Jerry R Mitchell’s Blog

  I have learned that my mother was truly an angel even before she entered the gates of heaven, an angel that touched many people in different ways. I have been mentioning mom in my writing for years.. The problem is, I cannot really express how I feel about her in just words. My mother [...]

Every day we move into a world that is increasingly virtual, one in which you and I can work together without physically being in the same place at the same time. This is very cool. It has the potential to increase both productivity and the quality of individual lives. We can work better and faster [...]

  From the very beginning the principle of my bootstrappingjrm newsletter from Volume 1 to the present has been to inspire and inform ,thereby providing my readers the tools for personal transformation. Entrepreneurship is the universal  way to change the current way of thinking about business development. The amazing thing is that the transformative power [...]

  Days, weeks, months years ago, you had an idea for a new company that would change the world. You stayed up all night feverishly sketching your plans for global domination. Now every morning you’re still sitting in your cubicle with that brilliant idea still there but it’s becoming a distant memory. Isn’t it time [...]

Fear can drive people into themselves, making them feel isolated and helpless. The best strategy here is to go in the opposite direction, expanding your connection with others- focusing on helping them transform their negatives into positives. The more you contribute, the less you need to worry about your own situation.  You will become a [...]

Generally our conversations become stagnant by our own choices and our own choices are conveniently covered up in Excuses.  I’ve heard thousands of excuses for not getting started, not doing well, not being able to utilize new resources, not following through, not getting things done; employees, associates, vendors and clients alike.  Excuse making seems to [...]

George R. Mitchell  April 23, 2009- July 26, 1976 Have you ever met someone who is always cheery, never complains, and always has something positive to say? My dad has always been that person His true success in life is people. He understood the joy in lifting other people up, making them smile, and leaving [...]

Entrepreneurial thinking is about recognizing opportunity and understanding how to capitalize on it. Entrepreneurs learn to see opportunity while others stick with what’s out there. Learning how to think in an entrepreneurial way allows you to stay one step ahead of your competition, whether it be with your own business or with other aspects of [...]

  SOURCES OF INFORMATION: American Export Register (AMR) – www.thomaspublishing.com Published by the same company as the Thomas Register. Essentially competition to Commercial News USA, but does offer free listings in their directory. Can be a very effective mechanism for advertising to new foreign buyers. Company search plus advertising details available at the above site. [...]

  The increasing diversity of American society only enhanced small businesses’ willingness to look abroad. As rising numbers of immigrants came to the United States in the 1990s from Latin America and South Asia and started businesses, large numbers of those foreign-born entrepreneurs naturally looked to their homelands for export markets. In 2000, studies found [...]