As a small business owner, you likely spend a majority of your time looking forward as you try to predict future market and trends, attempting to forecast a majority of your expenses and revenue. And certainly, these things are good as they give you the direction in which you want to go. However, if …
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Mentoring Works: Here’s How to Find One
“Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another,” according to German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Are you receiving the guidance of another in your small business? Are you giving guidance to someone else? A mentor is someone who shares knowledge and advice to …
Beware of the Desperate (and the Hungry)
Jerry Seinfeld used to tell a joke about the dining experience people have. He explained how when you're first seated in the restaurant you look at the menu, thinking about how hungry you are getting excited about all the options. Inevitably you order more than you need and have a wonderful meal. …
Interview with Mike Agugliano, the Ninja Business Warrior
Monday Morning Radio host Dean Rotbart interviews Mike Agugliano, Founder of ServiceKey, a company that teaches business owners in the home service industry how to be more successful. ServiceKey offers coaching, mentoring and workshops in the areas of marketing, sales, communication, management and …
How to Improve Your Focus for Greater Small Business Success
This article is one in the multi-part series entitled The Entrepreneurial Mindset. According to research conducted by the University of California, Irvine, in which they followed around 36 workers in various positions for a half-day, they found that most people only had three solid minutes of …
Are Your Negative Thoughts Limiting Your Small Business Success?
This article is one in the multi-part series entitled The Entrepreneurial Mindset. Admittedly, we all have those days when we can’t see a good thing when it is standing right before us. Some of us have even had those weeks. Maybe your clients aren’t paying their invoices on time or business is …
