I like to visit Change This to see what new business ideas and ebooks they are producing that I should read up on. Below are some recommended reading for every entrepreneur and small business owner. The thoughts of these change agents has certainly made an impact on how I have operated my own business. Read more »

Aside from good looks, what do both of these gentleman have in common? Well, not much really.

We all know the guy on the left. But not too many of us know the guy on the right. That’s Rick Dassler. Aside from running heading his own team at Family Lender, Rick is also one of our networking ambassadors. Rick has a new name now–Mr. McMeety. Read more »

Paul Graham of the successful venture firm, Y Combinator, wrote a great essay that highlights 16 excuses people have to not start a startup. Many of them are the common excuses that you will hear from typical naysayers such as being too young, lack of family support, and Read more »

The problem with most aspiring entrepreneurs is that they have big dreams and but don’t properly understand the fundamentals of what it takes to run a business from an operational standpoint. Entrepreneurs need to understand the basics of cash flow management, budgeting, setting goals, and sales forecasting.

Don’t be too surprised to talk to a lot of business owners who Read more »

I share you this from my colleague, Scott Allen. He is the author of the blog, Linked INtelligence- which covers all things LinkedIN. This includes how to use the site, best practices, and news related to the popular social networking site for over 9 million business people.

A member on the My LinkedIN Power Forum asked the question as it relates to business networking;

What is everyone’s fixation with scarcity?

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Entrepreneurs change the world everyday. Come network, mingle, and build camaraderie with other like-minded entrepreneurs, small business owners, and business professionals at the The Crossroads Club and Arlington Economic Development Networking Event on April 25th. Enjoy building relationships with your fellow entrepreneurs and peers at the Arlington Economic Development Center building, which Read more »

The Founders Table is an exclusive invitation-only lunch event for entrepreneurs only.

These luncheons offer several benefits to our attendees. Read more »

It’s being talked about all over the net , commented heavily on Scoble’s blog, upset marketing guru, Seth Godin, and has also received national press on BBC news. Kathy Sierra, author of the popular blog, Passionate Users, has been getting death threats and has decided to stop blogging all together. It’s gotten to the point where she had to cancel a trip to the Etech conference and she has literally locked herself in her own home and has sought out psychiatric treatment because of the amount of verbal abuse that she has gotten. If you read her blog entry, you’ll find just how violent and twisted the comments are of Kathy. There are also some very disturbing pictures as well. Police are also investigating Read more »

LinkedIN Live is our monthly networking event for the Washington DC Area LinkedIN business community.

The goal of LinkedIN Live is to help professionals advance their business networking goals. There are well over 9 million professionals using LinkedIn as a viable online networking platform. The Crossroads Club is the primary advocate for the LinkedIN Live events in the DC area. Our goal is to Read more »

We’re proud to announce that we will be hiring on writers to contribute content to our, “@ The Crossroads Blog”.

The goal of @ The Crossroads is to become the go-to online hub of information for local area entrepreneurs. We aim to provide informative content that will help local area entrepreneurs continue to succeed. Read more »