor of the Week Kenji Crosland discovered his passion.
"I became an entrepreneur in 2009 when I quit my job as a corporate headhunter in Tokyo and moved back to the U.S. with no job prospects, and no experience in the areas where I wanted to work," Crosland remembers.
He first hit upon blogging as …
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If you had to choose one job description for our latest BizSugar Contributor of the Week, Hesham Zebida, that job description would probably be community builder.
In fact, it was Zebida's passion for community building that led to his founding of Famous Bloggers, his first online business, two years ago.
His purpose at the time, for himself and for other bloggers who started with him in the community, was simple.
"I wanted to …
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If you had asked Rachel Strella in June 2010 what she did for a living, she would have told you she worked in marketing.
In fact, it was a totally random exchange with a business friend confused about how best to use social media to market her business that convinced Strella it was time to strike out on her own.
"I found a mentor named Maria through a program sponsored by a local female executives group," Strella recalled. "Maria …
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We've all heard people say that losing a particular job may have been the best thing that ever happened to them.
But for BizSugar Contributor of the Week Carolyn Higgins, president of Fortune Marketing, it might just turn out to be true. When Higgins was let go from her job selling Marketing Automation Software solutions in 2009, she knew it was time to follow her dream of launching her own business consulting company, and Fortune …
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What's better than gaining top entrepreneurial advice for yourself and your own personal ventures?
How about finding a way to share that incredible insight with others in a very visible way?
Welcome to Tim Jahn's world!
Tim is the co-founder of Entrepreneurs Unpluggd, which he describes as "a unique media and event company that brings entrepreneurs together to share their stories and lessons from experience in intimate, 'unplugged' …
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All small business owners must get acquainted with marketing, but for Fiona McEachran it was a match made in heaven.
"I've always loved marketing, since I first heard the concept in 1999," said McEachran, our BizSugar Contributor of the Week. "So when my property business in London closed due to the GFC, I returned to Australia and decided to follow my marketing passion."
It wasn't long before Fiona had launched a new business …
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Our latest BizSugar Contributor of the Week brings something unique to the table, a business model more entrepreneurs might consider to maximize their writing abilities.
When Stephanie Chandler left her Silicon Valley job in 2003, it was to enter small business with the opening her own bookstore.
The move had two major impacts on Chandler:
1.) It ignited a passion for small business marketing that has stuck with her to this day.
2.) …
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When David Siteman Garland launched his online community and TV show, he had very few fans.
"Back then only my Mom, Dad and dogs watched," Garland said. "Now, over 250,000 peeps tune in to the show for fluff-free, uncut, uncensored interviews with a wide variety of successful entrepreneurs."
David's television show and Website The Rise to the Top are more than just a small business venture. They are a mission.
"The inspiration …
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When we think of BizSugar members, it's hard to come up with a more enthusiastic or energetic one than our latest Contributor of the Week.
Let's hear it for Isabelle Mercier Turcotte, who goes by the job title of catalyst and co-founder over at LeapZone Strategies as well as host of LeapZone TV. Here's a look at Isabelle in action including a really nice plug for BizSugar.com. (Thanks, Isabelle!)
Isabelle says she uses BizSugar …
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While improving personal finances is certainly the motive behind why many entrepreneurs and small business owners start their ventures in the first place, for BizSugar Contributor of the Week Tom Drake this was the case in more ways than one.
Drake is the founder of Drake Media, an online publisher responsible for a variety of sites including Canadian Finance Blog, Create HYPE, Personal Dividends, and Stupid Cents. Learn more about …
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