It was 2006, and it was a day like any other. A proud, beautiful woman walked into the Women’s Business Center to bare her soul and ask me for advice. She’d been through hell and was looking for a path back. Her story unfolded in front of me as tears came to her eyes…and to […]
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9 things roller derby has taught me about entrepreneurship
Today is Saturday and tonight is Bout Night! For those of you that don’t know, I used to skate with the Rage City Rollergirls. That was two years ago…and despite being semi-permanently benched… I’m still a derby fangirl, a derby sponsor and a lifelong sister to my derby teammates. Tonight, I get to go cheer […]
Why you should launch your business like a family fishing trip
You’ve come up with a fan-tabulous, fail-proof idea for a new business. Great! Now what? What are you supposed to do next? Umm….yeah. That’s right where most great ideas stop. And that’s a shame. A terrible, horrible, awful, injustice to the world kind of shame. It’s not surprising though. [Hold on a sec while I […]
5 questions to ask your potentially stupid new business idea
So, you’ve had this brilliant idea for a new business. It hit you like a ton of bricks at 3am. You jumped out of bed and started furiously dumping your brain onto paper or the keyboard. But is it any good? Or is it total crap? Jumping in with both feet is good. But, sometimes […]
How entrepreneurs are like zombies & 3 year olds
Three-year old zombies Hello, my name is Larah and I’m obsessed with zombies. Needless to say, I’ve watch my fair share of zombie movies. I’ve always suspected that parts of the zombie culture have oozed into other parts of my life. That suspicion was confirmed on Saturday when one of my 3 year old twins […]
