I don’t know about you, but when I am up in the wee hours of the night, I am seeing a lot of infomercials telling people now is the best time to start a business.
I’m seeing such statements on many blogs and social media sites. But I wonder, is it really true? Or just some hype?

It’s easy to point to the latter. Times are tough and people are scared that their jobs may disappear (if they haven’t already). So having a plan B is always a good idea. But should that be starting a business?
Perhaps. If you are willing to …read more

The Chicago Tribune recently posted an interesting article on the myths that many people believe about starting a business.
But what surprised me the most is they cited statistics that say the typical start-up requires about $25,000 to get going.
Really?
The more entrepreneurs I meet (and I met a ton yesterday at a trade show in New York City), the more I find they’ve started their businesses for much, much less.
How about you? What do you think of that statistic? Is it accurate? Or is it a myth too?

There’s no shortage of submissions so far for the Carnival (I’ve got 21 ready to go already!) but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t submit your posts to the Carnival of Entrepreneurs.
The Carnival of Entrepreneurs is going to be a great resource for entrepreneurs, hopeful entrepreneurs and veteran business people. I’m getting submissions all over the board.
All you need to do is visit the blog carnival page and you can make your submission there. I review all submissions and unless they’re really not appropriate they’ll show up in the Carnival.
The Carnival will run weekly, hosted here at Startup Spark. After it …read more