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Five common mistakes of entrepreneurs and how to avoid them

Jenny Q. Ta, CEO, Sqeeqee Businesses fail for all sorts of reasons: poor planning, lack of cash flow, not understanding the market, treating customers poorly and much more. As a successful entrepreneur, author and CEO of Sqeeqee, the first-of-its-kind social networthing® site, I have found that these are the five common mistakes that entrepreneurs make: Underestimating how […]

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Entrepreneurial Lessons Learned While Pioneering a New Business

Entrepreneurship

Jeff Pintar, founder of Pintar Investment Company Since founding Pintar Investment Company–a vertically integrated real estate services company and advisor to both institutional and individual investors, the company has experienced a tremendous amount of trying times. As its owner, I have gained insight from these experiences that may be beneficial for other entrepreneurs. The best

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Before You Start That New Business…

Finance, Small Business

Thomas P. Rood, Paycheck Independence Day Many people will tell you that if you want to get rich, you have to start your own business. According to the SBA Office of Advocacy, in 2009 there were over 27 million businesses in the United States. It appears a lot of people want to get rich. Once you

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A Self-Managing Company? Why Not!

Entrepreneurship

Shannon Waller Would you like to have a Self-Managing Company? Even though I haven’t said what a “Self-Managing Company” is, I bet you can picture what that would mean for you—and you want one! As a business leader, you took the risks of starting a company, building the organization, and working out how to create

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‘Duck Dynasty’ CALLS Us to Leadership

Entrepreneurship

Jeremy Kingsley It’s a uniquely American success story. A Louisiana guy who liked to hunt and work with his hands set up a shop in his shed, then discovered he could make a good living selling his handmade duck calls. One of his children had a talent for business, got a degree and took over

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Getting Personal this Small Business Saturday

Entrepreneurship, Small Business

Brad Smith, Executive VP, Customer Experience, Sage North America If you’ve been watching the news lately, you’ve probably seen that big box retailers are already slashing their prices in anticipation for Black Friday, and with good reason: shaky consumer confidence has many people on edge heading into this holiday season – businesses big and small

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The New Bottom-Up Economic Revolution

Entrepreneurship, Small Business

Bill Clerico I was born in the 1980s – the height of trickle down economics and Gordon Gekko – a time when the people and corporations who controlled the money and economics did it from the tops down. Today, while most of the money remains in the hands of the richest 1% of Americans, technology

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Growing Your Franchise: 5 Tips

Entrepreneurship, Management, Small Business

Lisa Druxman When you are a franchisor, you have one goal. That is to have successful franchisees. When they are successful, we are successful. Here are 5 tips that have helped us grow one of the fastest growing franchises in the country:

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The Perspective of A Long-Time Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship

Robert K. Lifton Now, perhaps more than ever, in the face of the intractable problems facing the world leaders, whether in economic, business or political arenas – they need to apply what I call the “entrepreneurial spirit.” Such a spirit is based on a belief that commitment and effort can overcome most obstacles. It requires

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The Bootstrapper’s Dirty Dozen: Twelve Not-So-Obvious Tips to Help Small Business Owners Prosper

Entrepreneurship, Small Business

Joseph and JoAnn Callaway Starting a small business is hard work. Joseph Callaway has been there, and he shares twelve unexpected tactics—all centered on putting clients first—that will help your company to succeed. So, you’re building a small business from the ground up, with only the proverbial wing and prayer to keep you aloft. What

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