( Scott Shane is the A. Malachi Mixon Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Case Western Reserve University. )

The list below is great, but for more answers about these myths, you should check out Guy Kawasaki’s blog.

Challenge yourself to try your best to answer questions … before seeing answers.

1. It takes a lot of money to finance a new business. Answer
2. Venture capitalists are a good place to go for start-up money. Answer
3. Most business angels are rich. Answer
4. Start-ups can’t be financed with debt. Answer
5. Banks don’t lend money to start-ups. Answer
6. Most entrepreneurs start businesses in attractive industries. Answer
7. The growth of a start-up depends more on an entrepreneur’s talent than on the business he
chooses. Answer
8. Most entrepreneurs are successful financially. Answer
9. Many start-ups achieve the sales growth projections that equity investors are looking for. Answer

10. Starting a business is easy. Answer

And, I strongly recommend you consider owning one of Scott Shane’s book. Here’s some info:

And, as a courtesy to Guy Kawasaki, (and cuz its a good book) here is a promo link to one of his very good, well-written books, this being his latest.

If you are not familiar with Guy, I suggest you do so at your nearliest convemience.  ( Note: Almost all of the reviews at Amazon are 5 stars )

Here are the top ten sites for USA. ( And, obviously this can change over time. )

1. Google
2. Yahoo!
3. Myspace
4. YouTube
5. Facebook
6. Windows Live
7. Microsoft Network (MSN)
8. EBay
9. Wikipedia
10. AOL.

You can find the other 90 here

And, if you are looking for some of the best websites for kids … and we DO need to look out for our kids …..  I suggest you read about this book … .

Take a look and see if one of these destinations inspires you.

• Alaska
• Argentina
• Australia
• Canada
• China
• France
• Hawaii
• India
• U.S. Virgin Islands
• Vietnam

Top Ten Travel Destinations for 2008

Thank you, Travel Folk

If you are going to Beijing for the Olympics, or are staying home and watching the Olympics on TV ( like me) … and you want to know something about Beijing that you can impress your colleagues or friends with, here is a book worth checking out … about ” Old Beijing”.

The mail review sez: “Superb Read Ahead of the Beijing Olympics”

Just click on the book … if you want to read more about it

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