Posts for the ‘Big Success Stories’ Category

In this guest post Shann Vander Leek explains what life on your terms actually means.  Read more »

In this guest post Jim Kukral explains why entrepreneurs are NOT like Frankenstein.  Read more »

When is it time to sell your business? Follow the "Drop Dead" method and decide when it's time to cash out.  Read more »

Do you want more customers, clients and revenue? Of course! So, heres a tip give them access to you....MORE OFTEN!  Read more »

In this video Mike Michalowicz interviews Melanie Notkin, founder of SavvyAuntie.com. Melanie discusses managing a start-up business and what a PANK woman is.  Read more »

In this video Mike Michalowicz interviews Julwel Kenney author, pastor and motivational speaker. Julwel tells Mike how to overcome obstacles and hardships in life and how to leverage them to become nimble in business and life.  Read more »

The first few months of being an entrepreneur can be a crazy time. Here's An insightful look into a start-up ventures first six months by Jorge Morales, founder of www.ecudoctors.com.  Read more »

In this video Mike Michalowicz interviews JJ Ramberg of MSNBC. She discusses being and entrepreneur, having thick skin and giving back in order to get.  Read more »

Remember what it was like as a start-up entrepreneur, the fears, the excitement....the UNKNOWN? Check out this blog that shows that emotional stages of starting a business and how to leverage them for success.  Read more »

What advantages do female entrepreneurs have and what are the biggest obstacles they face? In this video JJ Ramberg interviews Mike Michalowicz to find out how women are leveraging their advantages.  Read more »

Mike Michalowicz talks with business strategist Carol Roth. Carol discusses what is essential for starting a business and why you are either a Santa or an elf in the business world.  Read more »

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Ironically in the pursuit of success, most entrepreneurs never celebrate when they have a success. Here are 63 ways to celebrate your entrepreneurial successes.  Read more »

There are entrepreneurs who do all types of things from making spoons to making things that can... ahem... spoon. In this episode of On A Roll, Mike Michalowicz interviews Douglas Hines, of TrueCompanion.com, the inventor of the world's first sex robot, Roxxxy  Read more »

Kevin Daum spent the afternoon at my office and after our interview he was kind enough to pose for a quick picture. In his left hand is his copy of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, and he is proudly showing of his "New York Times Best Seller" tattoo. Kevin is so committed to his vision for his new book ROAR! that he tattooed his goal of being a NY Times best seller on his chest:  Read more »

An amazing interview with Gary Vaynerchuk, where he addresses the cynic's comments on that he wouldn't have had this success if it wasn't for his father...  Read more »

Worried about your entrepreneurial venture being a disaster? Too many of us are frozen with fear of the worst case scenario. The TPE community, shares their worst case scenarios AND the actual outcome.  Read more »

I ran into Cameron Johnson (the famous young entrepreneur who grew built and sold seventeen companies before he turned 21) in New York City this past fall. Any who... I came across this photo and thought you might...  Read more »

To succeed as an entrepreneur there is one thing you are going to have to master... never quit, especially when you fail. It's the great irony of success... it requires countless failure. Don't believe me? Watch this video, and check out the list of "famous failures" I have prepared for you. And if you work hard enough, and if you never stop... perhaps you will be the next famous failure on this list:  Read more »

Are you running a business or a smorgasbord?

I get. You love your customers. You want to make them happy, meet their every need and grant their every wish. So you give them loads of options. Options, options, options. They can mix and match, pick and choose, and spend hours browsing your extensive selection of whosiwhattsits and thingamagigs.  Read more »

Check out some of these new members of The First Million Club, they have great businesses... and YES you should hire them!!!  Read more »

This month we are experiencing a movie that is raking in the tens of millions in only a few weeks since it launched. The Halloween thriller, called "Paranormal Activity", was created by scrapper entrepreneurs through and through. And how much they have achieved, with so little in money by so much in ingenuity will just leave you in awe.  Read more »

Every so often, here on the TPE blog, we highlight a few select business. Check out these great small businesses owned by amazing entrepreneurs!  Read more »

Sarah Shaw is well on her way to her First Million. After implementing strategies she learned in as a member of The First Million Club, Sarah had a big win last week, a BIG win, which proves it IS possible to kick ass in a challenging economic climate.  Read more »

In 1989, Bert and John Jacobs, the founders of Life is Good, designed their first tee shirt. They say they knew nothing about the business. For five years, the brothers hawked tee shirts in the streets of Boston and traveled the East Coast, selling door-to-door in college dormitories.

Now they have a $100M company. And their secret was in maintaining an Immutable Law. Bert Jacobs reveals all in this video.  Read more »