The Positivity Blog has an excellent entry talking about the 7 keys to a smashing success as told by J.C. Penney. The second item is something that I recommend to all small business owners as one of...
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This is another video about developing your business plan. While the plan is put forward by BusinessPlanWorld.com and promotes its software, the video has some excellent information on developing your...
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The Bootstrapper Blog has come out with its latest version of the best DIY sites on the web and this blog has been included in the list. I want to thank Sally from the site for including this little...
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Are you cutting corners in places you shouldn't? The Babe of Business blog has a listing of three places that you should not cut corners when it comes to being economical. While she has a good...
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Are you pricing your services right? The After the Launch blog has an interesting entry about pricing your services correctly. Now this is geared toward service base businesses but can also be of use...
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Do you have a motivating workplace? We have talked about some important items needed to create a successful business, but is your workspace conducive to being motivated? It is hard to be motivated if...
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Several times we have discussed some of the need attributes of Entrepreneur's and one of the most important attributes is commitment. If you are going to start your own business you need to have...
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This video out of the United Kingdom does a great job in just a little over 3-minutes in describing the basics of what you need in the business plan. I have previously shown videos about developing a...
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Have you every had an employee come to you with complaints about another employee? Anyone who has managed employees long enough has dealt with this kind of situation including myself. The employee...
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Do you have enough enthusiasm? Enthusiasm is one of the key ingredients to making your business work. While some people can be enthusiastic no matter the situation some of us have to work at it. The...
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The Small Business Administration has many resources to help you not only get started in your business but once you get it up and running. The Small Business Trends Blog shows some of the things that...
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You must be able to learn what your competitors are doing right and wrong to make yourself more competitive, but can you learn things from other industries? Of course the answer to the question is...
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Do you live a balanced life? I think if you asked most entrepreneurs they would tell you that is a big no. There isn't enough time for most entrepreneurs to live a balanced life and maintain a...
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This is part 7 of the video series on developing your business plan. The video explains how important it is for you to use your business plan as a tool to improve your business and how to use the...
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We have talked many times about what it takes to be an Entrepreneur. The Business Pundit Blog has a listing of some of some important information you need to have that is part of your business plan...
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Cluttered Offices, Clutter Minds? I have discussed how important it is to have a clutter free work environment. However, what about your mind? It seems that we are often got some much going in our...
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Should you be worried about blogs? We have talked about how important it is for you to have a blog. It allows you to put a face on your business and come closer to the customer. You blog can...
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Here is the sixth video in the developing your business plan series which is on forecasting. As the video states, forecasting can be the hardest part of putting your business plan together because you...
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What characteristics does it take to be an entrepreneur? The Start Up Blog has a list of 5 characteristics that are present in entrepreneurs. There is one thing I would add to list and that is having...
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How are you at doing interviews? When you start out it may be just you running the business. But in time you will need to hiring other employees and it will be you doing the interviewing and hiring....
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