When I started my business journey, I initially sought to find the secret to business success. I suspected there was a secret because only a handful of people experienced success while the majority of people found failure. Additionally of those that found success there were always those serial entrepreneurs that seemed to find one success […]
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As the years roll by I have been challenged by the seemingly unending spectrum of entrepreneur types. There are big ones, small ones, one-shot ones, bad ones, good ones, and sad ones. Some are exuberant sales man while others are unassuming, quiet, and reserved. This shouldn’t be surprising as no two people are alike so
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It seems most people could use additional money on the side so I wanted to share with you a few things I have done to give you some part time money making ideas. What are the two things we never to seem to have enough of? Money and time. I believe this is why many
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A conversation with a college student has pushed me to address the issue of alignment between oneself and one’s occupation. If you have ever taken the Myers Brigs you may have an idea of what I am talking about. It may seem rudimentary but aligning one’s self with a complimentary profession is not a cut
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If you have been playing with the idea of starting a business because you want more freedom, a better return on your time invested, or just a better quality of life, start by looking in the mirror. You are your first business. As a contributing member of our society you provide a product or service
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Well, we had our baby girl over the weekend and she is beautiful. I would love to go on and on about the new addition to our family but that is outside the scope of the site and probably wouldn’t be that interesting to anyone who doesn’t know us. Instead, I will expound on the
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With everyone talking about the economy I decided it would be a good idea to discuss an approach to small business that if followed would minimize the number of failures. These 5 steps to start a small business provide a solid foundation to any venture and should not be ignored. It is in the success
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The formula for success is a question that has long plagued entrepreneurs, but a helpful tool now exists that will assist in identifying the primary metrics of any business. The business model generation template comes from the minds of 470 contributors and was compiled in the book Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game
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Most side income advice starts with a skill you don’t have or a platform you don’t understand. Location arbitrage starts with something simpler: the same item priced differently in two places. You buy where it’s cheap. You sell where it’s not. The gap is your margin. No special skills. No inventory risk if you play
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One of the hurdles you will undoubtedly run into when starting up a small business is choosing your company name. The quick and easy advice is to find something catchy, relevant, memorable, short, and unique, but I don’t want to leave it at that. What you call your company is very important and there are
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