Maintaining Confidence: The En...

You’re an entrepreneur and people depend on you to be upbeat, to show leadership, to have your game face on always, but to be open,...

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Coaching Employees to Handle C...

This article by Dave Gutscher is so valuable that I wanted you to see it, even if you already saw it posted on my FaceBook page. Yes,...

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Expand Your Profit Margins Thr...

My son, Dave, is on a frugality mission. He has challenged himself to live on the income that a person at the official poverty level...

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Persistence Pays: Strategies ...

You love what you do. And for the most part, you make a living doing it in the business you’ve created. But sometimes external...

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Trade Shows and Speaking Engag...

Although it’s great to walk away from a speaking engagement or a trade show with a stack of business cards, the work to turn those...

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Competition: Breakfast of Cham...

As consumers, we love competition. All those great companies out there competing for our business by offering better quality, more...

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Selling: The Soft Touch

Larger sales, more satisfied clients, repeat business and referrals are side benefits to a great client relationship. And you can...

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While the Cat’s Away

With my publishing business, I spent a lot of time on the road – speaking at conferences, running public and in-house workshops for...

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Need a Model for Goal Achievem...

I’ve been writing most of my adult life. In fact, I used to get detentions in school because I was always passing notes. But...

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Little Things Mean a Lot

Sometimes we pick up poor habits from others around us. Other times, we may not have gotten feedback that some things irritate others....

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LinkedIn 101 for Small Busines...

LinkedIn is the best social media platform to develop connections with other business people. It is designed for building business...

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Succession Planning: When and ...

The purpose of a business is to make a profit. All other types of transactions are either charitable or special interest activities....

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Small Business Strategy: When ...

We all love our clients, don’t we? Well, except for a few. But for the most part, serving the few who stretch our resources is part...

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Are You Itching to Reprint an ...

Sometimes we read an article we like so much that we say to ourselves, “Why didn’t I think of that?!” An article is a creation...

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E-Mail Troubles: Spam or Scam?

Spam is irritating. Who really wants to junk up their inbox with pitches for anything from updating your website to sex on line? In...

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Cash is King: Tips for Managin...

It’s the end of the month, payday. At least it’s payday for your staff and suppliers. But what about you? It’s easy to lose...

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Self-Promotion…Boastful or Vis...

When we come across people who are boasting about their accomplishments, puffing themselves up with self-admiration, and walking...

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Sales Calls? Don’t Fly by the...

Have you been struggling with the quality of your sales calls? Or not making sales calls at all? Well, if the answer to either...

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