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Welcome to my Western Carolina University faculty website!

Please feel free to browse the numerous links and resources that I have assembled for students as well as members of the community at large who may share similar interests in business management, innovation, and entrepreneurship. I hope you enjoy your visit!

Announcements

Fall 2009

ENT 301 New Venture Leadership

Please visit the Entrepreneurship link in this site's navigation menu, or by clicking here.

RETURNING ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDENTS

If you are a returning visitor, seeking resources from the previous courses, you are in still in luck. I simply moved everything to archived pages.

BUSINESS PLAN GRADING RUBRIC

I have posted a copy of the Business Plan Grading rubric for anyone-- students, educators, or individuals in the community--who may be looking for a tool to develop and evaluate business plans. For a copy, click here.

The January 2007 issue of Entrepreneur magazine published an article entitled, "Bling Your Business Cards."

Other Announcements

Dr. Lahm testifys for a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Small Business entitled, "The Role of Credit Cards in Small Business Financing." Link to PRWeb release. Link to written testimony and exhibits.

Chris Purify, my former Entrepreneurship student has launched his website, bandFIND.com. He worked on the business plan for this site while he was enrolled in the class, and has continued to make great progress. Here is his press release. Awesome job, Chris!

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BootstrapNetworkBlog.com has recently included Dr. Robert Lahm on its list of "Bootstrapping Champions," for his independent work over the past year in developing the new Website, BootstrappingStories.com. The Bootstrap Network was founded as Bootstrap Austin (in Austin, Texas), by Bijoy Goswami. The organization has since developed local chapters in several other cities (i.e., Bootstrap Austin evolved to become Bootstrap Network -- click here for more information).

Hear Bijoy's presentation on bootstrapping:

HTML Tutorial from websiteGear.com

Dr. Robert Lahm has been recognized as an EzineArticles.com Platinum Author.

World Future Society: Forecasts, click here. 2007 Annual Conference, click here.

Success Starts Now - Dustin Hillis

Articles

Starting a Business? Reasons Why You May Need to Recruit an Advisory Board--Article

Starting Your Business: It All Boils Down To Making Money and Saving Money--Article
Starting Your Business: 3 Tips for Bootstrapping Your Way to the Top--Article
Public Speaking for "Scaredy Cats"--Article
Before You Take the Entrepreneurial Plunge, Consider Various Business Models--Article
Starting Your Entrepreneurial Business: Climb a Different Career Ladder--Article
More Entrepreneurs Say "Charge It" When Starting Their Businesses--Article
Entrepreneurs (or Anybody Else): If You Must Use Credit Cards, Practice "Safe Swiping"--Article
"Tiny" Entrepreneurship--Article
Starting Your Business: Avoiding the "Me Incorporated" Syndrome--Article
Marketing Your Business: Make Your Promotional Tools Work Smarter--Article

Lahm Interviewed by Self Publisher News

CELCEE, the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education, is a database containing abstracts on entrepreneurship education at all levels, as well as a collection of links to organizations dealing with entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education.

 
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BusinessNation.com
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Small Businessland.com
Smartbiz.com
Suite101.com
Toolkit.cch.com
Virtual-professionals.com
WorkonInternet.com
WebPreneurship.com
Yahoo Smallbusiness
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CNNMoney.com
Business 2.0
Fortune Small Business
Business Week Small Business
MSNBC Small Business

BusinessFinance.com
Wilsonweb.com (E-commerce)
ExportHotline.com (Global Business)

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