"How
Tech Got Its Groove Back" (June) is a great and inspiring
article to all entrepreneurs who have ideas that are related to
technology and specifically the Internet. As a young Internet
entrepreneur involved with several startup companies, it's good
to see that solid, profitable ideas have made their way to the
forefront.
I hope in the future that Entrepreneur will try to find
young entrepreneurs worldwide who are also involved in technology
and showcase their work and their stories.
Daniel Smith
Co-CEO
CaribbeanStudent.com
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Taking Action
I would like to mention my deepest appreciation for the terrific
job you did with the June 2004 issue. I can honestly say it
impacted my business planning process and gave me a host of new,
additional ideas and specifics that I incorporated into my action
plan.
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Your efforts are truly valuable to those of us looking for help
and direction in our present environment, and your magazine does a
great job of helping us meet the challenges we face every day.
Nabil M. Daoud
Foster City, California
Teen Spirit
I recently spent a good portion of my day viewing www.entrepreneur.com, when I
stumbled upon the teen
entrepreneur section. It dawned on me that, well, I'm not
the only teen entrepreneur out there.
I'm 16 years old and currently own my own business
management and startup firm, which also owns three other smaller
companies. I see myself as different from the other teens you
featured, because I not only run a large firm, but [also] have
employees and dozens of clients-and we're growing by the
minute.
At only 16, I have done everything from filed my fictitious name
statements, EINs, sales license—and [have] even gone so far
as to have almost closed a lease with a business office.
So why am I writing to you? I simply wanted to let you know that
Entrepreneur.com has really inspired me to further my business and
take risks I would never have taken before. I consider myself
extremely lucky to have gotten this far, and without resources like
Entrepreneur magazine and Entrepreneur.com, I may not get
any further.
Brad Batesole
CEO
Switchtower Media, Illusive Design and The Tiki Tree
La Crescenta, California
Great Outdoors
Thank you very much for your insightful articles on marketing,
business plans and overall strategy.
I run a small outdoor fitness (boot camp) business, and your Web
site and magazine have been extremely helpful.
You do a terrific job-keep up the great work!
Michael Giometti
SF Outdoor Fitness
San Francisco
World News
I would like to thank you for your powerful and useful
["Growing Your Business" e-newsletter]. I am one of those
people who invested a lot in raising up his business. I'm still
learning a lot, especially from you. So I would like to encourage
you to keep on doing a great job of assisting us entrepreneurs on
starting and sustaining our businesses. I see my business as an
investment not only in me, but also in my local economy.
Lucas Mhlongo
South Africa
eBay All the Way
I really enjoyed your [July "Net
Profits"] article about buying business equipment on eBay.
I could really relate, because I have been buying almost everything
for my business on eBay since discovering it a few years ago.
Since then, I always go to eBay whenever I'm in the market
for anything from a new office chair to toner cartridges. It saves
time and money, and it's pretty amazing what you can find
there. In fact, the only risk is getting distracted and finding
yourself bidding on things that have nothing to do with
business!
Justin Celis
President
RFI Corp.
Corona, California
Corrections:
On our July cover, we failed to attribute the VC 100 listing
to PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the
National Venture Capital Association in conjunction with
Entrepreneur.
Click
here for an "Online Exclusive" on how VC fared in the
first quarter of 2004.
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