Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Meetup: Our Speaker for Thurs 08 October will be our own Kapt Kirk (who’s been a member for > 5 years) and has taught Leadership for over a decade. His topic will be “Leadership – 3 different Options”. This talk will help you determine your Vision, set …
1925 – 2015 = 90 yrs. Compiled 25 Sept 15 by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Even if you aren’t a fan, you’re sure to have heard the “Yogisms” of Baseball Legend – Yogi Berra. First, let’s look at some of his achievements. An outstanding Yogi Berr-able Life. Yogi was an American professional …
fm USA Today.com 18 Sept 15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz As a small business owner you have a lot on your plate — creating your product or delivering your service, managing your money, motivating your employees, ensuring operations run smoothly. How do you find time to actually attract customers? For …
A way to juggle your current responsibilities with your growing aspirations. from US News.com/Money 02 July 14 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz The Trend. If you have considered starting an entrepreneur venture, you would be in good company. Since 2011, the overall number of independent workers has grown more than 15 …
fm Profit Advisors.com 31 Jan 07 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Most experts in “marketing agree that the three most important factors for the success of an advertising campaign are: 1. Communicating to the right Audience. 2. Getting the prospect’s Attention (in most cases through a highly effective headline. 3. The …
fm Entrepreneur.com 05 Sept 15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz As entrepreneurs, we can often feel like the deck is stacked against us – when it comes to the digital world. We don’t have the same budgets as our big competitors, nor do we have the army of marketers that they …
fm Biz News Daily 10 Apr 14 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 1. You’ll be handling things you’ve never faced in the Corp world. “There are a lot more complex challenges that arise when you are running your own business, than when working for another company. I’ve always enjoyed wearing many …
fm Manage WP [Word Press] 27 March 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz In what has been our two-year history so far? The most mistakes I have made were regarding hiring. I often relied too much on the candidate’s test scores or was in a hurry to hire. I inevitably made …
from Inc.com Zine 08/15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Everyone agrees that Micro-Management is a bad thing, but not everyone knows how to identify and correct it. In my experience, micro-management manifests itself in the following five avoidable behaviors: 1. Measuring too many things. The advantage of technology is that you …
fm VisionWiz.com 16 Feb 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO another Wiz4biz Importance. One of the keys to maximizing the productivity of your team, as well as yourself, is motivation. It has been estimated that the average team member at any given time works at < 50% of his capacity. More than …
fm Entrepreneur.com 30 July 15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Importance. Customer retention is a major focus among the data-driven marketers of today’s biggest brands. Just ask customer retention “expert” Taylor Swift. In fact, today’s marketers are investing more time & marketing dollars in cultivating customer retention – as part of …
fm BizJournal.com 02 Oct 12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz For most entrepreneurs—and let’s face it, for most anyone—failure is painful. But if you’re an entrepreneur, setting out to create something original & sustainable, failure is not just inevitable, it must become a foundation for your success. Think of it as …
from INC.com Zine 18 Aug 15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Starting your own small business can be scary, especially those times when you wonder how you will be able to compete with those incumbent businesses that seem so far ahead of you. But, don’t despair, you have a few unfair …
fm BrandingStrategyInsider.com 08/15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Branding is a strong tool for creating a business image – inside & outside. There are10 crucial steps on the way to a successful strategy, and they can serve as a useful guide for any branding effort. 1. The Founder/CEO needs to lead …
fm Forbes.com Zine 14 Aug 15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Power of Risk: Becoming wildly successful is the result of a combination of factors — pure luck, hard work, & taking risks. Pure luck isn’t something you can will into being. Working hard takes sheer grit and a long time. …
“Start/Grow your Business, plus Synchronize your Life.” Talk at Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Meetup 13 Aug 15 Website: www.Meetup.com/Entrepreneur-733/ Business Execution Rate the following [1-10]: Identified Target Market = Talked to potential Customers = Trial = ID Vision = Launch Plan = Hiring Team = Get Board/Advisors = Listening to Feedback …
fm Entrepreneur.com 12 Aug 15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Hands-On approach. When starting a new business, the Founder has to take a “hands-on” role. Because there are so many unknowns, and things are happening so fast, this is no time to delegate or hire outside consultants to handle core functions. …
by using the 80/20 Principles to achieve success. an integrated Book Review 07 Aug 15 by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz A new 21st century individualism is overtaking “corporation-as-king” capitalism, transforming the way we work & live. Today, real power rests in the hands of creative individuals like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Oprah …
fm Nigeria News NAIJ.com 05/15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Basics. Successful young entrepreneurs know that success in business comes from: 1) making products that customers need, & 2) providing superior customer service which will make customers want to come back – again & again, thereby, 3) raising profits. High Risk. …
fm Forbes.com Zine 29 May 15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz For the cover of Forbes’ inaugural Self-made Women issue, we profiled movie-star-turned-mogul, millennial Jessica Alba. At just 34 years old, she’s built her Honest Company into a $1B household products empire, raking in $150M in revenues in 2014 and with …
fm USA Today 20 July 15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz If you run a small business, you’ll reap many benefits. But, let’s face it, every business encounters some problems. If you’re lucky, you’ll have good problems. What’s a good problem? It’s the kind that shows you, you’re doing something right, …