Entrepreneurship

Stories and lessons from the struggle and success of those who have realized their entrepreneurial dreams whether as first timers or veterans.

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Keep Your Eye on the Horizon: Four Considerations for Healthcare Startups

Hubert Zajicek, CEO, Health Wildcatters According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), there are approximately 27 million working-age Americans currently starting or running new businesses. That means 14 percent of the population consider themselves entrepreneurs! Many startups in the U.S. have become highly successful in their respective marketplaces over the past few years. Just think – we

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Closing Eyes

Why Closing Your Eyes is a Powerful Leadership Tool

Why Closing Your Eyes is a Powerful Leadership Tool. Look around. Take in everything that you see. There’s the stack of sticky notes with calls to be returned; a report that needs to be reviewed; the partially finished cost proposal for your big client; and a half-eaten sandwich sitting next to the book club book

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Shifting My Mind-Set to Go from Struggling Start-up to Billion Dollar Enterprise: Confessions of a Formerly Conservative CEO

Pamela Evette, President & CEO, Quality Business Solutions I founded my business as a sole proprietorship in 2000 and struggled for many years through the normal growing pains associated with a start-up – deciding when and where to invest, identifying new target markets and prospects, and determining when the time was right to add new

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What Do the Kool-Aid Man, the Avon Lady and Richard Branson Have in Common? Hint: They Are All Masters of Branding

Julie Cottineau, Founder & CEO, BrandTwist Whether you are a CEO of a Fortune 500 company or the founder of a start up with big plans, looking at branding best practices from successful brands such as Kool-Aid, Avon, Apple, and Virgin can yield some valuable lessons that can then be applied to your brand for big impact.

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Is a Remote Workforce Good for Your Business?

Simon Slade, CEO & Co-founder, SaleHoo Hiring staff can be one of the greatest challenges for a business owner because expanding your team with great talent is a constant necessity. The trend of remote work is a response to that challenge. GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics.com suggests that 50% of the US workforce holds a job that is compatible with partially

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Three Tips to See Beyond Your Filters for Good Decisions

You’re wired to see what you already believe. It’s a simple statement but the implications for decision-making are complex. What you already believe is built layer upon layer from your experiences which create a filter through which you see the world. Good decision-making relies on understanding how your brain’s filter colors perception and influences interpretation.

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