Lessons Learned: The things I want to remember from this week include Marc Allen's advice on business; in particular his discussion points regarding the need to have a higher purpose than just creating wealth. The rule of 3 was also good information that a startup will take 3 times as long and cost 3 times as much as you expect. I saw the correlation there with the Boston Duck Tour startup. I liked what he said about practicing management by goals, not by crisis. So often managers are just putting out one fire after another. I think it would be important to be organized enough to steer your department to meet the company goals. I learned a lot from the teachings about creativity. I have always thought of creativity in terms of the arts, music, etc. But I can see how importance creativity is in business. The ability to think big, outside the box, and use the techniques in HMM to create an atmosphere for creativity are all important things to remember. I learned from the 5 company naming mistakes article that I shouldn't use my last name in my business name. I will have to work on a new name for my $100 challenge business.
$100 Challenge: I loved reading my classmates ideas for their $100 challenge. I received good feedback for the business I am wanting to create -- a typing/editing/proofreading business. I have gathered information on ways to find business, including Freelance.com, Craigslist, college bulletin boards, and my writer friends.
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