Hello and welcome to lucky edition #13 of the [tag]Carnival of Entrepreneurship[/tag]. The CoE is a traveling [tag]small business[/tag] blog post collection published every Thursday.

I received several great submissions covering excellent topics. Without further delay, here are my favorite picks:

• Matt Inglot gives 5 excuses why someone can’t become an [tag]entrepreneur[/tag], and what aspiring business owners can do to overcome The Barriers to [tag]Starting Your Own Business[/tag].

• Chris Pearson suggests finding a [tag]niche[/tag] to become an expert in so that you can Kiss Corporate Life Goodbye.

• Dave G. writes about his success with Google [tag]Adsense[/tag] in the post Adsense = Free Car and Free Home.

• Rob May offers sound advice on [tag]Pre-Entrepreneurship[/tag]: What To Do When You Are Waiting.

• Phylameana lila Désy is attempting to harness good chi through Feng Shui In Her Home Office. I love [tag]Feng Shui[/tag] and believe in the power of energy flow and conceptual symmetry.

• David Lorenzo teaches us how to take advange of [tag]chance meetings[/tag] through Mastering the Random Encounter.

• Jack Yoest compares the anticipation created by [tag]marketing[/tag] to Selling the Great Wall of China. Great pictures, Jack!

That concludes this week’s Carnival of Entrepreneurship post. Submit your blog article for consideration into CoE #14.

About the Carnival of Entrepreneurship
What is a [tag]Blog Carnival[/tag]?

This week’s edition (#133) of the [tag]Carnival of the Capitalists[/tag] can be found at About.com Entrepreneur’s Guide.

About the Carnival of the Capitalists
What is a [tag]Blog Carnival[/tag]?

My personal favorites list from the CotC #133:

Entreprenuership
• 10 Mistakes Made by the Newly [tag]Self-Employed[/tag]
• Learning From the Newly Self-Employed Mistakes
• Mindset: Starting Your Own [tag]Micro-Business[/tag]

General Business
• Monday Morning [tag]Business Humor[/tag]

Saving & Investing
• Complacency anyone? (Wall of Worry vs. What, Me Worry?)
• Reveling in High Gas and Oil Prices

Economics
• Voting For [tag]Inflation[/tag] ([tag]Minimum Wage Increase[/tag])
• Young People Receiving Money From Parents

Personal Finance
• How to Become a [tag]Millionaire[/tag]
• High Deductible [tag]Health Insurance[/tag] High-Jinks

This week’s edition (#132) of the [tag]Carnival of the Capitalists[/tag] by can be found at Free Money Finance.

About the Carnival of the Capitalists
What is a [tag]Blog Carnival[/tag]?

My personal favorites list from the CotC #132:

General Business
• Being a Technopreneur
• [tag]Ethics[/tag] as a Core Competency.

Taxes & Finances
• Turn In [tag]Tax Cheats[/tag] And Make Money
• Removing [tag]Private Mortgage Insurance[/tag] (PMI)
• You, Inc. And The [tag]IRS[/tag]
• [tag]Real Estate Investments[/tag]: Sell vs. Hold?

Human Resources & Management
• Unmotivated [tag]Employees[/tag] – Is It Your Fault or Theirs?
• When Money is Not an Option

Next week’s CotC #133 will be hosted by Scott Allen’s About.com Entrepreneur’s Guide.