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Successful entrepreneurs don’t attempt to be “Janes of all Trades” — they strive to be experts within their particular niche. Last week I asked the question -

What steps have you taken to become an expert in your niche?

Our panel of experts weighed in and I am pleased to share their answers Read More

In these tough economic times, it may seem like a false hope to create an environment where your customers not only freely pay you for your product or service, but do so eagerly and gratefully. Ah Contre’ dear business owning friends….it perhaps is easiest in a tough economy to produce this type of Read More

The importance of delegation -

When it comes to your “baby,” a.k.a. your business, it’s a challenge to hand the reins to anyone else when you have learned to be completely self-reliant. Trying to control everything, all the time, leaves you no room to grow. Solution....delegation! See my tip o Read More

Do you think the Wizard of Oz would have been nearly as popular if Dorothy had taken the advice of the Good Witch and followed the yellow brick road? Imagine the story line, “And so, Dorothy followed the yellow brick road and nothing happened. The end.” The book would have wrapped up after about Read More

Obstacles are a part of life and business. Rather than allowing them to hold you back, it’s important to look for the lesson or opportunity that will lead the way around, over, or through it. Entrepreneurs do not lack determination when it comes to overcoming obstacles, so this week I posed the que Read More

In our society, we have become accustomed to cheering for the underdog. And yet, in the business world, where women entrepreneurs are often labeled as underdogs, we don’t seem to be as supportive. In my opinion, women, in any arena, are not the epitome of underdogs in any way, shape or form.

A Read More

As the year winds down and you prepare to start anew, focus only on the take-aways from the past year that will support you as you boldly enter a new season of your business and leave everything else behind. Read More

Republished from Pretty Young Professional, an online resource and community providing practical advice, guidance and support to young professional women. PYP can be followed @PYPro

I am a perfectionist. They say that the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. Unfortunately, man Read More

No matter how old you are, it’s nice to dream about the things that you wish Santa would bring for Christmas, even when it comes to your business. My Christmas wish list this year was full of hopes and dreams for the future of my business, as well as some practical items. But I wanted to know what Read More

There are entrepreneurs everywhere wondering why all their hard work never quite paid off the way they planned.

They had passion.
They had a solid plan of action.
They had vision.

But too often entrepreneurs forget that success starts from within. In the celebrated book, The Art of War, C Read More