Entrepreneur Magazine: July 2009

Homelessness, Hair Care and 12,000 Bottles of Tequila
How John Paul DeJoria became a billionaire

What Are You Afraid Of?
Our experts deconstruct your worst nightmares and show you how to deal.

Pay Me!
How to get the money you're owned when no one seems to have any

Ramp Up Marketing in a Downturn
5 ways to save money and still get your message heard.

Running the Numbers
Are you ready to be a multi-unit franchise owner?

Editor's Note: Surfboards, Colorful Casts and Something Called a Podbelt
It all starts with inspiration.



Doing Good
Sharing the Micro Wealth
Kiva.org connects people making microloans to entrepreneurs around the world.

Employee X
The Superfluous Position
Make sure every title has a necessary and definable role.

Financial Fitness
Real Estate’s New Reality
For patient investors there's income to be found.

Are You Loan Worthy?
Just because the economy has dried up some sources of funding doesn't mean there aren't alternatives.

Sales Talk
You Can't Beat Habit
Learning how to alter customers' routines likely means making significant changes to your own.

Straight Talk
You Can Rebuild It
Sometimes you just have to melt down and start over.

VC Insider
In the Know?
The inside scoop on what should and shouldn't be shared with your VC.

Going Forward
Will Business be Stimulated?
A panel of experts make predictions about the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment act of 2009.

The Business Owner’s Flight Plan
Author Greg Rosner interrupts his trip to Hong Kong to share insight on the stages of an average business trip.

If It’s Broke, Decorate It
This entrepreneur fell off her bike and into a successful business.

5 (More) Great Books on Entrepreneurship
Once you've read the first 100, check out these other works of entrepreneuial wisdom.

Money
How Veterans Can Find Funds
The SBA has launched several programs geared at helping vets open up shop.

Community Banks to the Rescue
Community banks are making a play for a bigger share of the market.

Start It Up
The Perfect Formula to Build Your Brand
Product + Expert + Promise = Brand

Looking Fly on the Cheap
Here are some surefire methods for polishing your college startup's appearance.

Why Budgets Matter
Even startups need to forecast and plan--especially now.

Innovation for Things We Carry
How bondage and punk rock inspired a new way of accessorizing.

Tech
What Can VoIP Do?
Plus, how to find the best broadband service

Welcome to the Neighborhood
Palm's new Pre represents the first real challenge to the iPhone's throne.

Beware the Mobile Rogue
Your employees could be toting around with sensitive company info.

Web
You Are What They Click
Picking the right website designer is the first step to defining your business online.

Why Events are Going Virtual
As companies continue to costs, trade shows are becoming an expendable expense.