I am a lifelong entrepreneur and I love the challenges and opportunities presented by operating a small business enterprise.
Today, I am honored to manage an amazing resource for small businesses in Orlando, Florida, called the Disney Entrepreneur Center. I love my job!
This blog is an outlet to share my thoughts, ideas, and perspectives on small business with you. Please feel free to comment, add your perspectives, or just drop in occasionally for some food for thought.
I have worked for the largest business in the world (AT&T) and the smallest (my own), but I don't have all the answers! I do have lots of opinions, questions and ideas to ponder...so I hope you come back often to enjoy the journey into the mind of a serial entrepreneur!
100 Club Has 40 Members!
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Saturday, February 20. 2010
Our center recently launched an effort to raise operating funds for our center called the Disney Entrepreneur Center’s 100 Club. This idea came from a group of entrepreneurs who have been volunteering at our center from many years. They saw the need for us to broaden the base of financial support for our non-profit center, while increasing the business community input to our mission. The goal: find 100 community leaders who would donate $1000 each year to join in the funding of our efforts ...and in return we would limit this group to ONLY 100 members, provide some exclusive programming...
Nice Guys Can Finish First
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Monday, January 25. 2010
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I went to see Brian Regan perform in Daytona on Friday night. He is a comedian who has developed quite a following based on his “clean” comedy and his hilarious observations of everyday occurrences. He has been on Carson, Letterman and Leno, had HBO specials, and packs the house across the country on his live tours.
Brian is also a college friend of mine. Whether it was playing football together, vamping on the college radio station, or just having a beer,...
Main Street Gardening
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Friday, January 22. 2010
Lately there has been a lot of discussion in Florida about “economic gardening” The term refers to the success of Littleton, Colorado in growing their local economy by equipping, and accelerating the growth of “second stage” companies. Second stage companies have between 10 and 100 employees and usually are doing more than $1 million in sales. They are the companies that are expanding (adding jobs) and usually experience rapid growth. In Florida, that represents only about 10% of our companies, however, those companies produce almost the same number of jobs as the other...
It Is What It Is!
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Thursday, January 07. 2010
Welcome to 2010! I enjoyed having some time off, especially when everyone else had time off too! That way I didn't have to come back with my desk piled high with stuff. I had a great holiday season, enjoyed my bonus time off with the family and now I am ready to take on 2010 with renewed energy and enthusiasm! ...So, look out! I hope your holiday season was great as well!
As we look forward to a new year there are still many uncertainties and many of our local businesses are still struggling to adapt to a changing economy, however,...
Ticket Czar
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Thursday, December 31. 2009
Last night as my wife and I pondered the newest way to eat leftover Christmas turkey, (felt like Bubba from Forrest Gump movie..turkey sandwich, turkey and rice, turkey salad…) when just then we happened to hear an ad for the Magic Game at 7pm. Spontaneously, I began to chant, “Lets go magic” and within seconds we were both sorting through the closet for our lucky Magic shirts and my #1 foam finger! We were going to a Magic game!
We arrived downtown just in time to be caught up in the sea of loyal fans streaming together toward the Amway Arena. No sooner had I parked...