As an experienced entrepreneur (or BizOwner) and college entrepreneurship instructor, I have answered questions from over a thousand students looking for advice on how to start a business. A few months ago, a student in one of my classes raised his hand and asked, “Okay, Bob, you’ve given us lots of great advice and feedback, but if you could boil it down, what is the single best piece of advice you can offer about starting a business?” I remember saying something about keeping focused on customers, b... [continue reading]

As the Business Entrepreneur instructor at Dakota County Technical College for over 15 years, I feel I have every right to hate the word “Entrepreneur.” Because it is in my title and identifies the program I helped create and taught for fifteen years, I was required to spell that stupid word over and over again. It seems like each time I spelled it, I get it wrong! So right here and right now I choose to change the word to something that has more meaning and is far easier to spell. In our society the... [continue reading]


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