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October 21, 2015
A New Question
The next time you meet with a fellow entrepreneur and discuss your businesses, ask him/her this question: How profitable is your business? For some reason that question never gets asked,...
October 20, 2015
The 8 Worst Pieces Of Advice Business Owners Receive About Money
I know that advice is free and plentiful, but not all of it’s worth taking. Particularly when it comes to finances, it’s best to take advice from people who’ve successfully...
October 16, 2015
The Key To Persuading Others
It’s about passion. It is having a love for what you do. It is about giving a shit. I met a woman who is a dolphin trainer. She couldn’t stop...
October 15, 2015
How to Have a Great Place to Work
Do you have a great place for people to work? If you hesitate about answering that question, it may be time to give it some thought. Having a high turnover...
October 14, 2015
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...
October 13, 2015
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...
October 9, 2015
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...
October 8, 2015
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...
October 7, 2015
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...
September 30, 2015
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...