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College Alternatives, Part 2: Entrepreneurship, Apprenticeships, and Guilds

Janice Campbell — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:29:14 +0000

The last College Alternatives post focused on the skilled trades, such as machinist, electrician, arborist, and others. Since college has been pushed as a primary option for most students, there has been a labor shortage in many of the trades,...

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A Shift in Direction

Janice Campbell — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 18:20:35 +0000

When I started this blog, I planned to focus strictly on entrepreneurship and microbusiness because those things can make it possible to live a doing-what-matters life. The problem was, with a URL like DoingWhatMatters.com, it’s been hard not to write...

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Three Questions to Ask Successful Microbusiness Entrepreneurs

Janice Campbell — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:09:50 +0000

There are many ways to learn – books, blogs, classes, lectures, online videos, podcasts, and more. You can even learn by jumping in and trying something, though I wouldn’t necessarily recommend the experiential method with brain surgery or alligator wrestling....

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7 Reasons to Keep Your Business Small

Janice Campbell — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:15:53 +0000

I’ll admit it–I’m a bit of a contrarian. Most of the business advice you’ll read is about growing your business as big and as fast as you possibly can, but for the Do What Matters business, that’s not always the...

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Get Ready for Tax Time

Janice Campbell — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:29:31 +0000

Get ready for tax time with organized records A guest post by Carol Topp, CPA If you have been keeping an organized record of your income and expenses, you will find tax preparation easy. If you are unsure how to...

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A Simple Bookkeeping System for Small Business

Janice Campbell — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:27:40 +0000

A Simple Bookkeeping System for Micro-business A guest post by Carol Topp, CPA Small business owners need a simple bookkeeping method. The system described here uses single entry bookkeeping, not double entry bookkeeping that is taught to accountants. Record keeping can...

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How to Use Pinterest for Business

Janice Campbell — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:37:31 +0000

Pinterest is one of the most dynamic of the social networking sites. It’s not just fun and engaging; it can also be a very powerful tool for sharing what you do in your microbusiness and networking in a positive way....

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Spin Straw into Gold in a Microbusiness

Janice Campbell — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:43:36 +0000

Remember the story of Rumplestilskin and the ambitious miller who told a king that his daughter could spin straw into gold? Many people dream of finding or creating more income, but they sometimes overlook what they already have, such as...

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5 Reasons Entrepreneurship Should Be Part of Every Education

Janice Campbell — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:01:55 +0000

I believe that entrepreneurship should be part of every education. Creating a small business does more than just provide a bit of extra money-- it provides memorable learning opportunities.

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Why It’s Important to Work with What You Love

Janice Campbell — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:41:28 +0000

As you try to decide what to do for your first microbusiness, you may be tempted to research trends in order to find the most profitable niche. Research has it’s place, of course, but it’s not the only tool for...

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