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Can you afford to follow your dreams? Can you afford NOT to?

Posted March 20, 2007 - 09:26 by Sarah Winfrey

Entrepreneurship, Small Business Resource Center

door to your dreams

This is where I was going to write a lot of pretty things about having priorities and about how money can't be everything or else you'll die sad. In the last couple of days, though, these ideas have become very personal.

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EBay’s Non-Paying Bidders

Posted January 12, 2007 - 20:27 by Amy Lin

Small Business Resource Center, Making Extra Cash, Entrepreneurship

EBay is an imperfect system, simply because for the most part it is run on non-binding contracts. You can’t make people who bid on your items pay, even though by bidding, they’re under “legal” contract to pay. EBay could solve this problem by charging buyers' credit cards (which they have on file) once they hit the “confirm purchase” button. But they don’t want to take that responsibility. I guess that would also give them another fee to charge sellers for.

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Effective eBay Listing

Posted 2 years ago by Amy Lin

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, Small Business Resource Center

Think of your listing like you would going into an interview. You have a limited amount of time (space) to sell yourself (item) to an employer (buyer) who will have to decide between you and quite a few other candidates. You highlight your strengths and brush over the weaknesses. You offer references. You follow through. You are quick, clear, accurate, and concise. Here is a checklist to making an effective listing on eBay.

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The Business of eBay

Posted 2 years ago by Amy Lin

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, Small Business Resource Center

eBay logoThinking of quitting your day job to sell on eBay full time? Everybody and their mothers seem to be able to eke out a living doing that. Sounds like a fantasy: no more time cards to punch, no more bosses to answer to, no more personal grooming necessary. Here are a few things you should know before you make the jump.

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Free entrepreneur book by Seth Godin: The Bootstrapper's Bible

Posted 2 years ago by Will Chen

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, Small Business Resource Center

Seth Godwin's bootstrapper's bible book cover

Business Week once called Seth Godin "the ultimate entrepreneur for the information age."

Now you can download a free PDF version of one of his most popular books The Bookstrapper's Bible, which aims to teach people how to build a business with a great idea with almost no money.

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