Don’t Hold Meetings, Hold Huddles

Most businesses hold meetings, especially for those who are in management positions. Held weekly or even daily, these meetings become bull sessions where people talk about what they did over the weekend and what they should have for lunch. Truth be told, maybe 15 minutes of important dialogue goes on for every hour of meeting…

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The Best Free Online Advertising

The best advertising is active engagement with your community. The days of broadcast advertising are fading, and prospective customers want to know you and be engaged by you. Using systems like Facebook and Twitter and LinkedIn, your blog… Read More

Who Are The Right People To Hire

Many entrepreneurs make the mistake of hiring a person that they like, not who will perform. Logically we think we will avoid this mistake, but a little subconscious emotion pushes us to hire people we like because they are like us. In this video with Mike Michalowicz you will learn the secret to building an extraordinary team with people who are not like you…. Read More

Business Models To Learn From

When it comes to business models to follow, stick with the model that position your clients to add value to their bottom line. In other words the more solutions you can come up with for your clients, the better you position your company… Read More

How To Make Sure You Are Growing A Sellable Business

As an entrepreneur, you may be looking to start a business for the long haul. But you may also be one of the many who start businesses with the idea in mind that you will eventually sell it. There is nothing wrong with this approach, but one size does not fit…

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Questions That Need To Be Asked Every 90 Days In Business

When entrepreneurs first get started, they usually ask a lot of questions. Everything from how to get started to the best way to hire employees pops up. These questions are imperative in helping to get them on the right course and get them started. But something happens not long after that – they get comfortable, and they stop asking…

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Ways To Motivate Any Employee

Studies are clear — employees are motivated when they understand the company’s vision and their part in getting there. So, this means that leadership carries the burden to make sure that the vision is clearly articulated and a strategy is in place to get… Read More

Why Investors May Be A Bad Idea

Sometimes investors are good, most of the time, they may actually hurt your business. Here are a few reasons you may want to learn to bootstrap your business by financing yourself… Read More

Traits That Kill Entrepreneurs And Your Business

When an entrepreneur tries to split himself/herself too thin, and is always shifting focus to something new that catches their eye rather than focusing on the business at hand, it can lead to disaster. Or, at a minimum, less success overall than might… Read More

Prevent Your Clients From Going To The Competition

One of the biggest fears of every entrepreneur is competition. After all, play your cards right and the customers will spend their money with you; play them wrong and you will lose your customers to your competition. Rather than fear the competition, what if you use it as motivation to learn about how to keep your clients coming…

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