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- Why Womem Can Be Great Entreprenuers - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Peter CahillAre women really cut out for entrepreneurship? What advantages do women entrepreneurs have over men? Women...I love them. I respect them. But I don’t understand them. Every internet marketing guru will tell you; you gain respect from the readers of your articles if you are perceived ...
Views: 780(10 votes) - You're a Nothing You'll Always Be a Nothing - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Peter CahillAn inspirational empowering story about turning negatives into positives How would you react if someone said to you “You’re a nothing. You’ll always be a nothing?” Tell them to go jump probably. And that’s the polite version. Not a very empowering comment is it? At age 15, an ...
Views: 778(3 votes) - How Entrepreneurs Outsmart Big Companies - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Peter CahillEntrepreneurs outsmart big companies all the time. To them it's fun. But how do they keep doing it? This article will shed some light on that for you. “Don’t out-spend the competition. Out-think them. It’s cheaper, easier and more effective” Savvy entrepreneurs often outsmart big ...
Views: 754(3 votes) - Your Path to Greater Success Leap, Step, Step, Leap - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Laura WestLeaps in your business are both inspiring and powerful. Creating a new product, writing a new book, launching a new premium program… reaching more people, changing and bettering more lives and, of course, making more money are all common leaps you may desire in your business. These leaps in ...
Views: 847(2 votes) - Coopetition: A Fantastic Way to Boost Your Business - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Lisa MontanaroBy now, you have probably heard the term "Coopetition." Coopetition is a contraction of the words cooperation and competition, meaning essentially cooperative competition. In the business world, coopetition means collaborating or partnering with your competitors in an innovative way so that both ...
Views: 2058(3 votes) - Unlock the Hidden Secret to A Successful Client Attractive Sales Process - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Heather DominickPeople ask me all of the time, what exactly is the EnergyRICH® "Prospects to Profits Process" (P2P) and why does it work so well? The EnergyRICH® P2P Process is a client attractive sales process that is about creating a strong, solid, specific system that has you moving potential clients into ...
Views: 965(3 votes) - Eric Hoffer: The Obstacles We Face Daily Present Our Greatest Opportunities - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke As a young, struggling college student in the 1960’s I became entranced with the life, philosophy and writings of the great American thinker Eric Hoffer. Hoffer’s life story was almost mystical, his thinking so lucid and the concepts he presented were so fresh that I could not ...
Views: 2310(2 votes) - Aztec Technology That Still Sweetens Our Taste-Buds and Outlasted the Conquistador’s - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke Any reflective student of history is often amazed at the products and processes invented and discovered in the ancient world that we take for granted today. Paint, gunpowder, weaponry, cement, the arch, beer, silk, papyrus, champagne, and so many others remain at the center of ...
Views: 1873 - 4 Great Reasons For Becoming An Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Louis LimFor some, true freedom is defined as being “able to do what you want, when, with whomsoever, wherever and however you want”. Others described it as "being able to wake up when you finished sleeping!”. The most common road taken to such freedoms as described above is by becoming an entrepreneur. ...
Views: 2305(6 votes) - How Do You Rate Your Professional Image? - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Gerri D SmithEvery minute of every day you must live with yourself. Some of those moments are spent interacting with others. Many of those moments are spent with yourself. Which is your better image? The one you display to others, or the one you reserve when you are alone? Do your family members, relatives, ...
Views: 2469(2 votes) - 10 Reasons to Be Passionate About Your New Business Idea - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke One of the qualities that we look for when evaluating prospective clients for our consumer product marketing consulting firm is PASSION. If an entrepreneur is not passionate about the product or business idea they are attempting to commercialize we cannot help them. Passion is ...
Views: 1536(2 votes) - New Commercial Opportunities Require a Crisply Polished Elevator Pitch - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke Each week we receive a number of unsolicited business proposals in our marketing consulting business. Some are submitted by mail, some by e-mail and a number are the result of phone contacts. We have developed a methodology of quickly weighing the commercial viability of each. ...
Views: 1227(2 votes) - Measurement of Time Is One Of History’s Important Achievements - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke In the modern world we take for granted the availability of innumerable sources providing accurate measurements of time. Telling current time is so readily available that we have lost sight of the profound importance of knowing time, to the hour and minute. For most of human ...
