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The $100 Startup: Do What You Love For A Benjamin

By Sydney on May 7th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 11 comments

A lot of people are too scared to start a business because they’re too afraid to fail and think they don’t have enough money. I had those same fears myself for a long time, but thankfully I got over myself and stopped being afraid of taking chances. Life is too short to waste it living [...]

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Be On The Lookout For Small Business Scams!

By Sydney on May 1st 2012 in Business 13 comments

There are tons of things to think about and keep track of when you are starting a business. Putting together a business plan, bringing ideas from the drawing board to the table, figuring out all sorts of logistics, researching, planning, raising capital, marketing, legal stuff, you name it. The last thing you want to think [...]

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Improving Efficiency: Finding The Time To Do It All

By Sydney on April 19th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 9 comments

If you want something done, give it to the BUSIEST person in the room. Now how is that supposed to work?! Improving efficiency and finding the time to do it all is tough. But there’s a lot of truth in that saying about busy people being super efficient and boy do I know some insanely [...]

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It’s OK To Admit You Were Laid Off: Just Get Motivated!

By Sydney on April 16th 2012 in Business 13 comments

There’s no coincidence that the lifestyle design movement took off just as the economic downturn started picking up steam in the sumer of 2008. Those were some of the scariest times I’ve ever experienced, apart from when two planes hit the Twin Towers in NYC. I vividly remember seeing the markets tumble by 5% a [...]

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Interview With The Founder of Jade Chocolates: A Prosperous Career Change

By Sydney on March 19th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 11 comments

Mmm, chocolate. Just thinking about chocolate makes me smile. It’s hard to believe that I wasn’t always a fan of the cocoa bean’s wonderful delights, but once I got into my 20′s, something changed in my taste buds that turned chocolate from blah to addictive, irresistibly sweet goodness! So you can imagine my delight when [...]

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It’s Time To #FixYoungAmerica: Interview With Scott Gerber

By Sydney on March 15th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 10 comments

There is an exciting campaign launched earlier this month called #FixYoungAmerica (#FYA) that I’m raising awareness for and I think you’re going to be pumped about it too. #FixYoungAmerica is a movement focused on helping solve the growing problem of high youth unemployment and underemployment in America. The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), founded by Scott [...]

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Taxes Suck And Make Me Want To Shut Down My Small Business

By Sydney on March 6th 2012 in Business 89 comments

For those of you who read Untemplater regularly, you know that I’m not the type of person who goes off on big rants. I consider myself to be lighthearted and easy going, and I always try to find a positive in the toughest of situations. But today I am going to vent a little bit. [...]

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You Don’t Have To Be Famous To Be A Rockstar

By Sydney on February 20th 2012 in Entrepreneurship 28 comments

You Don’t Have to be Famous to be a Rockstar… When I biked my way to the beach earlier this month, I had to peddle as hard as I could into the wind. It wasn’t easy overcoming the obstacles in my path, but once I set my focus on my destination, everything fell into place. [...]

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Quit Your Job And Die Alone

By Financial Samurai on January 30th 2012 in Business 214 comments

Before you take advice from someone to not get a job after college or quit your current job to “live your dreams,” breathe for a moment and punch yourself in the face. After you’re done with your deep breathing beat down, ask yourself what are the credentials of someone encouraging you to quit your job [...]

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