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In his new book about conversations at work, author Rob Kendall makes a very important observation. In school, we aren’t taught how to converse with people. We are taught to give speeches. We are supposed to listen, but there is little discussion or training on how to converse with people. As we mo Read More

If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, it’s not enough to simply brand your business. You also need to consider your own personal branding. You can learn a bit about personal branding from the experts included in this post by Dipti Parmar on Preceptist . Read More

You don’t have to be an adult to start your own business. In fact, there are many different business opportunities that teens can use to get their entrepreneurial journeys started. Here are 50 business opportunities for teens. Read More

With more and more small business owners and professionals working from home, it’s more important than ever to have a great home office.
If you want your home office space to be an environment that really nurtures creativity and productivity, you might be able to learn a thing or two from those wh Read More

What’s key to business success? Customer satisfaction, say almost all (97 percent) business executives.
This not-so-surprising insight comes from a YouGov survey of 503 business executives, commissioned by HundredX, a technology company that provides enterprise level listening solutions. And an im Read More

You’ve heard it a million times.
Entrepreneurs and solopreneurs need to use social media to grow their audience and interact with prospects and clients.
It’s true. Social media is one of the most effective ways to get in front of the people you want to serve.
But so many entrepreneurs are doing Read More

Ronald McDonald, the popular McDonald’s mascot, has been making fast food customers smile for the past 50 years. But not all clowns today are looking to make people smile.
A series of creepy clown sightings have some communities on edge. Some clowns have made violent threats, chased people to thei Read More

During the Great Recession, two federal programs for small business stimulated billions in additional capital and lending, says the U.S. Treasury Department, which had oversight of both.
The department today issued program evaluation reports for the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) a Read More

If you’re a self-employed consultant, you know the importance of regular client communication. If you don’t keep up with weekly meetings, needs quickly fall by the wayside. Expectations aren’t met. What does that mean for you? Loss of business. Your success as a consultant depends on your ability t Read More

The number of micro venture capital firms — funds that raise money from limited partners to invest small amounts of money in many very early stage companies — have grown dramatically, from fewer than 50 in 2011 to about 250 today. This rapid growth has occurred because micro VCs fill an important g Read More