Garage Entrepreneurs

We’ve assembled some top tips for young entrepreneurs from a few of our dedicated members. We asked them: What would be your best advice for a young, passionate entrepreneur or would-be entrepreneur? Joe Ornato – Founder, Ornato Group Create a backstage process.  Write down all the steps that it will take to give your customer the ultimate experience.  Natural sales people tend to “do” what they “know” intuitively, without getting into a well-defined process.  Building a process allows for: consistency, duplication, […] Continue Reading Best Advice for Young Entrepreneurs

For young entrepreneurs, it’s difficult to take that first step – but it doesn’t have to be. That first step doesn’t necessarily mean assembling a business plan, and it doesn’t even have to mean committing to an idea. In fact, the first step for some (and perhaps most) could be getting in the entrepreneurial mindset and staying on top of current trends. But where do you find entrepreneurial resources? There are a number of resources that we use on a daily […] Continue Reading Resources for Young Entrepreneurs

Every year we buy accounting software for business and every year the price has gone up. We’re bootstrapping and would love to eliminate this cost and help you eliminate this cost too. We tried out several free accounting programs and found that a lot of them are not user friendly. There were,  however, a few easy-to-use programs that can help small businesses. Here are our top 3 picks for you: Free Accounting –This program has a great interface and is very […] Continue Reading Free Accounting Software for Your Business

I did not fully comprehend the value of setting a deadline until I launched my first small business. When you’re very young, deadlines are imaginary dates set months in advance and are often associated with milestone events: I need to get presents for everyone in time for Christmas, I need a new pair of shorts for the first day of summer, etc. In the days of grade school, deadlines were so easy. There were no real steps toward accomplishing the end […] Continue Reading Hold Yourself Accountable