Our Speaker at my Entrepreneur Meetup for 17 June 10 was Tom Mitchell – who has been working with Startups for > 20 years. He’s been the CEO of RadioLAN & Domondi, and is currently President at Thales. This is a team of longtime friends to produce & market an …
from the “fastest growing” Serial Entrepreneurs in INC Magazine, Sep ‘10 Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/10 1. “Get in over your Head” Set your goals beyond what you think you can do, then go for it and see what happens. Even if you fail, you can begin more wisely. Keep …
by Mike Myatt, Forbes.com, Enhanced by Peter@Wiz4.biz 5/12 What not to do. Creating or expanding business relationships is not about selling – it’s about establishing trust, rapport, and value creation without selling. Call me crazy, but I don’t want to talk to someone who wants to manage my account, develop …
How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, & Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average !!! And why we often “make” Mistakes, when trying to “understand” Mistakes !!! from a book by Joseph Hallinan. Enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 6/13 Why Mistakes? Frankly, until reading this book, …
from Linked IN 10 June 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz What is Confidence? Confidence is not bravado, or swagger, or an overt pretense of bravery. Confidence is not some bold or brash air of self-belief or conceit directed at others. Confidence is a natural expression of self-assurance in your ability, …
Community is one of the best Resources for Sales, Support, Feedback & Evangelism. A good Community can get you significant Sales & Acceptance + boost the morale of your Business. Your Community’s continuing purchase & support will help ride out the hard times in the market. It also provides a …
From Corporate America. Many professionals feel pressure to ‘play it safe’ by continuing to fight the battle by keeping their Corp America “day job”. They are lured into a false sense of security that there will always be a regular paycheck and they will have access to the good ole’ …
on Business, Leadership & Passion from Forbes magazine 5/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz As soon as I read all about him, I’ve been a big fan of Richard Branson. Ignore his daring publicity stunts, but focus on him starting as a Teenager and creating an Empire of several hundred companies …
compiled by Peter@ Wiz4.biz 4/13 Managers & Owners sometimes have to be like Solomon to help resolve disagreements. The following info will give you some guidance. A. Prevention. Establish a Strategic Plan to clearly define your Vision & Goals + an Action Plan to accomplish it. Assign responsibility to each …
Author Mark Stiving is a San Jose, Calif.-based pricing expert with 15 years’ experience helping firms increase profits through value-based pricing. He is the author of “Impact Pricing”, from Entrepreneur Press 11/11 Enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Perception. Before pricing your products & services, you need to understand how customers perceive …
Our Meetup Speaker for Thurs 05 May 11 was Thomas Hong, CEO Consultant & Serial Entrepreneur. He talked about the DO’s & DONTs of “Starting a Company” (ie, writing your Business Plan, building your Team & finding your Funding), Peter/Meetup Organizer 1. Use an Executive Summary to provide an overview …
Key Considerations for Starting your own Business Who? Our Speaker at my Meetup for 21 July 11 was Russ Hartley – a life-long entrepreneur. He talked about some of the key considerations in starting a company. He should know; he’s started several over the past 30 years. In one as …
Forbes Women: Young Entrepreneur Council 7/11 Enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz On April 25th I turned 26, and a few weeks later my Web Marketing agency turned two. What started as a single person mini-business, has turned into a 26 person global Web Marketing firm in just two short years. I’ve …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 03-09 Great results never come easy, right? Building a successful business, having a great family life, etc. It takes hard work, perserverance, resiliency, focus, and a (+) attitude. As I’m working long hours on executing our ‘09 strategy, I always try to keep in mind that …
compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz 11/12 Late Beginnings. In 1963, when most women didn’t have Full Time Jobs. At age 43, Mary Kay launched a direct sales Cosmetic company, run by women. Within 20 years, it was > $1B and today it has >$3B in sales by > 2 million Beauty …
[in 5 Simple Steps] from Entrepreneur.com 14 Jan 10 enhanced by PeterCXO Wiz4.biz 3/13 Have you always dreamed of owning your own business but never been able to figure out exactly what business it is? Does that innovative idea of yours often look so near–and yet so far? You’re not …
Authored by Ken Blanchard of othe “One Minute” books enhansed by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 4/09 Ken Blanchard was the Speaker of the eBay Speakers Series last week. This best-selling book has sold13M copies worldwide. It was such a great time listening to him, that I read his book in an hour …
& the $ Money $ will Follow. from WomenEntrepreneur.com 7/09 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Remember Marsha Sinetar’s landmark book, “Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow”, in 1989? It still holds true. Most of us know a businessman or woman who got started because she loved doing or making …
Talk by Tushar Shah/SCORE 9/09 at SV Entrepreneurs-East Meetup, Peter/Organizer & CXO Wiz4biz BUSINESS BLUNDERS #1 Not controlling the Cash. a) inadequate Record Keeping, b) not reviewing Financial Statements for trends c) control of Accounts Receivable d) un-necessary Infrastructure, e) loading up on Inventory f) sacrificing short-term Cash Flow for …
from Taco Bell’s Glen Bell, late Founder/CEO 01/10 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz If you want to look back on a life that fills you with joy, conventional rules for success are not the place to start. Try these. 1. Don’t chase money, power, or status. If they come to you, …
Investors Business Daily [IBD] 1/13 Enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz You’d be hard-pressed to find a more competitive industry than Fast Food restaurants. Infinite choices abound on most every street. “It’s so difficult in today’s market to fight for that food dollar,” said Larry Feldman, CEO of Subway, which has > …