From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Time Management for Entrepreneurs: Interview with Jim Estill, Time Management Expert

by Wayne Liew on May 29, 2009

As a college entrepreneur, time management is important and yet, I can’t seem to take control of my time and balance my ongoing ventures with college studies. I am sure that you as an entrepreneur face the same problem of insufficient time as well. We always want to do more for our business but we just don’t have the time.

This week, on Wayne Liew Dot Com Entrepreneur Interviews, I have invited Jim Estill, a time management expert who also possesses years of experience being the CEO of multiple companies.

Jim Estill

In this interview, Jim Estill shared some valuable tips on time management for entrepreneurs and the correct mindset to tackle time management issues. All I can say is that throughout this interview, you will find useful and practical steps that you can implement right away in order to do more as an entrepreneur.

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The Growing Field of Social Entrepreneurship

by Wayne Liew on May 27, 2009

Social entrepreneurs are a fairly new group in the sub-umbrella of entrepreneurship, entailing individuals who apply business practices to solve larger societal problems such as poverty, malnutrition, or pollution.

UNICEF Social Entrepreneurship Stick

These entrepreneurs recognize the social problem and thus manage a venture in the attempt to make an overall social change, regardless of the effort it may take. The end performance is measured much differently than typical entrepreneurships, since profit is not a main concern; the focus instead revolves around the societal change that occurs.

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Interview with Co-Founders of YoungEntrepreneur.com, Matthew Toren and Adam Toren

by Wayne Liew on May 22, 2009

YoungEntrepreneur.com Forum is a forum that you will find me hanging out, answering questions that entrepreneurs have, as well as learning new stuffs and networking with like-minded people.

Young Entrepreneur

This week, I am proud to have Matthew Toren and Adam Toren, co-founders of YoungEntrepreneur.com on Entrepreneur Interviews. Apart from creating such a great community for entrepreneurs, they themselves are also serial entrepreneurs.

In this interview, Matthew and Adam talked about YoungEntrepreneur.com, their previous ventures, upcoming YoungEntrepreneur.com revamp and they also have some tips in store for young aspiring entrepreneurs out there reading this interview.

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8 Ways to Bring Social Media Relationships to the Next Level

by Wayne Liew on May 20, 2009

Relationship building and networking are primary reasons why small business owners and entrepreneurs participate in social media. In fact, I recommend networking as an important source for motivation.

Over the past few months, I have been very active on Twitter and if you have been following my Entrepreneur Interviews segment, you will learn that I got to know most of my interviewees via Twitter (@WayneLiew).

I’m sure that if you are active on Twitter, you would have exchanged a few replies or direct messages with other Twitter users or Tweeples (technical term :mrgreen: ). This is how you build the relationship. But how can you bring these relationships to the next level?

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ClickBooth Getting Bullish in Social Media with Blog Contest

by Wayne Liew on May 16, 2009

ClickBooth, an affiliate network, caught my attention when they got themselves a brand new blog design which you can check it out yourself by visiting the ClickBooth blog. Apart from the new blog design, they are also paying more attention to their social media presence.

ClickBooth

Although I am actually getting a link from their blog (full disclosure), my suggestions and review on their campaign will definitely help you to get a better idea on how to properly implement a social media marketing campaign.

Let’s get started with some of the things that they have done right for their campaign.

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Interview with Tim Berry: Business Plans for Entrepreneurs

May 15, 2009

After some weeks of inactivity, Wayne Liew Dot Com Entrepreneur Interviews is back. Business planning and writing a business plan are inevitable for entrepreneurs these days in order to secure funding from investors as well as providing you with a sense of direction for your small business or venture. This week, I am proud to [...]

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5 Steps to Effective Customer Feedback Mechanism for Small Business

May 13, 2009

Just like any big corporations out there, small businesses need to have an effective customer feedback mechanism in place. This is not only to maintain or improve customer satisfaction but it also feeds you with information such as what do your customers want from you. In this blog post, I am going to lay down [...]

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