Category: Entrepreneurship
All Alone, Surrounded By Friends
Sitting in a room with all my friends, I realize that I am so much different than they are… MY FRIENDS…the people I chose that I am going to probably be around for the rest of my life. How is it that their views on life and business can be so different than my own? […]
3 Key Factors To Becoming a Confident Business Owner
It appears theres never been a more exciting time than now to start a business. According to statistics up to 543,000 businesses start up every month. Every week there is the warning that more and more jobs will be taken over by technology and companies will be finding more efficient ways of operating with less […]
Get Taken Seriously By Your Employees
If you want to be effective as a manager, you need your staff to take you seriously. This can be a challenge for new CEOs, starting entrepreneurs, and business owners who are not used to being in a leadership role. No matter how long you’ve been in management, you need the respect of your […]
5 Biggest Social Media Lead Generation Mistakes
Lots of companies are trying to use social media for lead generation, but too often, they get mediocre results because they’re going about it the wrong way. Social media lead generation is a different medium than traditional advertising, and you can’t expect the same types of “sales pitches” to work. Here are a few of […]
7 Steps to Creating a Profitable Newsletter
What’s the point? That’s the question I asked myself after another newsletter didn’t produce results. Sure, I was “keeping in touch” with my leads and prospects. I spent a couple of hours writing great content, optimizing for various devices, tweaking headlines and when I finally hit send, nothing happened. After months of getting no results […]
An Involved CEO is a Learning CEO
What does that mean, “a learning CEO?” It is exactly what it sounds like: a Learning CEO is a CEO who is not only open to the idea of learning new information and skills but actively seeks them out. Brad Feld talks more about this on LinkedIn. When you look at the organizational pyramid […]
14 Strategies To Say ‘’Thanks’’ To Your Loyal Customers In 2014
Do you gain re-shares or re-tweets by your fans or followers? YES. What do you do in favor of those re-tweets and re-shares? Well, have you thanked your fans or customers for showing loyalty to your brand, hope so not? You might be unaware that these small gestures count a lot for your business. If you […]
The Narnia Effect: Invisible Tactics Marketers Use To Get Your Money
Let’s face it: Nobody likes to be “marketed” to. In fact, the word “marketer” has gained a slimy reputation from being batted around by unscrupulous salesmen for the last 20 years, and now the good ones are left trying to dig themselves out of the used car lot. As a result, companies have had to […]
5 Things You’ll Regret Not Noticing
There will come a time in every entrepreneur’s life when they’re up against something they don’t know how to handle. Luckily, even if you’re building a 3D printer, someone has done it before. The world is about resources, which is why I’m sharing what I know you’ll regret later on (could be next Wednesday, when […]
How 3 Startups Disrupted the Big Guys
Smaller than traditional companies, startups are designed to develop new markets and emphasize an efficient approach to business operations. Many startups have failed, but many have also achieved phenomenal success. One of the biggest challenges for startups is competing with larger, more established businesses. However, in today’s world size no longer predicts success. Here at […]
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