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Lesson #3: It Takes Guts to Get to Where You Want to Go
“We were just opportunistic,” said Hewlett. “We did anything to bring in a nickel. We made a bowling alley foul-line indicator, a clock drive for a telescope, a thing to make a urinal flush automatically, and a shock machine to make people lose weight.”

Doing it the HP Way: How Hewlett and Packard Rose to Success
The story of Hewlett and Packard has become legendary throughout Silicon Valley: two guys who started off in a small garage with just a few hundred dollars go on to create the largest IT company in the world. How did they do it? How did these two college buddies work their way out of the garage and into the homes and offices of consumers around the world?

Who Are Angel Investors
Entrepreneurs often talk about needing angel investor money to launch their companies. When asked about their financing plan, they are heard to say, "I am going to raise $500K from angels." When asked what their strategy for approaching angels is and who they are going to approach, they often go silent and have a blank look on their faces.

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The Value of a College Education
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Doing it the HP Way: How Hewlett and Packard Rose to Success
The story of Hewlett and Packard has become legendary throughout Silicon Valley: two guys who started off in a small garage with just a few hundred dollars go on to create the largest IT company in the world. How did they do it? How did these two college buddies work their way out of the garage and into the homes and offices of consumers around the world?

The “Difficulties” of Obtaining an Accounting Education While Running a Business
If you are interested in trying to enhance your accounting skills (or go further and obtain a college degree) while starting or running your own business at the same time, you are not alone. Believe it or not, the average age of college students today is 27. Many adults are going back to school years after what is considered the “traditional” age for attending college.
College and Credit Cards
When your child started preparing for college you probably discussed a multitude of issues that may arise. But have you educated your college aged children about their fiscal plan?

Do You Need College to Succeed?
As the cost of a college education spirals and loans becoming more difficult to get, maybe it's time for you to reconsider if you really need college to succeed? This article provides information and an exercise to help you make some career decisions.

Is America Preparing Its Future Workforce?
Despite the conventional wisdom that suggests the only path to employment success is a college degree, many people will, find living-wage jobs without ever stepping foot on a college campus. But are we preparing the majority of our students for the real-world of work?
Making a Career Decision – College or Technical Training – Prepared For Both!
The key for both the college-bound and those who wish to buy-pass college and go directly into the workforce, is to understand that virtually all satisfying and good-paying jobs require some type of career specific education and/or training.

Managing Employee Use of Social Media
The use of social media has exploded in the last few years and it's clear that it isn't going away anytime soon. While it may have started as a way for people to connect socially online, it's now a big part of business as well. But this huge growth in social networking and media sites presents yet another management problem - how can employers ensure their employees are focusing on their jobs and not spending all day in the office checking their status updates and finding old college buddies online?
Teaching Professionalism
According to a new poll conducted for the Center for Professional Excellence (CPE) at York College of Pennsylvania, nearly 60 percent of the hiring decisions for new college graduates are based on assessments of the applicants’ professionalism.
What to Do When Your Child Refuses to Attend College
As a parent, you certainly want the best for your children. While a college education is important, it is only one of many roads to success. But you are convinced that college is the best road for your child and you are meeting with resistance, trying using the following tactics to convince your children of the value of a college education. Keep in mind however, that all you can do is guide and suggest. The final decision is ultimately up to your son or daughter.
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