From the brightly lit stage at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, I looked out at 500 franchisees seated in rounds. The energy was high in Governor’s Ballroom. It was the opening session of their annual convention and the crowd had traveled from all over North America, …
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Why Explore Entrepreneurship Skills in College?
The current crop of college students needs to be diverse. You cannot depend on your current course to provide your future subsistence as most lustrous careers held by college students differ from what they studied in college. College provides a reflective environment to look into the different …
What Do You Need to Become a Successful Entrepreneur?
It seems that more and more people are trying to reach a point where they become successful entrepreneurs, but, of course, each person measures success differently. For some, it is recognition worldwide, and for others, it is just having a successful business and becoming financially …
How to Win the Negotiation Tug-Of-War as a Freelancer
If you didn't know already, payment negotiations are an invisibly listed responsibility for any freelancing work. Many indie artists (we're calling all freelancers artists because they are) start freelancing but have no idea about how to tactfully get the price they want from their clients. We’re …
How Do You Really Get Ahead in Business?
Getting ahead in the world of business can be achieved in a multitude of ways – some more legit than others. Climbing the corporate ladder, in many cases, comes down more to who you know, rather than what you know. Some see this as being unfair and preferential, while many actively go out of their …
Top Skills You Need as Student to Create a Successful Startup
Given how many businesses appear to launch and succeed, many believe that starting a business requires nothing more than adequate book knowledge of business, but this is not necessarily true. Rather, specific skills are essential for launching and sustaining a startup. Perseverance This might sound …
