Starting Your Business: 3 Tips for Bootstrapping Your Way to the Top
Bootstrapping a business startup does not necessarily mean that you are unable to find traditional sources of capital. It may mean that you are clever, or that you know a bargain when you see it, or that you are the type of person who derives a certain satisfaction from crafting... Read More
Think - Dont React
How you think, your relationship with yourself is what decides how well you communicate with your customers and relate to your team.The most important relationship you'll ever have is the one you have with yourself so you've got to get that right.Henry Ford said, (he was the guy who started... Read More
The Lonely Hat: A Marketing Parable
Jones was a typical entrepreneur who worked long hours and wore many hats.The problem was that all the hats screamed for attention. Jones solved the problem by wearing the hat that screamed the loudest.Unfortunately, this was only a temporary solution since all the hats kept screaming until they were worn.There... Read More
Entrepreneurship as Your Passion
Entrepreneurship has been my passion for as long as I can commit to memory to learning how to type, and that started in 5th grade! Strangely enough, I wasn't raised around lots of business owners growing up in New Jersey nor surrounded by many business-minded individuals.Initially, my passion was expressed... Read More
Compensating for Your Entrepreneurial Style-or Lack of Style
I recently took an entrepreneurial quiz which evaluated my answers and informed me I would do best as a hired hand! So why am I a successful home business owner? Because I've learned to fill the holes in my entrepreneurial style, and compensate for my deficiencies. Let's start with... Read More
Before Getting A Franchise
Buying into a franchise is a great way to be part of a recognized brand with the benefit of lower advertising outlay. With many franchises to choose, here are some tips before you get involved with franchise:Get The Support of Your Family:The success of your franchise is also the acceptance... Read More
Expand Your Resourcefullness!
The success and failure for the entrepreneur is largely dictated by the ability to gain access to resources, both personal as well as those of others.So the big question is then 'how does one become more resourceful?' Like many of the skills of the entrepreneur, resourcefulness requires constant cultivation. However,... Read More
What is Entrepreneurship?
In discussing entrepreneurship and writing articles on the subject, I have found that it aids understanding when we begin by agreeing on exactly what the word means to us.Entrepreneurship is the process of creating or seizing an opportunity, and pursuing it regardless of the resources currently controlled. The American Heritage... Read More
Bonsai Marketing
Site location analysis of regional service areas and planning for mobile businesses is just as important as choosing a fixed site for any business. The region must be scouted out whether you are simply adding another service unit or deciding to open an entire new marketing area. Now, assuming that... Read More
Interview with Best-selling Entrepreneurial Authors Barbara Winters and Nick Williams
Ray Bradbury's quote, "You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down" may sound extreme but, as anyone building a business knows, it has a lot of truth in it.As a newly self-employed journalist / writer and life coach, I found Barbara... Read More
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How Good Is Your Big Idea
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A Dorm Room With A View
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Your Company Needs A Mission Statement; Make It Count
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Face The Fear, Ladies
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Be an Entrepreneur
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How Home-Based Business Entrepreneurs Think
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Is Now the Right Time to Become An Entrepreneur?
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Which Niche To Conquer?
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Differentiation Strategies for Franchise Companies
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When Your Business Feels Like an Arranged Marriage
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What is Entrepreneurship?
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Top Ten Ways to Increase Your Profitability
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A Secret To Extraordinary Accomplishments
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What Part of Handwriting on the Wall Dont You Understand - They Dont Hire People Over 50
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Compensating for Your Entrepreneurial Style-or Lack of Style
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Business Name - How to Choose One
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From Employee to Entrepreneur: Taking the Plunge
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Become a Recognized Authority in Your Field - in 60 Days or Less!
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Franchise Business and Franchise Businesses
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Why Most CEOs & Entrepreneurs Fail?
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The History of the Franchise Business - Learning about Business Opportunities by Looking at the Past
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Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles to Discovering Your Gifts
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Solving the Million Dollar Mystery: 4 Steps To Create A Turn-Key Business
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How Much Risk is Necessary to Grow Your Business?
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Self-Esteem and the Entrepreneur
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Beware the Opposition!
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Secret Revealed In The Business Code
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Four Steps to Entrepreneurship
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The Business and Life You Want to Build
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How You Can Earn $1000 A Week Part Time
About 6 years ago I started to notice that certain... Read More
Everything You Wanted to Know About Public Domain Info, but Were Too Afraid to Ask!
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The Ideal Length of Your Business Plan
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Needs Versus Wants For Entrepreneurs
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A Startup Never Closes
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Be An Entrepreneurial Artist: Paint A Picture, then Commit It to Canvas
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Creativity & Entrepreneurship - Key Questions From My Students
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Could a Non-Profit Structure Be Right for Your Business?
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Competitive Edge
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