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Do You Have What It Takes to Be Your Own Boss?

A changing economy means businesses are also changing how they’re being run. Working as your own boss is becoming an increasingly more appealing option for both existing and aspiring business owners in 2014, but requires careful planning and self-management to be done properly.

Sir Sidney Poitier’s Inspiring Advice

If your heart is burning to share your message, talents or gifts, and you, too, are determined to work at your craft with gusto, you can call yourself whatever you choose. Now, your task is working towards that goal.

Are You In It Alone?

I left my day job and opened up shop as an entrepreneur 21 years ago. And, though I didn’t know it then, that was the day my father stopped understanding me.

From Combat Veteran to Entrepreneur: Interview with Mark Kring

Every quarter, I teach a Boots 2 Business course on a military base to personnel who are in transition from their military career to civilian life. Within this setting, I have the privilege to meet some very interesting and energetic individuals who leave a lasting impression.

Are You Focused?

Achieving your dreams requires a focused vision that is not distracted by every barking dog. Every seeming opportunity is not an opportunity.

3 Ways to Maintain a Successful Entrepreneurial Mindset

Dealing with a business when things are going good is the easy part. But how will you react when the going gets tough? Are you going to give up and succumb to the challenges, or are you going to push through the tough times and figure out solutions?

Simple Steps to Turn Your Passion into Profit

This will sound clichéd, but then again all advice proclamations resonate with people as such. So without further ado, my lesson for today is: Love what you do, or don’t do it.

How to Turn Your Hobby into a Small Business

From running on a treadmill to playing the trumpet to writing haikus, there are lots of activities that we all enjoy to get some much-needed relaxation from the everyday stresses of life. So, in the entrepreneurial world, this begs the question: is it possible to turn one of your favorite hobbies into a formal, money-making business venture?

Thinking of Quitting Your Day Job? 5 Things to Do First

Quitting your job can be risky and scary. Some people will even try to talk you out of it. Before quitting my job to co-own a leather goods line, I had great career paths at Goldman Sachs and Google.

The Art of (dis)Balance: Achieving Personal and Professional Fulfillment

While pursuing personal and professional success, entrepreneurs are often faced with conflicting demands. Most of us find fulfillment in more than just our work, but sometimes it takes conquering two major life events at once to understand what “having it all” really requires.

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