What causes people to want to hire you for your services, use your product, visit your website, or read your blog? Whatever industry you’re in, there’s little doubt you have some form of competition. So why is what you offer different enough to make people choose you over someone else? A lot of people try […]
Continue readingAnyone reading the Blogtrepreneur site is most likely either an entrepreneur or wants to be an entrepreneur. In either case, you’ll definitely want to attend the Perfect Business Summit 2010 in Las Vegas, NV, October 7th and 8th. This incredible event is packed with influential keynote speakers and information-loaded breakout sessions to provide you with […]
Continue readingThese days, it seems successful entrepreneurs are popping up everywhere. And some of the most impressive entrepreneurial success stories are those of women who have accomplished amazing things in every area of business imaginable. From IT to retail, and from marketing to inventions, women have shown they are a force to be reckoned with. So […]
Continue readingIf you think of corporate America as cold, hard, and uncaring, you’re not alone. But several big companies have stepped up recently to prove they too have heart and want to help make our world a better place to live in. The latest company with such a goal is Philips. Known for their electronics manufacturing […]
Continue readingWhy are some people wildly successful in business, while others just don’t seem to ever get anything going? Sometimes the reasons are obvious. Someone who’s lazy, unpleasant to be around, overly negative, or just plain dumb, for instance, doesn’t have much chance of being a business success. They might win the lottery or something like […]
Continue readingIt’s pretty much universally accepted these days that having a blog is a smart move for any business. And because just about everyone understands that, just about everyone (and their uncle) has a blog. What that means is that the competition for traffic to your blog is strong and growing on a daily basis. After […]
Continue readingStatistics 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 […]
Continue readingMost start-ups and entrepreneurs will by now have heard of “Crowdsourcing.” It is the Web 2.0 phenomenon that sounds almost too good to be true. It’s a simple way to find hundreds, even thousands of contractors who are on hand, ready and willing to work for your company. Crowdsourcing typically involves outsourcing a range of […]
Continue readingOne thing is for sure: If you’re going to be a successful entrepreneur, you’d have creative abilities. Not that you have to be artistic. Creativity comes in many forms. Whether we’re devising new solutions to old problems, creating blog or marketing copy or designing more streamlined business processes, we entrepreneurs use creativity all the time. […]
Continue readingFar different from book or other formal writing, writing for a blog requires its own specific set of skills. And once you’ve got them down pat, you’ll be able to produce sparkling, original, copy that will keep your readers coming back for more. There are tons of books and sites devoted to writing great content, […]
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