Make Your Ship Unsinkable
A recent tweet said: “An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down, unless you allow it inside your heart and mind.” ~ A. Nonymous This makes a lot of sense. To believe we don’t live in a world filled with negativity would…
Read MoreEmotional Intelligence and Positive Company Culture
Logic and the ability to think critically have long been qualities highly-revered and required in most businesses. Someone who can find a solution to a problem without help is more likely to get work done while doing an independent project. But what about when they have to work with others or need to resolve a…
Read MoreDoes Your Small Business Have a Website? More Than 50% Don’t!
Today, we’re going to take a look at how (and why) your small business needs to get a website up ASAP. ASAP, in this context, actually means, “Way back in 2007,” but since we haven’t invented time travel, tomorrow will have to do. The good news is, you can easily get a basic site up…
Read More5 Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask Themselves
A large part of achieving success is asking the right questions and getting honest answers. These questions will have an effect during any stage in your career and it starts with you. What am I willing to sacrifice? On a daily basis, entrepreneurs make tough decisions that affect the lives of their employees and health of…
Read MorePreparing Your Marketing Strategy for 2016
As we begin to wrap up the year 2015, now’s the time to start planning and strategizing for 2016. Among the things you’re sure to work through during this time period, your marketing strategy/plan should be on top of the list. A detailed marketing plan sets clear, realistic and measurable objectives (including deadlines), provides a…
Read More5 Essential Twitter Tools Perfect for Your eCommerce Business
The Twitter world is a vast and mysterious one. Engaging with just the right people at just the right time can spell the difference between a marketing campaign that flies and a dead account that only wastes time. To help you find that sweet spot, we’ve picked five management tools for tracking and managing those…
Read More6 Ideal Team Members for Any Entrepreneurial Venture
In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. That’s why investors say they invest in people (bet on the jockey, not the horse), rather than the idea. Yet every entrepreneur…
Read MoreWhy Real-Time Marketing is More Than a Trend
Data analytics are powering almost every area of business today, from the way sales teams gather leads to the way leaders make big decisions. Like their colleagues, marketers closely watch analytics, whether they’re connected to search engine rankings or social media engagement. As analytics have grown in popularity, professionals have begun to expect instant access…
Read MoreFirst Time Speaker: Tips to Build Your Speaking Platform
So now that we’ve discussed four tools needed to help you season your speaking skills, where do you start if you’ve never done a speaking event before? Well my recommendation is to start grass roots. In order to get some great experience, I recommend starting small. If you aren’t a seasoned speaker you don’t want to…
Read MoreLive and Work Above Your Capacity
In every great time there is some one idea at work which is more powerful than any other, and which shapes the events of the time and determines their ultimate issues. ~Francis Bacon Benjamin Mays, a social activist, said, “The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not…
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