Meet the Celebrity Gardener

How Japanese-born Asafumi Yamashita created a bustling backyard business growing vegetables for some of the top chefs in Paris

Asafumi Yamashita's exotic veggie business grosses about $150,000 a year.

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Drive-By Truckers

A cult rock-n-roll band that is changing the business model for music. They have no problem with letting people rip and distribute their music, for free. This band makes their living on tours and merchandise. And they are succeeding.

www.drivebytruckers.com

The Paper Airplane Guy

This guy makes a living doing conventions and conferences, as an entertainer. Is this a great country or what!

The Paper Airplane Guy

Former Employees Discover Life After Wall Street

Chen, 26, is a partner at a company called GreenSoul Shoes. He's scrupulously polite, though he stops to look at his BlackBerry every chance he gets. Chen grew up in the Bronx — a math wiz who went to Brown. He later landed a job at Bear Stearns. He loved the intense competition of the place, and he would have stayed, but then one weekend last year, Bear Stearns collapsed.

Adaptation

Adaptation is the key to success in a quickly changing market place. In recent years more people have met the painful understanding that in business success is synonymous with survival. Dan Miller posted an encouraging story of a mom and pop tire shop that adapted to compete against the big tire chains on the market. They found a specialty which now provides the bulk of their revenue.

If they can make their business work so can you.

Re-tired and doing well

Can you change everything?

Another piece by Seth Godin.

You might not be as permanently stuck in a rut as you think. The rut you're in isn't permanent, nor is it perfect. There are certainly less perfect ruts, but there may be better ones as well. The certain thing is that you can change everything...

Can you change everything?

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Fun Entrepreneurial Ideas for Children

Starting a small business with your children is a great way for kids to learn financial responsibility, life skills, and build confidence. As a parent, it is your duty to teach your kids the importance of these things and take pride in doing so.

The number one key to getting your kids interested in entrepreneurism and financial responsibility is to make it fun. Before you begin a business venture with your children, remember these important tips.

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