I find Facebook and some of the other social media an amazing source of information both useful and useless.
Recently I found a post on Facebook that I shared on my own personal page that was titled “Three Simple Rules of Life.” I saw them as applications for entrepreneurship and have tweaked them slightly and thought that I would share them with you. To the original author, I extend my apologies and appreciation.
Here they are:
- If you don’t GO after your business goals and dreams you won’t ever achieve them.
- If you don’t ask, the answer will always be NO.
- If you don’t attempt to move forward, you’ll always be in the same place.
- The message is “clear as a bell” (as they say).
An entrepreneur must have clear goals and take the initiative and be willing to do whatever it takes to make them happen.
Our cover story this month, Ms. Donna Cole of Cole Chemical & Distributing, is a shining example of just how one individual went to work to establish her business and make it successful! Add to the above points her passion and compassion for others and you can understand the reason for her success and level of respect and admiration that she has achieved in the business community. Donna’s company is a certified MBE with the Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance and a minority certified business by the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council.
You will find more information about the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC) in the centerfold of this issue of the magazine. Following their story are two pages of quarter page ads. These companies are also certified by the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council and have come forward to be part of the story and agreed to help fund the marketing “reprints” that the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council will use in marketing. Please support these companies whenever possible.
Finally, if you had not heard the news, Barbara, John, and I now have a new internet radio talk show on MJWJ Talk Radio everyday at 4pm with our “SMALL BUSINESS TODAY MAGAZINE RADIO SHOW. Our guests include our past cover honorees, columnists, clients, and board members. If you would like to tune in, you can do so at www.MJWJTalkRadio.com .
If you would like to be a guest or client of the show, email me at steve.levine@sbtmagazine.net .
Good Reading, Good Sales, & Success to You,
Steve Levine
Executive Publisher
