8 Steps to Build Winning Self-Confidence in Business

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. These entrepreneurs find it hard to respect customers or team members, and their ventures usually fail. As a team member, low self-esteem leads to low confidence, poor productivity, and no job satisfaction. Fortunately,…

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4 Expansion Options to Achieve Success for Finance SMEs

The financial industry can be highly competitive almost everywhere in the world, but for SMEs that are successful and experience good growth there are plenty of opportunities to expand even more. However, it is important that you expand in the most appropriate way, depending on where your business is based, the economy at the time…

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We Claim to Be Data-Driven, Yet We Ignore the Data

Recently, I heard someone say, “We claim to be data driven, yet we ignore the data.” Nothing could be more true of much of what I see in the practice of sales and marketing. We are surrounded by data about what drives sales and marketing effectiveness. Hundreds of market research reports, done by thoughtful researchers…

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Small Businesses Run the US Economy

Small Business Saturday took place on this past Saturday, November 25, and similar to previous years, it was a banner day for the 29.6 million small businesses operating in the U.S. Originated in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday is an effort to support local economies by shining a spotlight on the small businesses that comprise…

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What Should Small Businesses Know About Cybersecurity in 2018?

As 2017 comes to a close, cybersecurity professionals are looking at the year ahead, and predicting how the industry will change in 2018 and beyond. Inc.com’s Joseph Steinberg recently spoke with Steve Morgan, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Cybersecurity Ventures, and released his own cybersecurity predictions for 2018 based on the firm’s research. Here are key…

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5 Reliable Tips to Help Create High Quality Content

With search engines being refined to favor ranking websites that deliver authoritative and meaningful information to users, it’s more important than ever to serve page content that meets these criteria. While ideally every website should be designed with quality in mind, it’s now not only ethical but absolutely necessary to provide this quality if a…

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3 Books That May Change How You See the World

In a world of instant gratification and get quick rich schemes, the activities that are worth doing are often forgotten or ignored. They are simple things like habits that produce change and results. The reality is that you may not notice because transformation creeps up on you. You practice or perform your routine one day…

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What Law Applies for Your Franchise Agreement

Did you ever play board games as a kid with a friend who made up the rules? It can be extremely frustrating to finally start making traction only to have the rules change half way through. When dealing with a franchise agreement, no one is going to change the rules half way through the agreement.…

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Social Media Mistakes That Can Hold Your Business Back

Social media can be a fun method of interacting with friends, family and old school mates, but once you start using social media platforms to market your business, you need to understand that the smallest mistake can cost you your money and reputation. Whether you do social media in-house or you outsource the job to…

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