Are You Cut Out for Owning Your Own Business?
People often talk about traits of the entrepreneur. Things come up like passion, persistence, dreamer, leader and so on. Sometimes you’ll see direct opposites–as if, for example, entrepreneurs are...
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How To Be Perfect Like Me
Ok, now that I have your attention I have a confession to make: I’m not perfect. (Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can almost hear the collective, “NO SH*T” from all of you!) But seriously, there have been times I...
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Seven Steps to Starting Your Own Business
People are always asking for a list of fundamentals, a checklist they can use to start their own businesses. From your business type to your business model to your physical location, there are so many...
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Go For the Gold: Olympic Lessons for Entrepreneurs
With the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics, fans all over the globe will be glued to the TV watching sports we rarely see televised (fencing, anyone?) and cheering on athletes we’ve...
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Harnessing Fear: Overcoming the emotional challenges of starting a new business
Every business endeavor begins with a unique idea and the passion to turn it into a new product or service. But even when that idea is fueled by passion, turning a vision into a successful business...
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Do You Know Your BOSI Profile? Your Investor Does!
“What the heck is a BOSI Profile?” you ask. It’s a measurement of your Entrepreneurial DNA – how you’re wired as an entrepreneur today. Your BOSI Profile says a ton about who you are as a person, how...
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Is a Down Economy a Good or Bad Time to Start a Business?
Graphic by: Global Economic Intersection Times of economic woe don’t mean you have to tuck-in your entrepreneurial spirit and settle for whatever job you can get. In fact, economic slowdowns can be...
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The Stupid ‘Entrepreneurs are Made Not Taught’ Debate
No such thing as a dumb question? How do you explain this one: Are entrepreneurs born that way, or can they be taught? The only thing this question is good for is generating trumped-up traffic with a...
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10 Great Websites for Entrepreneurs
Whether you’re a budding business owner or an experienced hotshot, taking some time to read what’s going on in the industry is essential. The internet is filled with resources and publications...
View ArticleFriday Roundup: Win business plan competitions, be an amazing boss, and get a...
Don’t get so wrapped up in work that you forget to stay up with the current events of the business world! Amid all of the chaos, grab a cup of Joe and take a short reading break. 1) Need some advice on...
View ArticleFriday roundup: Deep voice = deep pockets, Are highly creative people difficult?
1) I don’t know how I missed this one last week, but it’s too good to pass up. The Wall Street Journal reported that male CEOs who had deep, Barry White-esque voices earned $187,000 more and ran...
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You can be an entrepreneur at any age
Whoever said, “age ain’t nothing but a number” must have been referring to entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is defined as the act of introducing something new, and we live in a time where people...
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What’s One Thing Startups Can Teach Big Companies?
The following answers are provided by The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC...
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11 Creative Ways to Get Press for Your Business
Let’s face it: marketing can be boring. You want to advertise for your business, but you don’t want to do it in the usual way. The usual way has been done a million times, and no one’s going to pay...
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Small Business Spotlight: Amy Proos
Proos Manufacturing recently announced that Amy Proos won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 Award in Michigan & Northwest Ohio. The award recognizes outstanding high-growth...
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How To Use Content Marketing And Why It Works
Content marketing is how you take full advantage of what the Internet has to offer your business. In order to attract customers to your site, or develop social media followings, you need to create...
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Fix: I Have A Big Project To Finish, But My Employees Are Losing Steam
In start-up culture, things move fast, and you depend on your employees to pull through and get big projects done on short timelines. But after logging a few long days and working hard, your employees...
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3 Tips for Keeping Your Business in Compliance With the State
Filing your new business as an LLC or a corporation is a smart decision for a number of reasons; it enables you to save on taxes and protect your personal assets, and it gives your business a sense of...
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10 Tips From Successful Entrepreneurs on Achieving Your Company’s Long-Term...
Having long-term vision is one of the keys to good leadership, and necessary for any successful business. With long-term visions come long-term projects—and the longer-term the project, the harder it...
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Dress Codes and Set Working Hours: Beneficial or Outdated?
Flextime options and casual dress in the workplace are hallmarks of modern business—or are they? I asked ten new and successful entrepreneurs for their take on whether dress codes and set working hours...
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