Synopsis: Business Development is a mysterious title for a little discussed function or department in most larger companies. It’s also a great way for an entrepreneur or small business to have fun, create value and make money.
Good business development allows businesses to profit by doing something that is tangential to their core mission. Sometimes the [...]
There are seven essential principles that you must practice as an entrepreneur throughout your business life if you are to achieve maximum success. They have been taught and repeated in thousands of books and articles over the years, and here they are.
1. Clarity: You must be absolutely clear on who you are and what you [...]
It’s true–small business owners commonly fail to plan for their success. Sure, they want to be successful and profitable, but they’re often so focused on the “doing” that they don’t examine the poor practices that are keeping them from getting there. Here are the top 10 killers that could be keeping you from growing your [...]
In today’s business world, it’s commonplace to conduct business on the go – in the car, at a trade show, at the airport, from a client’s office, even in a foreign country. With the right technology and equipment, you can be wired for business anywhere, anytime. Here are some tips on taking your business mobile.
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Determining the value of a privately held small business for sale is far trickier than figuring out the value of a new home. One reason why: Business owners have every reason to keep profits looking low at tax time and many reasons to inflate the value when it comes time to sell. Here are a [...]
You know the type of person, completely self-absorbed and difficult to tolerate. But did you ever realize that your website may be his online equivalent?
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Author: Tim Ferriss
Life is not fair. For those who understand the few rules that matter in negotiation, this is good news—it’s possible to get much more than others expect to offer you.
Negotiating is, for most, an uncomfortable attempt at impromptu haggling. For the experienced “dealmaker”, a more useful term, it is a planned sequence [...]
Every day, literally thousands of regular, sane and normal people take the plunge and start their own businesses. As they survey the hazardous landscape, little do they know how easy it would be to avoid the traps that so many of us have fallen into. If you’re in the initial phases of starting your own [...]
Internet marketing can attract more people to your website, increase customers for your business, and enhance branding of your company and products. If you are just beginning your online marketing strategy the top 10 list below will get you started on a plan that has worked for many.
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As companies grow their confidence and familiarity with the social web, there’s a bit of a mental hurdle they pass in accepting that it makes sense for their organization. It’s not unlike 10 years ago when companies finally started to “get” the need for a company web site. And just like a web site, building [...]
