Our biggest savings of the year
What a Guy
It’s nice when Guy Kawasaki writes about/alludes to/makes cursory mention of the product or service into which you pour a significant portion of your waking hours. It means more than enjoying an influx of traffic to your website (a handy side-effect, no doubt). It’s also an encouraging validation that you’re taking some steps in the...
By Jason Gallic
Oregon Small Business Development Center Network – Success Stories
We are big fans of SBDC’s across the nation here at Palo Alto Software. The SBDC network is dedicated to helping small businesses and entrepreneurs around the country realize their dream of starting, owning and growing their business. Something that we’re completely committed to as well. For any entrpreneuer, the SBDC is an invaluable resource,...
By Bplans
4 Trunk Club Lessons for Entrepreneurs
(2010 update: I’ve been told very recently that Joanna Van Vleck is no longer running the Trunk Club, and that there may have been problems under the surface that I wasn’t aware of as I wrote this post. It was written in almost a year ago. Tim) This is refreshing: the Trunk Club is booming....
By Tim Berry
Customer Spotlight: Carol Graham, Bulldog Communications, LLC
At Palo Alto Software, we’re used to talking with entrepreneurs about their businesses. Most are enthusiastic about what they do, but you can hear it in their voices when they truly love it. Carol Graham, a relatively new user of Business Plan Pro, is one of those people. As founder of Bulldog Communications, LLC, in...
By Bplans
Entrepreneurial opportunity
It’s heartening to be able to pass on a success story. On Monday, 22 December KVAL TV in Eugene reported on the success of Sweet Skins, a minority women owned eco-clothing company which sews and sells women’s clothing made from organic fibers, and eco-fleece (made from recycled 2-liter soda bottles) wraps and hoodies. The KVAL...
Silver Linings
We all know times are tough. But that doesn’t mean you have to wait for a better economic climate to make the career move you’ve been thinking of. When a Springfield, Oregon woman lost her job at the corporate headquarters of a temp agency, she took advantage of the opportunity. Within hours of filing for unemployment, she was...
By Bplans
Startup from Both Sides Now
Always the paradox. The best of times, the worst of times. Take a look at this chart: For several days now I’ve been trying to figure out how to tell this story. It would be a great story if it had a happy ending, and it still can. But it hasn’t yet. I really like...
By Tim Berry
True Story: A Product Takes Off
Sometimes things go even better than planned. And that can be really exciting. This is a true story. I thought I would tell it here now because of a dinner meeting last Monday night with someone who could be in a similar situation. That’s a maybe, unfortunately. He’s a nice guy; it’d be nice if...
By Tim Berry