Starting the business is more important

By Bruce Kroeze, on September 27th, 2006

Starting a business is possibly more important than exactly what the business is intended to do.At least, that’s what I’ve been thinking about for the last few months as I’ve worked toward launching my first real business. . . . → Read More: Starting the business is more important

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Painful but good

By Bruce Kroeze, on September 26th, 2006

I found it painful to read this article about pitfalls to avoid when starting an internet business. Too many of them are things that have occurred to me as good ideas in the past.

Don’t start a business teaching how to make money online. Choose non-internet related niches. Don’t focus on making money. Don’t . . . → Read More: Painful but good

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Focusing on the goal

By Bruce Kroeze, on July 12th, 2006

Why am I working at my job? What am I getting out of it? Asking myself these questions and coming to a firm conclusion has made a night and day turnaround in my attitude.

The Turning Point

On Monday this week (being late to work), I was picking up a bunk-bed for my girls. . . . → Read More: Focusing on the goal

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Planting eBay seeds

By Bruce Kroeze, on May 29th, 2006

My [tag]Amazon[/tag] book selling money has really tapered off now, so I’m moving on to eBay.Now I’m going to unburden my self of my robotics hobby, as well as ridding myself of any computer equipment that I’m not using now. . . . → Read More: Planting eBay seeds

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Great laptop, happy wife, no debt

By Bruce Kroeze, on April 29th, 2006

Yesterday was my last day at my old job, and a simply outstanding day for me. . . . → Read More: Great laptop, happy wife, no debt

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E-Myth lies with statistics

By Bruce Kroeze, on April 11th, 2006

AHA! I found the main source of the discouraging lie so many repeat without thinking. . . . → Read More: E-Myth lies with statistics

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Amazon – $1300 in first month

By Bruce Kroeze, on March 26th, 2006

I made approximately $1300 in my first month of selling on Amazon. . . . → Read More: Amazon – $1300 in first month

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My business is gathering steam

By Bruce Kroeze, on March 23rd, 2006

My startup business is gathering steam. I can feel it turning from a dream into reality. Know what I mean? The cusp, it is right now. . . . → Read More: My business is gathering steam

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First Amazonian week, about $400.

By Bruce Kroeze, on March 7th, 2006

I made about $400 in the first week of selling some of my old books on Amazon! That’s after commission and shipping. I’m stunned, actually.

These were decent books, of course. They were mostly computer books, still topical, just not in areas I still pursue. Several were adoption books, useful while we were adopting, . . . → Read More: First Amazonian week, about $400.

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No need to be the hero

By Bruce Kroeze, on March 1st, 2006

By talking with a group of young people about whether they would ever think of starting their own business, author Dave Pollard found several common fears, which he has taken the time to debunk in a thoughtful article.

The one fear that stood out to me the loudest was that they were afraid they . . . → Read More: No need to be the hero

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