Have you ever encountered that “life stress” list that rates changes such as moving, death of a spouse, getting married, etc.? The folks who created that list in the sixties estimate that life is 44% more stressful now than it was 50 years ago, and they came up with that estimate before the 2008 global [...]
How to Wow Top 10 Tips By Frances Cole Jones
Now in paperback, “How to Wow: Proven Strategies for Selling Your (Brilliant) Self in any Situation." Jeffrey Gitomer, author of Little Red Book of Selling says, "Wow is not optional. Neither is this book. Buy it, study it, put it into action– and wow your bank [...]
Down to Business, the popular, no-holds-barred business interview show hosted by Pat Croce, is now on hiatus, effective this week.
We appreciate how many entrepreneurs and small business owners have shared their expertise during their interviews with Pat. We are equally grateful to the many people in the business community who have added their insights to [...]
As soon as you finish reading this blog post, I want you to take a deep breath and send an immediate but short e-mail like this:
From: Steve
To: Boss
Subject: Face time - 5 min.
Dear Boss,
When you have 5 minutes, I need to run something by you.
Best,
Steve
What's this about? It's your preemptive measure in approaching your boss [...]
China, which has opened itself up to Western investment, remains a communist country. As markets rumble across the globe, the nation's entrepreneurs are turning into scapegoats and turning up in jail, reports Bloomberg.
Last year, China had 415,000 millionaires, according to a Merrill Lynch & Co./Capgemini report. The country also has more than 100 billionaires, says [...]
The best out-of-your-garage entrepreneurial opportunity may just be developing an iPhone application.
Apple has opened up its iPhone platform to developers, letting them create their own compatible applications for the popular multimedia cellphone. iPhone applications sell for a few bucks on Apple's own iTunes sales platform, which can really add up if you build a hit.
Entrepreneur [...]
Times are still tough but it appears confidence might be slowly returning to America's small business owners. A new American Express OPEN Economic Pulse survey suggests that October, 2008, a period characterized by debates over bank bailouts, severe market swings and the presidential election, was the low-point in terms of owner confidence.
Here are [...]
I’m a water junkie. I sip, swig, guzzle, or gulp down some water at least once every 90 minutes throughout the day. Because drinking water is one of the easiest and most effective strategies for increasing your energy availability and enhancing your energy expenditure. Water is truly the magic elixir. It constitutes the major ingredient [...]
The Wall Street Journal's "Insight Exchange" feature recently hosted a panel discussion with four entrepreneurs. One recurring theme of the discussion was how lonely entrepreneurship can be.
Here are some samples of that sentiment:
Being an entrepreneur is a lonely business. I had an entrepreneur turn up at an event. He was almost in tears. He said, [...]
Thinking about starting a blog to promote your small business? There are already over 100 million blogs, so why not add just one more? In all seriousness, though, adding an active blog is a great way to display thought leadership in your industry, and most importantly, engage potential customers.
An article today on Newsday gives a [...]
