The Perfect Age to Start a Business

Want to know what the best age is for you to start a business? It’s simple – today! Many people search for the answer to this age-old question and wonder...

Why Business Plans Can Actually Hurt Business Progress

The first rule of thumb for any entrepreneur is to sit down and write a business plan, right? After all, that’s what all the “experts” and many business start-up books...

BUZZ WARRIORS, IT’S TIME TO BUZZ AGAIN!

In July of 2012, I asked for volunteers. Would anyone be interested in helping me promote the book I was then releasing, The Pumpkin Plan? The request, I realize, was...

A Truly Simple, Effective Marketing Idea

Pretty cool way to promote Yoga if you ask me. A flexible straw represents the flexibility Yoga gives you. How about you? What inanimate object would represent your business well?

The Secret To Highly Effective Public Speaking

e of the biggest fears that many people have in life is that of public speaking. Problem is, shying away from public speaking could be seriously holding you back from...

What To Do When Your Team Turns Against You

Being the boss comes with the expectation that some people may be a bit upset with you, from time to time. Most entrepreneurs understand this and can deal with the...

The Details Matter

I took the courtesy bus over to get a rental car. When the bus started going a recording came on sharing the "value" in upgrading and pre-paying for my gas....

Going from One Employee (You!) To Many

If you are like most small-business entrepreneurs, you started out with just one employee – yourself. And you may still be the only employee. But at some point, in the...

A Good Business Makes It “Stupid Easy” For Clients

For all the negative things we can say about airline travel, there is one thing they get right… Regardless of the language you speak, the how to instructions are obvious....

Free! Still One of the Most Influential Marketing Words

Here’s a quick pop quiz for you: Of these three phrases (all amounting to the same offer), which would you choose? 1. Half Price 2. Buy One, Get One Free...

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