Startup Business Tip - Think it. Write it. Speak it. One of the benefits of Dream Starters is the ability to bounce ideas and problem solving solutions off another person. Of course, the fact that I have experience and have applied my own advice to my own business is a bonus, but the act of getting your thoughts together and verbalizing it can help you solve the problem all on your own. When I come across a problem that I cannot figure out, I dwell on it for a short period of

On Monday, Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs went back to Pittsburgh Traditional Academy to teach 6th - 8th graders step 2 of our entrepreneurship program. We noticed the kids began thinking on a different level. Not only did their interest in the subject increase, they also started to think of ways to start their own business. One kid wants to change oil in lawnmowers and quads. Another boy wants to start making t-shirt designs. And a girl I spoke to is going to offer her classmates

#Startup #Business #Tip - The Importance of Value Most people do not know the difference between value and price. However, understanding value is one of the most important pieces to an entrepreneur's puzzle. If you don't understand it, how can you offer it? The bottom line is VALUE is what everyone seeks. Value answers the questions "What is it worth to me?" and "what is it worth to someone else?" When something is highly coveted, it becomes valuable. We buy and invest in thi

Yesterday, DreamStarters teamed up with Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs to educate 6th -8th graders at Pittsburgh Traditional Academy about entrepreneurship. It will be a 12 week course that covers 1 step each week. The first step was all about connecting problems in the community with individual passions and coming up with creative solutions. It was incredible to see how the kids responded to their first experience with their own business possibilities. I believe that students ar