How to Learn Entrepreneurship from Twitter

BY May. 21, 2010 16 Comments


Do you realize that you can get a business education on Twitter? Social media is a great place for learning, and discovering entrepreneurship is no exception. You can find the knowledge you need for success on Twitter if you follow the right steps. Here are just a few of the ways you can learn about entrepreneurship and grow with the help of Twitter.

Read what entrepreneurs are saying


Follow successful entrepreneurs and pay attention to what they are saying. Check out what they share, like blog posts, articles, books, and other information. You’ll find valuable learning resources in the tweets shared by entrepreneurs as well as their links. Here are a few lists of entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter: altgate, Twibes, Listorious, TweepML.

Keep an ear to the ground for opportunities

Twitter can help you find out about opportunities for learning and growing as an entrepreneur before anyone else. Pay attention to Twitter to be among the first to know about webinars, partnerships, networking events, and other opportunities that can open doors to learning and developing as an entrepreneur.

Expose yourself to inspiration

Twitter is a great place to get inspired to do great things. Follow people that are doing something exciting in business, and you’ll find yourself inspired to make something happen yourself.

Read news

You can use Twitter as a news source to find out about events and happenings as they come about. You’ll also be able to use Twitter to learn about websites and conferences, so you’re always in the loop.

Find a mentor

Use Twitter to find a mentor that can help you in your entrepreneurial journey. Follow entrepreneurs and businesspeople that you look up to, and start relationships with them to find the perfect mentor for you.

Network

In addition to finding a mentor, you can find helpful contacts as well. Connect with people who can help you learn more about becoming a successful entrepreneur.

Participate in chats

The Twitter community features regularly scheduled chats that are great for entrepreneurs. Check out tags for whatever you’re interested in, like #sba or #smallbusiness, to find out how to get in.

Take notes

Use Twitter to write down ideas and concepts you want to explore. You can also ask questions to your followers, and get insight from the entrepreneurial community.

With the help of Twitter and its users, you can get a healthy entrepreneurial education. Pay attention, interact, and be a part of the community to learn everything you can about entrepreneurship from Twitter.

Please share your thoughts, ideas and suggestions.

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  • http://www.startat10.com Martin

    Nice article.
    I really liked the part of taking notes, and guess what? The new seesmic for iphone intergrates evernote with its platform.
    So it will be easier to write down the little things you learn.
    .-= Martin´s last blog post: The pros and cons of starting a forum =-.

    • AlvinaLopez

      Thank you Martin. I hope it’s useful for you.

  • http://shirleyszone.com/ Shirley Osei-Mensah

    It’s really great that you’ve raised this topic, Alvina, cos Twitter is a social network that’s got a lot of entrepreneurs on and we can learn many entrepreneurial skills and tips from them.

    Great tips :) .
    .-= Shirley Osei-Mensah´s last blog post: Is Search Engine Optimization Important For Blogs? – Discussion =-.

    • AlvinaLopez

      Yes, Twitter is a buzzword these days. It’s amazing to see many CEOs and Entrepreneurs on Twitter. They are very active too.

  • http://www.blog.toufiqmediallc.com/ Applications for Independent Musicians

    never thought about using twitter.. really interesting!
    .-= Applications for Independent Musicians´s last blog post: Xeelium on Rails: Agile Development With Ruby =-.

  • http://www.dennisedell.com/about Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing

    Thanks Alvina, as a relatively new user to Twitter (deleted account last year), articles like this r much appreciated. :)

    Tweeted. ;)
    .-= Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last blog post: Aweber Affiliate Link Contest! – This Is It!! =-.

  • http://www.murlu.com Murlu

    I love the opportunities Twitter gives all of us to connect with great people.

    It’s such a great tool to keep on the bleeding edge of new information.

    Nice blog post, really gives a great light to the power of the service.
    .-= Murlu´s last blog post: How To Use Twitter To Find New Blog Post Ideas =-.

    • AlvinaLopez

      Thanks. Sometimes I wonder what the life would be without Twitter! :)

  • http://www.realbloggingadvice.com Real Blogging Advice

    This post is really great. I mean, I am back to be an active twitterer since my twitter account got banned last year.

    And yesterday the twitter admin (MattSparrow) unbanned my twitter account.

    Yepeeyy!!! my twitter is alive and kicking again.

    I learn many things from twitter, that’s why I want to use it wisely.

    - Felix Albutra
    .-= Real Blogging Advice´s last blog post: How to Locate Your Email Subscribers in Your Feedburner Account? =-.

  • http://www.youngprepro.com Onibalusi Bamidele

    Twitter is great and different, and out of all the social networks out there, it is only twitter that caught my attention. A lot can really be learned from twitter and your post really educates one on this.

    Thanks a lot for the great post,
    -Onibalusi

  • AlvinaLopez

    Twitter rules these days. I am happy to see the responses here. I am glad that you liked the article. I’d like to focus on many such stuffs in future too.

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  • Angela | Cheap Gaming Computers

    Twitter really opens up a lot of doors for people. There’s a lot to learn from all the resources you can find on it.

  • http://www.jaysonlinereviews.com Jason

    Twitter is great thanks for your tips I agree follow the best in the Internet marketing field on Twitter to be the best. See how they are writing their tweets, how they are getting followers etc…

    I like to tweet on popular topics on Twitter to increase my following this seems to work very well for me.

    Great post!

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