How did we close 2015 and what did we learned?

  This is my last post for 2015. As every year I try to evaluate what happened on it. I achieved many of my goals but others I just accomplished them partially and even others I didn’t complete them at all. However, I think it is the best time to …

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Ways to be known and visible 11 – Conclusions

In the last 3 months I’ve been writing this series, where my objective is to talk about the many benefits people can have when they are visible and known. Before I started the series, I wrote an article of the different reasons an entrepreneur can have for he or she …

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Some deserved vacations

Many people dream about being entrepreneurs, among other reasons because they think it is an easier life where you don’t depend on what a boss say you must do having a much flexible life. Even if this is truth in some measure and in some cases (because there are entrepreneurs …

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Ways to be known and visible 10 – Social Networks

In the last years with the appearance of Social Networks, many previously unknown people have risen to fame. Some of this people are even making a living thanks to their fame in Social Networks, as they make revenue from them. In a similar fashion, I’ve met people who are using …

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Pros and cons about entrepreneurship

Being this a blog that talks about entrepreneurship, many times I have written about my experience as an entrepreneur. Therefore, in different posts I have written about taking this step, the things that make it difficult among other subjects. In this new post I will mention subjects I already have …

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Ways to be known and visible 9 – Doing Networking

For this ninth installment of the current series of articles, where the idea is to be known and visible, I’m going to talk about a strategy that really works and it is doing some Networking. I really like this strategy, however there is a particular angle which I don’t feel …

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When should I become independent?

The title of this post, short and definite, is one of the first questions people ask themselves when they work for a company and have the idea of becoming independent and create their own company. Obviously there is not a perfect answer for this question because it is a subjective …

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Ways to be known and visible 8 – Being part of Business Associations

Being part of associations that gather companies are an excellent way of being known. This can work for both employees and entrepreneurs and it’s a short route to accomplish a high status and the the visibility we’re looking for in this series of articles. With associations there is a particular …

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Social Security in Colombia: A headache

Generally, in this blog, I try to talk about subjects that are widely understood from any corner of the world, because fortunately we have readers in every continent. However today I want to share with our readers a subject that I know that entrepreneurs in Colombia will understand much more …

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Ways to be known and visible 7 – Holding Positions of High Profile

Today’s strategy to be know and visible can sound simplistic and obvious for many people, yet I talked about it because it’s frequently overlooked. With no doubts holding a job that has a high profile in an important organization can be an excellent way to be known. This strategy will …

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