It is widely held that one of the most important ingredients in small business success is perseverance. Deciding on a strategy and sticking with it. I would agree but you need to be clear that the strategy is in alignment with your passion in busi

Whether you are just starting your business or focusing on growing it, Im sure you are like most small business owners you are looking for ways to get more clients and customers. There is a lot of information out there on selling, persuasion tact

Before you decide whether or not running your own business is right for you, start by pinpointing your area of expertise and assessing your aptitude for business.

Starter Questions

Ask yourself the following questions:

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Habits get a bum rap. When you think about your habits, I bet you think of the bad ones - the ones that you arent particularly proud of, like eating too much sugar, or smoking, or dwelling on your negative thoughts. According to Websters dicti

If you have seen me speak you will know that I believe the word entrepreneur is used way too much these days. People seem to wear it as a badge instead of just getting out there and doing entrepreneurial things. Just because you run or own a suc

Whens the last time someone asked you: What's new? If you're starting or growing a business, an e-business, or a web site, the answer is: "Everything! especially on the inside.

Face it, launching a new enterprise or taking it to the

Communication is the key to vendor relations. In your small business, you will be in need of many products and services. Unfortunately, not every company that provides these products and services will have their act together as much as you do.

Not everyone is cut out to run a business. Not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur. It takes a special talent. Some owners of small businesses have it and some don't.

Before you invest time, energy and money, it's important to do some

EMPATHY is a Natural Talent, you were born with it and you will never loose it. It can be a blessing or a curse in a home based business. If you develop it, it can make you a Millionaire. Mary Kay, of Mary Kay cosmetics, did just that. If you

You run a small consultancy. You're well qualified, experienced and dedicated. Yet you can't get a meeting with the corporate decision-maker.

Your proposal was a work of art. You provided exactly what the client needed, plus a ton of added v

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For the past two summers my son has dabbled in entrepreneurialism.

He started by mowing lawns, what kid hasn't done that? It's time tested and money in the bank. (The gras

Having built a business from a bucket of water and sponge, which started over 25 years ago in a National Franchise chain in 23 states, I feel comfortable discussing entrepreneurship.

While building my company in the beginning we learned the

Running a business is not an easy endeavor, it takes courage, hard work and a strategic mindset. I feel now that I am retired looking back on it all, that it is my duty to provide to new entrepreneurs a few of the secrets of how to get things done

I would like to give some advice to all the up and coming entrepreneurs; if you really want to be a superstar not only do you have to work harder and smarter than the competition, but you must always keep learning. I built a company from a bucket

Jim and Sally run a successful auto business, which they have built up over two decades and have expanded to three stores and many of their friends keep saying, You should Franchise. They think about this for about five years read a few books,