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5 Tips for Making 2012 Your Entrepreneurial Year

Posted on 26. Dec, 2011 by Adam Toren.

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If you’ve been thinking about starting a business, 2012 is a great year to make it happen. And if you’re already in business for yourself, you can make 2012 the year you take it to the next level. You might think that the economy being in the dumps will be an obstacle and make starting [...]

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5 Ideas for Eliminating Startup Funk

Posted on 14. Oct, 2011 by Adam Toren.

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Let’s get real – startups are not for the faint of heart. With any startup, there will be plenty of triumphs and challenges along the way. Your biggest challenge might be not being overly confident in successful times, and not becoming too despondent when facing setbacks. You’re bound to, at one time or another, get [...]

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Investors: A Question of Need versus Want

Posted on 13. Sep, 2011 by Adam Toren.

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We believe that the answer to the question, “Does it make sense for my company to look for investors?” is a matter of need. In other words, it’s important to take an honest look at your company’s objectives and your options for reaching them to determine if you must acquire financing in order to do [...]

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6 Tips for Overcoming Home-Based Business Blues

Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by Adam Toren.

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When a home-based business owner first starts out, they almost always feel excited and very motivated to achieve success. Sadly, these feelings can often begin to diminish when faced with the actual workload that will be required. Knowing exactly how to maintain your original feelings of excitement and motivation can be one of the best [...]

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Would You Take a $100,000 Fellowship to Drop Out?

Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 by Matthew Toren.

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That’s the question that Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal, early investor in Facebook, and visionary leader of The Thiel Foundation, is asking college students attending some of the nation’s top universities. In fact, he’s already chosen 24 recipients of the Thiel Fellowship, out of over 400 applicants, from such prestigious schools as Stanford, Harvard, [...]

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Ready, Set, Startup! (Maybe…)

Posted on 15. Sep, 2010 by Adam.

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You’ve got this great idea, and you can’t wait to get going and take off with full force toward business success! There’s no better feeling for an entrepreneur than the exhilaration that comes with a business startup. Hold on though. We’ve all heard the bleak statistics about business failures, and while confidence and a positive [...]

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Avoid Becoming a Statistic – 5 Startup Hazards to Avoid

Posted on 03. Aug, 2010 by Adam.

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Statistics about startup failures are widely known by entrepreneurs as well as those thinking about starting their own businesses. The SBA says that only 44% of new business startups can expect to still be doing business just four years after inception. Even if businesses that were closed by choice, or due to retirement, the owner [...]

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Perfecting Your Pitch – 7 Questions in 60 Seconds

Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by Matthew Toren.

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“What do you do?” It’s a simple enough question, and for many, the answer is simple and easy. If you work at a job, for example, it’s easy enough to say, “I’m an HR manager for Sears,” or “I’m a cashier at the Piggly Wiggly.” Even for some entrepreneurs the answer can be short and [...]

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Should Entrepreneurs be Thankful for the Recession?

Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by Adam.

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It seems like for the past couple of years you can’t look at any list of the day’s news headlines without finding at least one story about the down economy, jobless rates, and all the challenges that go along with them. And while the media is notoriously negative and loves to over-dramatize things, there’s no [...]

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The 3 Words That Can KILL Your Potential

Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Matthew Toren.

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We hear them all the time. They’re common words, and many have their usefulness when used right. On the other hand, most are used in a disempowering, negative way most often, and some should never be used at all. If you want to boost your potential and change your life for the better, work to [...]

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Niches to Riches in 4 Simple Steps!

Posted on 04. May, 2010 by Adam.

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What if you could optimize your marketing in a way that would allow you to save time and money while increasing your conversion rates and your bottom line? Sounds too good to be true? Not at all. The secret is to identify a specific segment within your overall market and change your strategy to speak [...]

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The Four C’s of Business Gems

Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by Matthew Toren.

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If you’re familiar with the jewelry business at all, you know the four C’s of choosing a diamond are Color, Clarity, Cut, and Carat weight. When looking at starting a business, there are also four C’s to consider. They are Company, Customers, Competitors, and Collaborators. If you evaluate each of these areas properly, you’ll get [...]

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Which Excuses Are Keeping You From Starting or Growing Your Business?

Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by Matthew Toren.

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Are you doing the work you want to do? Have you started that business you’ve been wanting to launch? If you have a business, is it as successful as you’d like? If you answered ‘no’ to any of those questions, what’s holding you back? What’s keeping you from starting your business or taking your existing [...]

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Should Your Startup Outsource?

Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Adam.

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Outsourcing has long been the practice of large companies looking to cut costs and streamline processes. But many small startups have also chosen to outsource some of the key functions of their business in order to manage things more effectively. Many young companies are running lean and mean with few employees wearing many hats. This [...]

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