Get someone to pay you for something, & you have a business. Repeat, make it “scalable” with good Marketing & Sales and you have a successful business. Topics: Afford, Example, Cheap or Expensive Startup? How? Resources for Prep. Raise Questions. #1. You ”can” afford to Start a Business. Maybe you …
Strategic business Partnerships can give your small businesses the edge to help it compete with larger companies in lucrative markets. Topics: Access to info, >Effectiveness & Efficiency, Innovation, Stability, Reputation & Credibility, Autonomy, Conflicts of Interest, Resources. Each sector brings a different set of values, priorities, resources & competencies to …
Best Apps in Productivity, Time & Project Management, Team Communication, Apps: EverNote, WunderList, Pocket, RescueTime, Toggl, BaseCamp, Trello, Asana, Slack, HipChat, When you run a new Startup or on-going small business, you’re pulled in several different ways every day. If the demands on your time feel overwhelming, take heart: There …
We asked experts to share some advice on how to do networking to benefit organizations. Topics: Planning, which Events, Listen, Ask, Relevance, Prioritize, Balance Networking with developing Product. Importance. Regardless of what kind of startup you’re building, networking will – in one way or another – play a role in …
Here’s how to get creative & use insider Tips to “spread the word” for your Startup Marketing. Topics: HARO, #JournoRequest, Keep it Short, A1 Headline, Weird, +Credibility, Speak, Guest Post, Contest, Host Event. If you’re a startup or a small business looking to do Startup Marketing, the world of Public …
These Tips from some of the most successful Investors will help you attain success for your business. Growing a Business: Idea, Market, Customer, Test, Traction, Plan, Pitch, Investors & Egos, other Options Like the rest of the country, many Entrepreneurs have latched onto Shark Tank. The tips shared by …
use Time Management to manage crises, improve productivity, grow revenue & other factors you chose. Set Priorities, Personal Time, keep Control, don’t Waste, Exercise, Plan, manage Emails, Improve. Time Management is managing crises, getting the best output from employees & beating stock market expectations – which are all everyday …
If you can survive until your business is self-supporting, then you’ll feel the pride of a great accomplishment. Dis- & Advantages, Have it your Way, total Control, retain the Equity, Flexibility With all the talk of financing, it’s easy to forget that you don’t have to take on external …
Important lessons in Life & how to implement with an Action Plan Small, Bliss, Fear, Give, React, Instinct, Action, Passion, Challenge, Do it now, Purpose, Action Plan Entrepreneurs are an interesting people. They go against the traditional Career Path and create their own. Although entrepreneurs are ambitious, they …
Using Empowerment & other Techniques for Building a Team that is more responsible, creative & productive. Building a Team: < Micro-Manage; > Empowerment, Enrich Jobs, Quality Councils, Care & Share, Flexibility, Sociable, SCARF. Companies that “empower” their Team – as the best way of Building a Team …
Learn valuable Strategy & Techniques from this War Game to help you start & grow your business. Topic, Situation, Winning Strategies, Co-opetition, Presentation vs Conversation, Prepared, Winning Recently, I led a team from MIT in the second annual “strategy war game” with Harvard Business School designed to be an …
This post will help you Prep & Execute – Scaling your Startup so that it will be as painless as possible. Scaling your Startup: Viable, Boost Marketing, Automate, Social Media, Out-Source, Hiring, Self-Sufficient Assuming that you’ve successfully started a startup. Scalability is the ability of a startup to grow. …
We have limited Time & $$$, so we need to learn the best way to use it. Set Priorities. SMART Goals & Deadlines, Track, Delegate, Focus, say NO, Meetings, Distractions, Persistance Limited Time. For startup & small business entrepreneurs, with strictly limited budgets & increasingly distractions, making the most …
Selected Quotes from Ben’s original list of Principles of Success Control, Just do it, Small Stuff, Time, Diligence, spending $$$, Funding. Humble Beginnings. Ben Franklin, unlike many of our founding fathers, didn’t come from an aristocratic family. In fact, his journey from teenage runaway to wealthy printer is the epitome …
5 Steps to help you Decide, if the Entrepreneur’s life is for you. Good & Bad Reasons, Primary Skills needed, the right Mindset, Lean before Green, Personal Support, Resources. Have you ever wondered “Should I consider Starting a Business?” In today’s article we start our series on how to start …
What we can learn from a selection from the 100 Most Creative Business People picked in 2016. Dream, go for the Impossible with irresistible Challenges, be Exceptional to beat Competition, help your Cust & others. We discovered “innovators” everywhere from fashion to education, material science to behavioral design. Our honorees …
20 Hard Questions to ask before CrowdFunding your Startup. Value, Unique, Motivate, Tangible, Target, Costing, Flexibility, Fulfillment, Rewards, Demands, Marketing, Risk in CF CrowdFunding seems like the best alternative to the VC & Angel investment community. Instead of creating complex business plans and pitches and hoping influential groups …
Learn these crucial lessons from the ones that came before you – who made it BiG !!! from Zuck, Jobs, Musk, Brin + on Change, Feedback, Opportunities, EQ vs IQ, Plan B/C, Simplicity, Steering to be successful Today, seems like most grads want to be an Entrepreneur. If you do …
From (arguably) the most Successful Entrepreneur of all time – [he’s created >300 companies] on his private Island in the Bahamas. Playful, Listening, Equals, Amazing, your Rhythm, Entrepreneurial Solutions, Delegation, Generosity, Legacy, Take-Away In April of 2015, I joined a group of 25 Successful Entrepreneurs from Maverick 1000 for …
How to get word of mouth advertising to work for you. W.o.M, Think Small, Hiring, Train’g, Fire’g, Rewards, Communicatn, Lead by Example,Focusing on a Long-term Vision +more. We have learned that beyond quality content, our small business customer wants to feel like we are addressing them directly and they …
Using Advocate Marketing to make your customers so happy, that they sell your products for you. Birth of AM [Radio?] ID Category, pick Right Customers, make Happy Customers, set SMART goals, 1/2 Patience, Serialize Advocate Marketing concept is so simple, it makes you wonder why it took …