In my experience, the most successful business leaders and entrepreneurs are the best persuaders, not necessarily the ones with the best solutions. They know how to communicate what they have to the best advantage, and generate more results and satisfaction for all parties. This is a different skil
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5 Keys To Enhancing Your Business Negotiation Ability
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 501 days ago
Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Quotes From Entrepreneurs Who Didn’t Enjoy The Ride
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 503 days ago
People with a victim mentality should never be entrepreneurs. We all know the role of starting and running a business is unpredictable, and has a high risk of failure. For people with a victim mentality, this fear of failure alone will almost certainly make it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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6 Success Mistakes Often Made By Serial Entrepreneurs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 506 days ago
As you know, growing a business is hard, especially the first time. Unfortunately, every new initiative is different, so don’t get too smug if you have had some success, and can’t wait to repeat it again. In my years as a business advisor, I have seen many of you crash and burn the second time arou
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5 Ways To Expand Your Thinking For Your Next Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 508 days ago
With all the upheaval and uncertainty these days, I find many entrepreneurs and business owners are reluctant to pursue new dreams, waiting for the world to stabilize and risks to go away. As a long-time business advisor, I see things just the opposite. Now is a time of great opportunity, with peop
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7 Key Practices for Entrepreneurs Tackling Leadership
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 513 days ago
Most of the entrepreneurs and business owners I work with recognize that they must occupy and practice a primary leadership position, but many will admit that they are not thriving in this role. They are not having the impact they expected, and they are not feeling the personal satisfaction they ne
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6 Ways To Sustain Growth In A Maturing Global Market
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 515 days ago
Most of you business owners I know are looking forward to the day when your product, team and processes begin to mature, and your business growth keeps tilting upward as you scale. You expect to relax a bit, and relish in the success that you see coming. Unfortunately, without your proactive effort
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Steps To An Innovative And Winning New Venture Plan
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 517 days ago
I realized a while back that creating a new company for the first time is a lot like whipping up a great dinner entree for the first time – you need a recipe, even though it may look simple. You know the basic ingredients, and you can visualize the results you want. Yet you may not be so sure where
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6 Ways To Sustain Growth In A Maturing Global Market
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 520 days ago
Most of you business owners I know are looking forward to the day when your product, team and processes begin to mature, and your business growth keeps tilting upward as you scale. You expect to relax a bit, and relish in the success that you see coming. Unfortunately, without your proactive effort
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7 Keys To Creating A Productive Business Team Culture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 522 days ago
In my experience, the right team culture is critical to every business and startup success, so every business leader wants to know how to create it. In reality, I’m convinced that none of us can “create culture” directly, but we can create an environment where the desired culture emerges. You do th
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Keys To Creating An Impressive Purchaser Experience
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 524 days ago
For decades, efforts to satisfy customers have been built around demographics – capitalizing on race, ethnicity, gender, income, and other attributes. Today, in this age of pervasive social media and two-way communication, the focus needs to get beyond demographics into personalities. Customer pers
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