Views: 790(2 votes) - Smart Women Believe - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Joy ChudacoffLast night, our family went to The Grove here in Los Angeles. The Grove is a large retail shopping center that really goes above and beyond decorating for the holidays. They have a beautifully decorated tree larger than the one at Rockefeller Center in New York. They "create" falling snow every ...
Views: 1135(2 votes) - How to Write the Right Business Plan - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Charlene RashkowHow To Write the Right Business Plan A concrete idea is the first and most important step in regard to any new venture, but there are definitely other distinct components necessary for propelling a business to success. The first is coming up with a good business plan. Although there are many ...
Views: 1616(4 votes) - How To Invent A Billion Dollar Product and Personally Gain Very Little - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke In 1930, a young engineer was sent by his supervisor to spend time working on the floor of a Minneapolis auto body shop. The reason for the working visit was to review the performance of his employer’s principal product, industrial grade sandpaper, in actual use as a car door ...
Views: 2254 - Smart Women Celebrate Their Independence - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Joy ChudacoffA few days each week I exercise with a few Smart Women in a park near my home that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. It's a beautiful setting that lends itself to taking your mind off the muscle pain and exhaustion from the workout! We are surrounded by magnificent sycamore and oak trees that stand ...
Views: 1311(2 votes) - 25 Tips for the Entrepreneur that will keep you on the right path… - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Robin HardyIt’s Your Life! 25 Tips for the Entrepreneur that will keep you on the right path… 1. Take 30 minutes a day to move! Smile while you move it is the best natural anti-depressant available (endurance, health, focus). 2. Take 10 minutes a day sit in silence; no phones, no computer ...
Views: 1315 - Women Weaving Worlds - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast night I had the great fortune to attend a benefit gala for the Women's Earth Alliance - an incredible organization that (in their word) "unites women on the front lines of environmental causes coordinating resources, training & networks to support thriving women, communities and ...
Views: 814(5 votes) - A Novel Way to Get An Innovative Product to Market - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke This week I had the opportunity to launch a new product at the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association’s annual trade show in Orlando. This is an annual fair that brings together the manufacturers of all size to present and introduce new wares for the youth market. As in ...
Views: 1282(4 votes) - An Alternative, Inexpensive Way to Penetrate the Market For a New Product - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Geoff FickeAn Alternative, Inexpensive Way to Penetrate the Market For a New Product My consulting firm receives an average of 2 new product submissions from entrepreneur’s each day. Last year we viewed almost 700 such offerings. They ranged from the silly to the spectacular. The majority of these ...
Views: 1474(2 votes) - Are you Wearing Your Life Vest? - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Suzanne EvansMy mentor says, "Suzanne, You must get comfortable with being uncomfortable". Ugh. That is so hard. I know why....I get it. My other mentor says "business is messy". So if you know that business is ever changing, can be messy, and really is an ebb and flow. You must be OK with being ...
Views: 1054(2 votes) - Solopreners: Are You Asking Yourself, "What Should I Do Next?" - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Suzanne EvansMost of my private clients and inner circle know that I have been through a huge transition over the last four months. I worked in the Broadway Theatre industry for ten years and left that position about four weeks ago. It is a long story why I stayed so long with a thriving business. In some ...
Views: 945(2 votes) - How To Deal With Overwhelm In Your Business - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Ali RodriguezHave you ever noticed how people react when they have had it UP to here and they can’t take it anymore? Has it happened to you? It’s called “Overwhelm.” So what do we do with it, we ask? a) We change the situation b) We change “our Perception” of the situation c) We Leave the ...
Views: 796(2 votes) - A Real Time Case Study On How to Fail - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Geoff FickeI am going to relate this true story out of a sense of frustration. Hopefully, my experience, and disappointment at seeing a wonderful opportunity torched by sloppiness, will enlighten others to maximize the chance to succeed in their chosen endeavor. Great ideas need to be properly fertilized, ...
Views: 1307(3 votes) - Business Plan Template: Your Consultant in a Box - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Eric PowersFor a small business entrepreneur on a tight budget, working with a business plan consultant may not be in the cards. In these situations, look for a business plan template which can guide you in the process of creating your plan and set you on the right track by focusing you on what funders are ...
