Comments on: Start up your business today http://blog.monicaobrien.com/business-start-up/ Small Biz. Big Buzz. by Monica O'Brien Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:41:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Patrice http://blog.monicaobrien.com/business-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1859 Patrice Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:28:41 +0000 http://blog.monicaobrien.com/?p=495#comment-1859 Very timely post. Thanks for sharing those eye opening ideas about starting a business. Very timely post. Thanks for sharing those eye opening ideas about starting a business.

]]> By: Monica O'Brien http://blog.monicaobrien.com/business-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1841 Monica O'Brien Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:17:07 +0000 http://blog.monicaobrien.com/?p=495#comment-1841 Cool, glad to hear from you! What's going on in your neck of the woods? Cool, glad to hear from you! What’s going on in your neck of the woods?

]]> By: migwickert http://blog.monicaobrien.com/business-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1829 migwickert Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:59:22 +0000 http://blog.monicaobrien.com/?p=495#comment-1829 that's it, how to act on those passions? Monica, thanks for sharing as I appreciate what you've got going on here. You have my attention, thanks again.<br><br>-Mig that's it, how to act on those passions? Monica, thanks for sharing as I appreciate what you've got going on here. You have my attention, thanks again.

-Mig

]]> By: Matt Cheuvront http://blog.monicaobrien.com/business-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1796 Matt Cheuvront Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:57:35 +0000 http://blog.monicaobrien.com/?p=495#comment-1796 Finding your passion? I assume you mean the coffee shop analogy - I was referencing to our discussion on small businesses using social media in the podcast we recorded. <br><br>Discovering your passion is great, it's determining how to act on those passions that presents a real challenge. I'm getting there :) Finding your passion? I assume you mean the coffee shop analogy – I was referencing to our discussion on small businesses using social media in the podcast we recorded.

Discovering your passion is great, it's determining how to act on those passions that presents a real challenge. I'm getting there :)

]]> By: monicaobrien http://blog.monicaobrien.com/business-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1792 monicaobrien Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:32:44 +0000 http://blog.monicaobrien.com/?p=495#comment-1792 Brandon Meves is doing this awesome project as a first foray into microbreweries. <a href="http://www.brandonmeves.com/brew/" rel="nofollow">http://www.brandonmeves.com/brew/</a>. I plan to write about it more in the series. Also, thanks for the idea of finding your passion (which you didn't actually write about, but maybe you've said offline?) - I actually have a list of sites that you can get more information about finding your passion on. Brandon Meves is doing this awesome project as a first foray into microbreweries. http://www.brandonmeves.com/brew/. I plan to write about it more in the series. Also, thanks for the idea of finding your passion (which you didn't actually write about, but maybe you've said offline?) – I actually have a list of sites that you can get more information about finding your passion on.

]]> By: Monica O’Brien (1 of 2) | another step forward http://blog.monicaobrien.com/business-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1780 Monica O’Brien (1 of 2) | another step forward Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:32:24 +0000 http://blog.monicaobrien.com/?p=495#comment-1780 [...] and partly because I want to write a book, I’m working on a series about entrepreneurship called “60 Days to Entrepreneurial Freedom”. I’d like to get feedback on my ideas before I invest the time to write a book. I also figure [...] [...] and partly because I want to write a book, I’m working on a series about entrepreneurship called “60 Days to Entrepreneurial Freedom”. I’d like to get feedback on my ideas before I invest the time to write a book. I also figure [...]

]]> By: Matt Cheuvront http://blog.monicaobrien.com/business-start-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1779 Matt Cheuvront Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:40:46 +0000 http://blog.monicaobrien.com/?p=495#comment-1779 Monica - I love what you are doing here. We discussed it earlier this week and it's awesome to see it coming about. What I love are the three "action items" - We can talk about living the life of an entrepreneur all we want (and people do) but it's rare that you can digest a post and walk away with something (in this case three) things to say "I'm going to go do that right now". <br><br>As soon as I finished reading this post I started typing in URL's for potential coffee-shop names. I use the coffee shop analogy all the time because it's something that I've wanted to start up for a while now. Aside from the consulting and internet work I'd love to be doing more of, I've always wanted to start an independent coffee shop/local music + entertainment video. What's holding me back? Lack of business know-how, lack of money, and lack of knowing where to begin. <br><br>What do you notice about each of those obstacles? They can be overcome (some easier than others). Why haven't they? A lack of commitment, a lack of dedication, telling myself "I don't have time" - ehem, EXCUSES.<br><br>You're inspiring me to take action - to start taking steps toward achieving goals, even if they're baby steps at first - at least I'll be moving, at some rate of motion, in the right direction. <br><br>Looking forward to seeing this evolve over the next couple months Monica! Monica – I love what you are doing here. We discussed it earlier this week and it's awesome to see it coming about. What I love are the three “action items” – We can talk about living the life of an entrepreneur all we want (and people do) but it's rare that you can digest a post and walk away with something (in this case three) things to say “I'm going to go do that right now”.

As soon as I finished reading this post I started typing in URL's for potential coffee-shop names. I use the coffee shop analogy all the time because it's something that I've wanted to start up for a while now. Aside from the consulting and internet work I'd love to be doing more of, I've always wanted to start an independent coffee shop/local music + entertainment video. What's holding me back? Lack of business know-how, lack of money, and lack of knowing where to begin.

What do you notice about each of those obstacles? They can be overcome (some easier than others). Why haven't they? A lack of commitment, a lack of dedication, telling myself “I don't have time” – ehem, EXCUSES.

You're inspiring me to take action – to start taking steps toward achieving goals, even if they're baby steps at first – at least I'll be moving, at some rate of motion, in the right direction.

Looking forward to seeing this evolve over the next couple months Monica!

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