Entrepreneur Strategies

A kid can run a business. Happens all the time. And here’s something that may be a shocker for you – your kid can probably run a business too. Now...

I spoke with a group of entrepreneurs in Chicago last week and explained the importance of finding their EST. Are you the fastEST in your industry? Are you the niceEST?...

“Your idea is stupid.” Has anyone ever told you that your business idea won’t make it? That your idea is too odd, too unique or too different? That you need...

  Suggestion boxes adorn the hallways of far too many tyrannical small businesses. You know the drill. Write a suggestion on a card. Keep it anonymous. And if your lucky,...

Dusting off your high school yearbook may be the last thing you want to do this fine day, but its faded pages hold clues to entrepreneurial gold. Seriously. Whether you...

A hobby is like a meal. It satisfies a hunger pang. But you can only eat so much before you get sick. A hobby brings satisfaction and pleasure, but it...

Change Why So Low? Have you ever tried the "closing" technique where you ask your prospect to rate their interest in your offering on a 1 to 10 scale? Then...

As an entrepreneur you already know this: You need to know your why - your purpose.  Among many other things, the why is the foundation of your passion.  It is...

Not everyone is a super shopper, especially me, and super-especially when it comes to great gift ideas for clients. Some of us need months to come up with the perfect...

Systematizing your business is the key to unlimited success and growth.  I know you know that. But many people struggle with the "where to get started" part.  Do you need...