Archive for the 'Entrepreneur' Category

Donald Trump and Bill Zanker’s “Think Big and Kick Ass” An Enlightened Review

by Craig MatticeWell, I finally found the time to read this book and only wish I had not waited so long. I have had this book sitting on my end table since just after Christmas as my wife bought it for me as a present. You know how people and books seem to […]

Franchising Your Business & What To Look For In Franchisees

by Naz DaudFranchising your business can help you to achieve scale much quicker than you would otherwise be able to. It also means that you won’t have to raise as much debt and equity financing as if your business decided to go it alone. But, even if you’re sure that franchising is right for […]

How To Quit School And Start Your Own Business

by Andrew ShiveleyOne of the biggest risks you may ever take in your life, especially if you are only a teenager, will be leaving school and diving head-first into becoming a self-made entrepreneur. Many books about internet marketing it always start off with a quote that says something like “98% of people will fail to […]

Volunteering or giving to charity to Boost Your Biz

by Katrina SawaSo, do you?
Volunteering for non-profit events is one thing I really love to do. One reason is because I’m not yet in a position of extreme wealth in order to give a ton of cash donations which many organizations of course need. So, instead I volunteer my time because while that is still […]

Ten Tips for Accomplishing Your Goals

by Robert ReedHave you ever wondered why some people seem to move ahead on the road of success so much faster than others do? Accomplishments seem to come easy to them. While they may experience problems and challenges from time to time, they never let them get the upper hand or dampen their […]

Develop your business in franchise form!

by Diego BanuelosThe million-dollar question: What is a franchise? These days you hear this word very often, and it is used in many different ways, supposing that we know the meaning. More than once during meetings or in a casual conversation, we hear of an opening a food store, clothing store, or services in an […]

Discover If You Have the Entrepreneur Blood in Your Veins, and Create Your Own Business

by Diego BanuelosStarting your own business is not a simple task. On the contrary, it has a series of implications that will completely transform your life and the way you see the world. This is why you truly need to understand the reasons that are driving you to start your own business and if you […]

Busy Entrepreneurs Guide to Effective Networking

by Phil EvansQuite often we have demands on our time in business from many different areas. It can be quite difficult to make time for networking and growing our referral networks, which is often the key to your success. What if there was a way we could formalize our meetings with new people everyday and […]

Are You Choosing to Succeed or Fail?

by Michele PWRecently I was watching the movie Back To The Future. That’s the one with Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd where Fox goes back in time and meets his parents when they were in high school. During the course of the movie, his father ends up standing up for himself, which he had […]

6 Success Tips from Multimillionaire

by Pat GuageDear Friend,
Success does leave clues, so follow the clues and the money will follow. I have compiled 6 success tips that Multimillionaires all seem to follow or have.
Success Tip #1: Think your Thoughts into Reality.
One day, a top corporate businessman in New York City looked out his office window. He saw piece of […]

Networking Tips To Increase Your Business

by Robert ReedMany entrepreneurs wince at the thought of attending a networking event. After all, many business owners work long hours and don’t relish the idea of spending significant amounts of their free time in a crowded room full of people, chit chatting with strangers and attempting to sell to dismal prospects. While […]

Choose Cost-Reduction Tests That Fit Your Business Model Opportunities

by Donald MitchellYou need lots of cost reduction ideas to test. But it’s more important that the ideas be helpful ones. Let’s see where you stand by considering the proposals you might have in front of you now.
By now, all of your test proposals have been checked out to see if they can be […]

Emissions Trading: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

by gary PattersonThe green movement has created a plethora of buzzwords. One of the popular phrases is emissions trading. And for good reason. Businesses, traditional and emerging, will soon be affected by this indirect carbon tax depending on where they fall in the supply chain.
One possible regulatory system for limiting future carbon dioxide emissions […]

How to Become a Successful Online Entrepreneur

by Mike FordhamThere is no doubt that many people would like to know exactly how to become a successful online entrepreneur
For a start let us take a look at the dictionary definition of entrepreneur. I think we need to be clear about what exactly an entrepreneur is before going any further.
Cambridge dictionaries online define […]

Igniting Your Business Spark

by Naz DaudEntrepreneurialism and business go hand in hand, and igniting your initial business spark and passion is an important process in getting any business venture off the ground. Without that spark of entrepreneurialism, no business venture could ever take off, and no business risks would be taken, resulting in fewer large entities […]

How Can Working With Mindsets Improve the Results You Get from Training?

by Kate MercerHave you ever wondered how someone you manage, or you yourself, can be remarkably effective in one situation, and completely at sea in another, similar one?
With one person, you are consistently persuasive, inspiring and eloquent, while with another you struggle to find the right words, make mistakes and feel uncomfortable and off balance. […]

iDevelop’s Ray of Power

by Sam VakninInterview with Ray Power, main shareholder and General Manager of iDevelop, Macedonia and Chairman of the British Business Group
Conducted by: Sam Vaknin, Associate Editor, Global Politician and Regional Correspondent, Chronicle Media Group, USA
1. Can you briefly describe your product, your market niche, and marketing strategy?
RP: In brief, it is a solution that allows […]

Leaping into Entrepreneurship–How to Set Up Your Own Network of Experts

by Cheryl NordykeWhen my business partners and I decided we wanted to venture into being entrepreneurs by starting our own ecommerce business we knew there was so much to learn. We had chosen an industry in which none of my partners nor I had any experience, but a great deal of interest.
It seemed a […]

4 ways to build your business during a Recession

by Virginia GinsburgIt seems as if every day there is another depressing article in the news about the economy, and small business owners are more exposed than ever when their customers’ purse strings are pinched. Although there are predictions that things will get better in the Fall or in the New Year, your business might […]

Sell a Software Company - Ten Mistakes That Destroy Value

by Dave KauppiSelling your software business is the most important transaction you will ever make. Mistakes in this process can greatly erode your transaction proceeds. Do not spend twenty years of your toil and skill building your software company like a pro only to exit like an amateur. Below are ten common mistakes and how […]