Posts Tagged ‘follow-through’
Why SO many businesses fail (& how to break the trend)
According to Bloomberg Business, 8 in every 10 entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within the first 18 months. Why do 80% of new businesses fall short of the success they work so hard to achieve? At the surface level, the reason so many businesses fail is pretty straightforward – they run out of money. But,…
Read MoreThe Real Value of Your Rolodex
Ah, the Rolodex. While you may have uploaded your contacts to your SmartPhone and tucked your Rolodex away in a drawer to collect dust, make no mistake about it – there’s VALUE in each and every contact you have. As a business owner and entrepreneur, you understand the importance of building relationships. If you’re like…
Read MoreSelling Features vs. Selling Benefits – It Pays To Know the Difference
Have your sales presentation been falling short lately? Do your prospects cut you off part way through? Is your conversion rate less than something to celebrate? Before you make your next sales presentation, ask yourself this important question. Do you fall into the “features” trap? Too many entrepreneurs and business owners make the mistake of…
Read MoreThree Tips to Gain Control of Your Health and Your Life – By: Althea Raum
As busy entrepreneurs and business owners, it’s all too easy to put our physical, mental and emotional health on the back burner while we concentrate on our businesses, our families and the many other miscellaneous responsibilities we have in our lives. We all know the benefits of looking after ourselves, putting ourselves first, exercising and…
Read MoreThe Secret to CAPITALIZING on your Passion
American journalist and author Hunter Thompson once said that, “Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.” What Hunter is alluding to is passion with a capital P. Its passion – defined as a strong or powerful emotion, intense affection or love – which has the unparalleled ability to drive entrepreneurs and business…
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