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JuniorBiz Journey

About a week ago we did this neat little exercise in my Business Capstone class.

To give you some background info, this class is the culmination of all my other business classes at CSU. It’s also an Honors class. So the smartest (or hardest working) kids in the entire college are in this class. But as we were going through this exercise about our future, I was blown away by some of the responses.

And not in a good way.

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Happy New Year, Happy New JuniorBiz! JJ Entry #26

Happy New Year, Happy New JuniorBiz! JJ Entry #26

by Nick Tart

Wait, don’t go! After about seven months of tedious redevelopment, I’m proud to present to you the new JuniorBiz.com.

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Summer 2009 Project Charter Goals Report: JJ Entry #25

by Nick Tart

Beautiful sunny days make it hard to sit inside and work on a computer. And this is evident by me only achieving 11 of my 20 goals. Whether I errored in setting or accomplishing, I certainly learned from this experience.

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Thumbnail image for Lawn Mowing Guide Sales Report: JJ Entry #24

Lawn Mowing Guide Sales Report: JJ Entry #24

by Nick Tart

When I first wrote the JuniorBiz Business Plan, I projected selling 750 copies of my Lawn Mowing Guide by the end of the year. All you have to do is write it and put it on Amazon, right? Unfortunately it’s not that easy. I’ve only sold 15 copies since I published it in April, but I’ve learned several lessons along the way.

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Thumbnail image for 3 Golden Nuggets of Advice for Young Entrepreneurs: JJ Entry #23

3 Golden Nuggets of Advice for Young Entrepreneurs: JJ Entry #23

by Nick Tart

Earlier this week I was featured in the CSU daily newsletter, Today @ Colorado State University! One of the writers for this newsletter contacted me because of the article in the Coloradoan.

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JuniorBiz in Local Newspapers: JJ Entry #22

by Nick Tart

Over the last few weeks JuniorBiz and I have been featured in two major local newspapers, The Fort Collins Coloradoan and The Longmont Times-Call. In this JJ Entry I’ve included links to both of those articles…

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Thumbnail image for How Entrepreneurship is Like Climbing Mountains: JJ Entry #21

How Entrepreneurship is Like Climbing Mountains: JJ Entry #21

by Nick Tart

Saturday, July 11th at midnight I embarked upon a journey to climb four 14’ers in one day. For those non-Coloradoans, a 14’er is a mountain that is 14,000+ feet above sea level. There are over 50 14’ers in Colorado…

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Thumbnail image for Learnings from a Lemonade Stand: JJ Entry #20

Learnings from a Lemonade Stand: JJ Entry #20

by Nick Tart

For the last week or so, I have been exchanging emails with a bright young lady who wants to start a business. Initially she wanted to pursue something other than a lemonade stand.

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Thumbnail image for I’m Starting an Internet Marketing Service: JJ Entry #19

I’m Starting an Internet Marketing Service: JJ Entry #19

by Nick Tart

For those of you who don’t know, I’m a senior at Colorado State University. As my senior thesis, I’ve decided to write and publish the JuniorBiz Internet Marketing Guide. However, I don’t consider myself qualified to…

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Thumbnail image for New JuniorBiz Logos, Please Vote: JJ Entry #18

New JuniorBiz Logos, Please Vote: JJ Entry #18

by Nick Tart

Ad Infinitum, a student-run advertising agency at CSU, has been designing several new logos for me for the last month or so. Today I received an email from Katie Matteo, one of the officers of the group, with 6 logo designs.

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Thumbnail image for Junior Achievement is Just Awesome! JJ Entry #17

Junior Achievement is Just Awesome! JJ Entry #17

by Nick Tart

If you are here because of Junior Achievement, you should read this. If not, you should still read this but it might not be as relevant. As some of you know, I recently (about 4 hours ago) had the opportunity to…

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