Views: 1008(2 votes) - Business Plan Guidelines: 5 Tips To Writing a Successful Plan - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Eric PowersA successful business plan is one which convinces funders that the entrepreneur has both a good idea and the means of executing it. These tips will guide you towards creating a plan which will achieve just that. Be As Clear As Possible The language and ideas used within the plan should be ...
Views: 688(2 votes) - Service Professionals - 3 Tips For Attracting New Clients Even During a Slow Economy - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Tom BufordAre you sitting there wishing that you had more paying clients? Are you worried that people aren't investing because of a slow-down in the economy? Do you have a stack of business cards or a newsletter list that's just sitting there? Well, here are three things that you can do right now to ...
Views: 936(2 votes) - Coaches- 3 Tips to Overcome Nerves When Discussing What You Charge - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Tom BufordMost of us get a little nervous when discussing our fees. Some of us get VERY nervous. A little case of the nerves is always fine, but when it gets to the point that you try to avoid the subject of your fees altogether it becomes damaging to your business. Many of you reading this have probably ...
Views: 979(2 votes) - Coaches, Raise Your Fees - 3 Critical Reasons to Increase Your Income - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Tom BufordOwning a coaching business can be very rewarding and lucrative. Unfortunately, too many coaches turn their businesses into struggling headaches. One of the key components to being a successful coach is knowing what to charge and how to get it. There are many talented coaches out there who are ...
Views: 1130(3 votes) - The Sales Theory of Relativity:ABC = Always Be Closing! - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke Albert Einstein’s famous “Theory of Relativity” (e = mc2) is as familiar to many millions of people as a popular modern commercial limerick for a soft drink or a jingle for a candy bar. Even though very few amongst these millions actually understand the scientific premise of ...
Views: 2245(3 votes) - What Type Of Energy Plant Do You Have? - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Scott ColettiI want to reflect today on something I heard on my Ipod during a run yesterday. I often download books to listen to while I exercise and train. I enjoy listening far more than reading. I was listening to a clip from the book, “The Science Of Getting Rich” by Wallace Wattles. It was on the ...
Views: 1620(3 votes) - Why First World Entrepreneurs Are the Third Worlds Best Friend - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke Many years ago I watched a television news interviewer allow Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings, the de-facto dictator of Ghana at that time, to rant about the absolute rape of his tiny, poverty stricken west African nation, by multi-national companies like Nestle. Ghana’s major ...
Views: 1307(2 votes) - Top 10 Franchises For Sale In 2009 - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from GlobalBX .comChecking Out Franchises For Sale Every year, Entrepreneur magazine names its top franchises for sale, gathered up into a list called the “Franchise 500.” By referring to this list, prospective franchise owners can determine the top franchise for sale in any number of categories—the best ...
Views: 1062(5 votes) - What Does Your Website Say About You? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Charlene RashkowHave you ever stopped to realize that every time someone visits your website, you are representing yourself and your business? Regardless of your talents or your contribution to the world, your website content writing should reflect well on you, your products and your services. In other words, ...
Views: 1400(3 votes) - Occam’s Razor Offers a 700 Year Old Rule of Great Import to Modern Inventors - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Geoff FickeKISS Is Just A New Turn On An Ancient Theorem Most of us are familiar with the colloquial term “keep it simple stupid” or KISS. The phrase, often used derisively to pan a complex over-analysis of a problem, is part of the current idiom. The assumption that simplicity is the preferred route to ...
Views: 1227(2 votes) - Where Is Your Pot Of Gold - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Anthony Mc CarthyThe Pot Of Gold, Irish legends are abound with pots of gold at the end of the rainbow. Which were looked after by the Leprechauns. Who started their fairytale life as the shoemakers to the other fairy folk, until they found the pot of gold. They then became the care takers of the pot of gold at ...
Views: 807(2 votes) - Great Entrepreneurs Build Strong International Brand Names - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Geoff FickeTheir Successors Often Lose Focus And Greatly Damage These Franchises If you are of a certain age you will vividly remember the following names: Helena Rubenstein, Faberge, Germain Monteil, Trigere, Revlon, Elizabeth Arden, Max Factor, Schwinn, W. T. Grant, Montgomery Ward and Chuck Taylor. ...
