Thinking of starting a business?

URL: Thinking of starting a business?
By John Jantsch on Start-up

I hear from lots of folks kind of, sort of, maybe wishing, they could start their own business. To them I say, Just Start! There has never been a better time to start a business, period.

In fact, the folks at Intuit just made it an even better time to start a new venture with a national campaign aimed at helping aspiring entrepreneurs get into to business now. The highlight of the campaign is a $50,000 grant awarded to one lucky start-up.

Enter the “Just Start” Contest

Aspiring business owners can enter the “Just Start” contest by submitting a letter or video to www.IWillJustStart.com, or by visiting one of the local “Just Start” events in four major cities. Entrants will describe their business dream, what they need to do to make it happen and how they would use Intuit’s “Just Start” business grant to get started.

Experience the “Just Start” Feeling

Budding entrepreneurs can experience “Just Start” in four busy commuter hubs across the country. At each “Just Start” Lounge, they can enter the contest by sharing their business dreams on video. They can also draw inspiration from local entrepreneurs, obtain expert advice from local business experts and get a free copy of QuickBooks Simple Start.

Cities include:
• Seattle – Oct. 24-25, Westlake Center.
• Chicago – Nov. 1-2, Union Station. (I will be at this event, come by and say hi)
• New York – Nov. 7-8, Grand Central Station.
• Boston – Nov. 13-14, South Station.

Visit the I will just start page to get a feel for the types of entries. Scrolling through some of the video entries is a great way to get fired up about your dream.

The contest entries are due by December 15th and the winners will be announced in January 2008. I have been asked to judge the entries, along with Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends and Ramon Ray of Smallbiztechnology.com. We will review the submissions and select five semi-finalists. Those entries will be posted on the site in mid-January, when visitors can view and vote for their favorite.

I can’t be bribed so you must go to the site and just get your entry posted!

多了一个批评

看看更新的日期，发现，原来已有近半年无法登陆了的。不仅要惊诧一下自己对Google产品的忠诚了。

蓦然间，发现多了一条批评，这怕是这些日子里唯一一个留下脚印的访客吧。录之如下：

匿名 说...

文章纯粹胡说八道，充满对天津的偏见，许多描述是二十年前天津景象加歪曲造谣的产物，属典型的垃圾文章！

评论的是这片文章。尽管是批评，还是感激。可惜是匿名人士，感谢无法送至。希望这位访问者能够蓦然间如我般发现我的留于此的感激。

Blogger又可以登录了

Blogger又可以登录了，不知道是不是该庆祝一下。我想不管是该还是不该，我都不会庆祝的了，心已麻木了。除了一点点欣喜，那里还有什么心劲去庆祝什么呢。

我不知道为什么这么长一段时间里面，总是无法打开blogspot.com的网页，我不是it技术人员，不可能从技术方面找到答案，更不敢妄加揣测什么的。

党的十七大召开了，我的blog又开始更新了。想必，这两者之间不会有什么关联的罢。