Posts Tagged ‘Entrepreneurs’

How Today’s Technology Aids Entrepreneurial Success

Today’s tech savvy entrepreneurs have a much easier job than those starting off decades ago. You will have a lot of information at your fingertips, and you don’t have to subscribe to expensive publications to find out more about your market and ideal customer. Your research is simpler and faster, so you can move with the trends and identify them easier. Below you’ll find a few reasons why technology might be just the thing you need to succeed with your business.

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Let’s Be Realistic: The Important Factors Of Starting A New Business

It can hit you at the most bizarre time. The idea that you have been searching for and thinking about. The thing that could make you a success. The business idea that could allow you to finally leave the job you hate and live the life you want to lead. It sounds too good to be true, but it can happen, and it will happen to possibly when you least expect it to.

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Could We Be Doing More To Help Our Employees Grow In The Workplace? Let’s Discuss

Running a business is not easy at all. There is always so much to think about. Your marketing strategy, where the next sales are coming from, the website content, the customer experience. But as a business grows so does your team. You may outsource at times but you also might end up having staff of your own. But does this present a whole new set of responsibilities now that you are an employer? The answer is yes. However, having people working with you towards the end goal can actually freeze up some time for you to focus on where your strengths lie in terms of moving the business forward and making it the success you imagined and hoped it would be.

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Could A Startup Be The Right Expansion?

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If you have an online business, you’re someone who’s living and operating with the best of what the 21st century has to offer. Almost everyone is online, and you can reach all of these people if you direct your marketing accordingly, and you can form your own cult following overnight when something you make or wrote goes viral. There’s so much possibility, and anyone who doesn’t use the net to expand their horizons is missing out!

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Freelancers: Don’t Let The Summer Slump Drain Your Productivity!

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Dang, it’s hot outside! The summer sun has a magical property. It has a way of making us a little brighter, a little cheerier and a little more optimistic. It can turn even the most quotidian of things like a stroll in the park into a kaleidoscope of colors, scents and sounds and a treat for all the senses. It’s a time for picnics, garden parties, barbecues and consuming two thirds of your body weight in ice cream. But as welcome as the summer sun may be, it’s also the source of lethargy and distraction in the workplace. In fact, the “summer slump” is a well documented drain on workplace productivity and many corporations take big steps to mitigate its effects on their workforce.

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Thinking About Setting Up A Hotel Business?

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If you have decided that you want to set up a hotel, this is definitely a demanding type of business to undertake. Of course, all businesses come with their challenges and their demands. With regards to a hotel business, one of the main things you are going to have to tackle is the competition you are going to face. In this blog post, you will find some critical information for setting up your hotel, including the factors that impact this market.

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Is It Time You Took A Break From Your Business?

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Look, at time of writing, the sun is shining and summer is in full swing. And what are you doing? We don’t know – we aren’t stalkers – but if you run your own business, you are probably sat in the office, or wherever else you place your butt while at work. And that’s kind of okay; you do need to make money, after all. But all work and no play makes Jack (or Jill) a dull boy (or girl), so it may be time you took a break.

Listen, these are the signs that you really do need to stop for a while.

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What Should You Cover In The Content Of Your Contracts?

When you started your online business, employment might not have crossed your mind. That’s stuff for the big businesses, isn’t it? You’re just doing your thing and finding your own financial path. And, for as long as a few years, that might have served you well.

But, there may come a stage when you can’t avoid employment any longer. Before you roll your eyes, consider that this is a good thing. If you need to take someone else onboard, it’s a sure sign your business is soaring. And, isn’t that what all entrepreneurs want?

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Things You Must Do Before Founding a Startup

If you’re about to increase the freedom you have in your working life by starting your own business – congratulations. So many people would love to do what you’re doing but they simply do not have the guts to move forward and actually quit their job for a leap into the unknown.

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Surviving the First Five Years in Business

Starting your own business can be daunting. Even if you’re brimming with entrepreneurial spirit. A big reason for that is down to the stark fact that roughly 80 percent of new businesses fail in the first year and half will be out of business by the time the five-year mark rolls around – that’s pretty scary! Imagine pouring all of your hopes, dreams, and money into a new company that folds soon after – no one wants that!

The good news is that although many startups fail, there are still many who do not. If you can make it through those first few years, you have a very good chance of still being in business 10, 20 even 30 years down the line. Not only that, but there are lots of things you can do to tip the odds in your favor. Helping you get through those early years a little easier.

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