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Image Courtesy of FotoliaHaving a business that fail can be devastating. Unfortunately, it happens all too often. In fact, according to the Small Business Administration, 8 out of 10 businesses fail within the first five years. To survive, a new business owner should avoid the following 5 fatal mistakes: … [Read more...]
You’ve taken the plunge and decided to start your own business and work from home. Congratulations, you are among a very fast growing trend of American small business owners that are working from home. But wait, before you get busy making calls and connections networking to get your first clients, … [Read more...]
Your personal brand is a reflection of your vision of the world, your purpose in supporting that vision, your values and your passions. When you are clear about your goals, the messaging you create will be consistent with your personal brand. Sixty-seven percent of first impressions are accurate. People judge … [Read more...]
Here are 10 Action Ideas to help you jumpstart your business in 2012 You received an invitation to a holiday party, hosted by a prospective client. It is that time of the year, time to eat drink and be merry. Wrong! This is the time to party with a purpose, … [Read more...]
Handshaking - The Ultimate Greeting An effective handshake involved projecting the right facial expression, giving the appropriate hand shake and a sincere greeting. A good, well-timed handshake with your smile is a sure way to stand out, whether you’re at the company picnic or an industry conference. Here’s how … [Read more...]
Establishing business credit is an important step for any new small business and helps you to: (1) maintain a credit history separate from your personal credit history and experience the business benefits of having good business credit, and (2) demonstrate separation between owners and the business. Why separate credit histories? … [Read more...]
Every New Year, we make plans and set goals for what we'd like to accomplish. Our enthusiasm to accomplish those plans and goals, generally lasts about as long as it does for us to create the list. Why not keep things simple for a change and focus on doing one … [Read more...]
Before you start the New Year, make a quick analysis of your current business condition so that you can make the appropriate adjustments. Review every aspect of your business so that you are clear about your position, how and why you got here and where you should go from there. … [Read more...]
Business ownership can be an amazing and challenging experience. The key is to have a plan in place. If you want to start a business to get rich quick, looking to work only a few hours per week or someone said you should, then here are five reasons why you … [Read more...]
One of the quickest ways to re-group when you are overwhelmed in your business is to get back to your fundamentals. Being overwhelmed is a sign that there is a glitch in your system or worse, you lack a functional system. Something is off, and at the core it will … [Read more...]
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