Posted by Mike Mulhall in Entrepreneur, Technical Advice on 22. Jan, 2010 | 3 Comments
Today’s ritalin popping culture is growing more and more dependent on visuals and short excerpts rather than essays and articles. And the more businesses try to reach their customers over the internet, the more engaging content they must create. Pictures and videos are becoming the prevalent method in which to engage with customers.
Continue Reading »Posted by Mike Mulhall in Business News, Entrepreneur on 11. Dec, 2009 | 1 Comment
Here’s a good lesson. As a small business owner, if you want to figure out what you should NEVER do, simply look at the U.S. government.
An excerpt from an article on CNN.com today:
The U.S. government rang up a deficit of $120.3 billion in November – the 14th straight month it
Posted by Mike Mulhall in Entrepreneur, Technical Advice on 21. Nov, 2009 | No Comments
Making the perfect business card is tough. But here are a few tips that may help:
Don’t skimp on cards! – Business cards are important. They’re great marketing tools and they’re the usually the first visual item that people see representing your business. So forget the perforated business cards from
Continue Reading »Posted by Mike Mulhall in Entrepreneur, Technical Advice on 09. Nov, 2009 | No Comments
And now for a technical posting…One of the entrepreneurial questions I’m asked most (some friends were asking me last night which inspired this posting) is in regards to the legalities of forming a business. I’ve formed so many LLC’s and “Incd” (that’s lingo for incorporated) so many companies that
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Posted by Mike Mulhall in Entrepreneur, Technical Advice
Follow me as I take you through the steps of creating your own fully functioning website! I’ll be posting articles as I develop the site and show you the little tricks I’ve learned.
Continue Reading »Posted by Mike Mulhall in Random Thoughts, Technical Advice
I feel a dilemma approaching! I’m a Verizon customer and I love their service. However, until recently, they had a serious lack in cool smart phones. So I jumped on the Blackberry bandwagon, but I always felt inferior to iPhone users. Then the Droid was released. I immediately switched to
Continue Reading »Posted by Mike Mulhall in Entrepreneur, Reviews
I recently began reading a book called The Power of Focus (Les Hewitt, Mark Hansen, Jack Canfield). The authors wrote the Chicken Soup for the Soul series as well, which has sold more than 50 million copies. This is a great book! I actually put all ten of my other
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Going into business with a partner is a lot like marriage. Finding the right business partner is just like dating. The last thing you ever want to do is jump into a financially committed “relationship” with someone you don’t know well. I’ve made that mistake more than once, and it
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People start blogs for a variety reasons. Some start a blog to generate an income, some do it out of passion and many businesses create blogs to engage their existing customers. Blogging, which is an integral part of any social media marketing strategy, can do wonders for a business, whether
Continue Reading »Posted by Mike Mulhall in Entrepreneur, Random Thoughts
I may have gone to USC business school, but my real schooling came from what you see above. This was the first major business I began. This is where a boy became a man, where the young Michael Mulhall was replaced with the harder, wiser and stronger Mike Mulhall. I
Continue Reading »Posted by Mike Mulhall in Entrepreneur, Random Thoughts
A healthy mind requires a healthy body. Many small business owners don’t have the time or energy to workout at the gym, but they can turn their office, bedroom, living room or just about any other room into a temporary workout area. Only a few tools and the proper routine is needed.
Continue Reading »Posted by Mike Mulhall in Entrepreneur, Random Thoughts
Well if I had seen this before I opened a bakery / cafe, I may have thought twice! I came across this while surfing google images looking for funny bakery artwork.
I had a meeting with a friend of mine today who happens to be a business consultant, and who also
Posted by Mike Mulhall in Entrepreneur, Random Thoughts, Reviews
I wanted to share one of my favorite movies with you. It’s definitely in my top 5! This is the true story about Bill Gates and Steve Jobs and their respective businesses. If you don’t already know the story, this movie will change the way you view a lot of
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“Often the difference between a successful person and a
failure is not one having more ability or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one’s ideas, to take a calculated risk – and to act.”
Posted by Mike Mulhall in Entrepreneur, Technical Advice
Any savvy entrepreneur knows the importance of the profit / loss statement (the P&L). The P&L is basically a breakdown of all your expenses (fixed and variable) and all of your income, showing you the difference between the two. Hopefully, you’re “in the black,” meaning your profitable with your income
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http://www.retireat21.com/top-young-entrepreneurs/
Anyone who doesn’t think we’re surrounded by opportunities should take a look at the link above. Looking at what seems like high school yearbook photos of just “normal” looking kids, I can’t help but feel encouraged and even excited.
Some of these guys and girls used creativity and innovation, some used