Innovation

The Ultimate Sales Close

It’s that pivotal moment. The client is just a few perfect words away from the sale. What do you say? What will make sure they write out that check? How...

You Must Nail It To Scale It

The word “scaling” gets thrown around a lot. It seems every entrepreneur I meet is “currently scaling their business.” Yet it reality, they are far from it. Selling more is...

Attract More Business! Go Beyond Free Shipping

If you are like most businesses that have products to ship, you likely already know that when you offer free shipping, well, customers tend to buy more. In fact, this...

The Biggest Competitive Advantage Goes To Small Businesses

Every entrepreneur knows that starting and growing a small business is a challenge.  We don’t have the enormous resources – financial and otherwise – that the big guys do, and...

How Long Will Today’s Fad Be Popular?

The pet rock lasted about 6 months, albeit over 1.5 million pet rock sold. The Chuck Taylor All Star sneaker from Converse has been a fad since the 1930’s and...

Question Bigger Than Thinking Big

We live in a world of questions. In fact, in business, we are inundated with them. Think about all the questions you ask in a day – everything from “How...

Building New Business Ideas by Mixing Two Others Together

Coming up with business ideas may not always seem straightforward, or you may be dissuaded by the belief that it’s all been done so many times before. Yet, each year,...

What Comedians Can Teach About Public Speaking

I know you have heard it a million and one times; most people fear public speaking more than they fear death. I think “being buried alive” comes in as a...

What Poker Can Teach You About Your Business Competitor’s Secrets

Wouldn’t it just be the cat’s meow if you could have an inside look at every one of your competitors? Just think about what kind of advantage you could have...

4 Ways To Boost Your Memory

Here are some great tips for improving memory and remembering what you did with the… the... you know that thing you use! 1. Get Mnemonic Mnemonic techniques help you remember...

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