Views: 2160(3 votes) - The Human Genome Project Is One Of The Worlds Great Scientific Achievements - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Geoff FickeIt Also Offers Entrepreneurs an Amazing Lesson About Competition Mapping the human genome had been a goal that modern bio-scientists yearned to conquer for decades. Human genome, basically a map of each humans cell make-up, if properly researched and documented, could provide the answer to ...
Views: 1245(1 vote) - Industries Pioneered by Immigrants Prove America Still World’s Center for Opportunity - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Geoff FickeIndustries Pioneered by Immigrants Prove America Still World’s Center for Opportunity My first job after service in the Marine Corps was with the Revlon Cosmetic Company. Revlon was founded by the iconic business man and fashion arbiter of the day, Charles Revson. The business in the 1940’s, ...
Views: 1542(1 vote) - Staycation: A Way to Jump Start your Writing - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Maxine ThompsonDr. Maxine Thompson http://www.maxinethompson.com Author of Upcoming, Hostage of Lies Staycation: A Way to Jump Start your Writing Staycation: a stay-at-home vacation Example: Common activities of a staycation include use of the backyard pool, visits to local parks and museums, and ...
Views: 994(1 vote) - Thomas Jefferson Is Rightly Remembered As a Great Founding Father - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Geoff FickeHis Contributions as a Practical Inventor Should Be Equally Revered Every school child is imbued with a history of the American Revolution that glorifies the great accomplishments, political, military and social, of the famous founding fathers. We learn that George Washington; the Father of ...
Views: 1718(1 vote) - What Does Your Communication Style Say About You? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Kelly BuckleyIn today?s world, there are communication tips everywhere - in newspapers, on television and on the web. Why? That?s easy, because communication goes to the very core of our existence. We need other people to survive. In our personal lives, we need friends, spouses or significant others to ...
Views: 1060(3 votes) - How to get Your Business Noticed without Going Broke! - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Catherine SimmsIf you have a quality product or services, it is easier than you think to get your business noticed... And all for FREE! TALK Tell people about your business and its story. People love and always remember a good and funny story. Take ours for instance: My husband, Stephen came home one ...
Views: 953(2 votes) - What Makes An Entrepreneurial Mindset? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Louis LimThere are those who believe that an entrepreneur, like they say of a salesman, is “born and not made”. Is this true? There are certainly quite a number who are convinced that you can train someone to be an entrepreneur. Take Tian Jing University for example; the varsity has recently started a ...
Views: 824(1 vote) - How Do You Acquire An Entrepreneur’s Mindset? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Louis LimThere are those who believe that an entrepreneur, like they say of a salesman, is “born and not made”. Is this true? There are certainly quite a number who are convinced that you can train someone to be an entrepreneur. Take Tian Jing University for example; the varsity has recently started a ...
Views: 906(2 votes) - Are You Ready for Self-Employment? - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2009 from Gail McMeekinAh, the fantasies . . . make your own hours, invent your own rules, choose your own associates, express your creativity, and make unlimited money. These are the dreams of the aspiring self-employed. Yet, if you interview people who have built a profitable business, they will tell you about the ...
Views: 1502(11 votes) - Media Placement: The Untold Story Behind ALL Major Breakthrough Business Successes - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2009 from Lisa NordabySuccess in business is a rare thing. Most businesses fail today, not because they were built upon bad ideas, but because most business owners do not focus on what truly makes the difference between success and failure. There is one skill, above and beyond any other skill, that is critical ...
Views: 452(2 votes) - Why Expert Help For Your New Business Is Critical - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2009 from Denise GriffittsGrowing a business is very much like raising a child. Both require lots of love and care, sleepless nights, excessive worrying and far more money than you originally envisioned. However, both are infinitely rewarding. Except, of course, that a business is not really your child. Or is it? Let’s ...
Views: 1561(4 votes) - Why Students Make Excellent Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke During my many years of lecturing university business school students on entrepreneurial topics I have been pleased, and surprised, at the relatively large numbers willing to take the plunge and pursue new business opportunities. The surprise is that modern students are ...
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