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By Violeta Nedkova With so much PR and marketing advice floating around online, it’s important that you stick to the most essential information. Focusing on “the essential” can bring peace of mind—and can help you develop your business. Business growth is not necessarily about getting more of everything. Instead, think of it as focusing your efforts to get more meaningful results. Here are...
  Most entrepreneurs bail in the first year. Why? To be honest, it is hard. It’s not all glamor and glitz. You don’t rocket to stardom in a few short months, drive a McLaren, date Hollywood celebs and take baths in hundred-dollar bills. In fact, you’re lucky if you survive at all. Thankfully, there are some secrets to survival. Entrepreneurs survive by pursuing...
By Kimberly Weisul You've got the itch. You're fed up with your day job. You're totally self-motivated and willing to work a ton. You don't mind taking a little risk if it could lead to something great. You can network like a fiend. In other words: You've got nearly everything it takes to be an entrepreneur--except for an actual business. Fear not. Here...
Over the last 23 years as a salesperson, broker-manager, trainer and coach in the real estate industry, I've found that the top producers all share certain traits. The most successful real estate professionals are driven, success-oriented, risk-takers and entrepreneurs. They also exhibit the following three key characteristics: a great work ethic (they show up and work their plan), unwavering...
Those who are embarking on this path understand that it is their greatest chance of acquiring wealth and obtaining the freedom that we all crave and deserve. Yet for many, the idea of going solo and starting a business from the ground up seems daunting and overwhelming; and for good reason. It requires tireless dedication, sacrifice, networking skills, and many...
Managing the product, the team and everything around it takes not only a lot of time but also creativity. Thanks to technology and the smartphones – these days there is pretty much the app for anything you need. But to navigate trough millions of applications in App Store or Google Play you need some guidance. That is why I will share...
"Motivation is what gets you fired up and moving, but your daily habits are what catapult you to success long after the motivation is gone!" -- John Rowley Every year diligent people sit down and define his or her goals for the coming year, and with good reason. Setting goals work! But in order to achieve goals you must...
By Jeff Haden You have the skills. You have the desire. You have the persistence, work ethic, and belief in yourself required to start your own business and become a successful freelancer. But what you don't have is experience running your own successful business -- so why not learn from people that do? Here's a guest post from Ryan Robinson, an entrepreneur and...
By Minda Zetlin There are videos that energize us, inspire us, and motivate us to do great things. Then there are the very few that do all of that--and touch us so deeply that we wind up watching them over and over. We find their messages so compelling, we know we can turn to them whenever we feel dragged down and in need...
by Fam Mirza Running a business is tough at the best of times. The startup failure rate is enormous and most businesses will be dead and buried within five years because 90% of products fail. Trying to run a business with a day job is even harder, but it’s often the only way entrepreneurs can survive until they can generate...