Hi Justin, and welcome on board. Tell us a few things about yourself.
Justin: Thanks for having me; my name is Justin; I work for a startup from Madison, WI called PerBlue, where we are building some exciting technologies and products, and we’re having too much fun doing it.
I had a look at some articles about you, and I found out you have invented a lot of new technologies, gadgets, and software. So do you consider yourself an investor or an entrepreneur?
Hi Leslie and welcome to Entrepreneurship-interviews.com. You’re running an online business, what is it about?
Leslie: My husband and I noticed early on that many merchants were trying to find a balance between traditional catalog marketing and new online avenues. So, we created Catalogs.com to meet that demand. Catalogs.com provides a mechanism for merchants to offer a variety of options, while offering consumers the convenience and efficiency of online shopping. For 13 years, we have helped shoppers find and order the perfect catalogs for the products they want, all free of charge.
We offer access to over 650 print and online catalogs from the world’s largest retail companies to specialized companies providing unique and hard to find items. Read more
Artia is one of these entrepreneurs that started very young, found a problem they could resolve, and turned it into a business. Age is really not a problem if you find an idea and stick to it long enough to pay off. Here is what I found out:
Hi Artia, and welcome aboard. Tell us a few words about you.
Artia: I’m 22 and have been running SchoolRack for almost six years now. I started the company by myself when I was in high school as a side project, maintained it while I was in college, but now run it full time with a fantastic team of friends and co-workers.
After the interview with Don Daszkowski, the About.com Guide to Franchises, I now had the chance to interview Andrew Markou, an entrepreneur that also deals with selling, buying, or starting a business. Here is what I found out:
I had a look at your portfolio, and I could see a number of business portals like http://www.businessesforsale.com , http://global.franchisesales.com/ www.businesswings.co.uk or http://www.businessopportunities.com I can feel that’s a growing business nowadays, but how did all start?
Andrew: Funnily enough, the business started on paper in the early 1990s, centered on a publication called Businesses & Premises for Sale. It was the main reason why we were able to register great domain names as far back as 1994 when the websites were just supplementary to the offline magazine. The penny dropped quite early on that the days of paper as a means of publishing classifieds and suchlike were numbered, so we then decided to concentrate on developing websites.
Don Daszkowski is the About.com Guide to Franchises. President and CEO of Business Mart, Inc. and the Franchise Buyers Network has owned and operated many of his own businesses for the last 14 years. He has successfully started and sold 5 of his own businesses and now dedicates his time to helping entrepreneurs start, manage and buy businesses and franchises. Here is what I found out about Franchising:
Hi Don, and welcome! I think you are the first About.com guide to getting interviewed on Entrepreneurship interviews. Can you tell us a little more about your role at About.com and also your company BusinessMart.com?
Don: Thanks for having me. I am the Guide to Franchises for About.com. I am in control of all the content for franchising. About.com is owned by the NY Times. I am also the Founder and CEO of BusinessMart.com. BusinessMart.com has become the fastest growing business for sale search engine, helping buyers and sellers of small businesses and franchises. BusinessMart.com has many resources to help business owners on their journey to start their own business, sell an existing business or open a franchise.