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Get Your Slow Employees Working Faster

Productivity, as any entrepreneur can attest to, is one of the, if not the most, important issues that a company has to deal with. Productivity gets things done, and when...

The Secret To Packing A Room For A Speaking Event

The only thing worse than a fear of public speaking is a fear of no one showing up to hear you speak! So when I was asked if I could...

5 Easy Ways To "Go Green" In Your Business

You have probably heard it before, even if you have tried to turn a deaf ear. We are sucking up resources faster than the world can keep pace. Everything from...

The Magic Metric For Entrepreneurs: Operating Cash Ratio

Metrics are a powerful tool for measuring progress, evaluating decisions, and when done right, are an early warning system for problems. There is one problem though. . . too many...

The 4 Unexpected Ways Leaders Spark Innovation

What do Abraham Lincoln, King Arthur and Mahatma Gandhi have in common? No, this is not the start to a bad joke. These famed leaders are known for their ability...

Deliver A Killer Speech With These 7 Techniques

William Shakespeare told us that “brevity is the soul of wit.”  The always colorful Dorothy Parker adapted Shakespeare’s aphorism and taught us that “brevity is the soul of lingerie.”  My...

How To Raise Money Fast

There comes a moment for every business when cash is needed imminently.  I don't care how big or how small your business is, when you need money fast for your business there...

The Generic Label Trap: How To Break It

Integrated Counsel Trumps Lawyer When you hear the word lawyer, what do you think? Costly. Paperwork. Stressful. Reserved. Antagonistic. When you hear integrated counsel, what do you think? Probably nothing...

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...

Always Have These 6 Contractors At The Ready

You land a big new project and need expertise and staff that you don’t currently have. No small business can afford an army of employees just sitting around waiting for...

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