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* The Cost of Being an Entrepreneur

Posted on January 5th, 2010 by tim bursch. Filed under entrepreneur, ideas.

Are you a freelancer? Small business owner? To keep going with the Village idea, I often think about the cost of venturing out on my own.

Most people are working for a living. The challenge with the entrepreneurial journey is that we are the single point of failure in our own business. If something happens to us or we miss work it means lost time, opportunities, money and security.

I wonder though, could some of these costs be mitigated by working more in community. Not necessarily co-working, although I think it might be one model. What if I am a realtor in this village and I have a showing, but my daughter has a special school event? A big cost in my book. Could a person in the Village, not even the same profession, cover for the showing and let the Realtor see his daughter? Maybe.

This village would take time and trust to build. Maybe we are already building it through digital connections.

What do you think? What is the cost and how could it be shared?

Image credit: psyberartist

Tags: village.

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* This Weeks Twittrepreneur Highlights

Posted on November 20th, 2009 by tim bursch. Filed under entrepreneur, ideas, social media.

Hope your week went well! Mine flew by and now it’s almost Thanksgiving in the US.

Yesterday Jason Markow and I gathered with others on Twitter to talk about moving our ideas forward. We like to call ourselves Twittrepreneurs. It was a good conversation about going from an idea to a project, collaboration, putting your ideas out there, and finding a brain trust or mastermind (more on that next week for sure).
If you could not join us, here are some highlights:

Jason started us out:

jmarkow: Let the chat begin! First Question to entrepreneurs: When does an “idea” turn into a “project”?

Had some great thoughts about committing resources (time, money, passion)

jprisant: Answer: When you actually do something with it and ideally commit resources / work to it.

sambrightstar: @jmarkow I think time is a resource that counts here, definitely.

The conversation turned to sharing ideas as a way to take action.

We agreed that sharing an idea, usually with some trusted people, helps clarify and refine.

Good points and resources shared:

sambrightstar: @jprisant exactly - passion + commitment, so no-one else is likely to commit so much energy 2 my ideas if they steal them

UpbeatNow: . @timbursch Tim, please take a look on this blog post I wrote long ago about stealing ideas http://bit.ly/3HCkCx

ryancarlson09: @UpbeatNow You’re right on…ultimately many can have the idea(s) and it comes down to who can execute.

We wrapped up the chat wondering about a Digital Mastermind or Brain-trust and how entrepreneurs can help each other more using Twitter or another medium. We will be talking more about this next time. Be sure to join us. Share your questions, ideas, feedback.

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* Do you need help moving an idea forward?

Posted on November 18th, 2009 by tim bursch. Filed under business, entrepreneur, ideas.

Do you need help with a business idea? Are you ready to set your ideas in motion? Are you an entrepreneur that feels stuck? Do you want to make an impact through business, but not sure how?
Join “the twittrepreneurs” for a 60 minute twitter chat Thursday 2:00PM Central with other entrepreneurs designed to help you:

Take Action

Find Support and Connect with others that want to make a difference

Solve problems real-time through collaboration

That’s it! No catch, no cost, no hidden agenda. We just wanted to create a place where entrepreneurs like you could connect, share, and take action. The focus this week will revolve around setting plans in motion/ moving ideas into action.

How to Attend

The discussion will be accessible via any twitter search or chat based client (we suggest Twubs) or from within the twitterverse itself. Use the method that works best for you. If you are having any trouble hit me up on twitter via @ reply or DM. (Make sure to use the hashtag #twittrepreneur)

Are you coming? Do you have a topic suggestion? Is there any question you need help with?

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* How To Turn an Idea Into Action

Posted on November 10th, 2009 by tim bursch. Filed under entrepreneur, ideas, social media.

I recently watched this video on Overnight Success and was inspired to take some action. I asked if anyone on Twitter was interested and Jason Markow jumped in to collaborate. We saw an opportunity to help move talk to action. What matters is the people out there actually doing it.

Are you ready to set your ideas in motion? Are you an entrepreneur that feels stuck? Do you want to make an impact through business, but not sure how?
Join “the twittrepreneurs” for a 30 minute twitter chat Thursday 8:00PM Central with other entrepreneurs designed to help you:

Take Action

Find Support and Connect with others that want to make a difference

Solve problems real-time through collaboration

How to Attend

The discussion will be accessible via any twitter search or chat based client or from within the twitterverse itself. Use the method that works best for you. If you are having any trouble hit me up on twitter via @ reply or DM. (Make sure to use the hashtag #twittrepreneur)

Can’t make it Thursday? Check back here Friday morning for a recap of the conversation.

Are you coming? Do you have a topic suggestion? Is there any question you need help with? Post a comment below and take action NOW.

Tags: social entrepreneur.

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