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If ever there is a lull in the conversation with friends or colleagues ask this question “Do you think entrepreneurs are born or made?” Your intellectual friend will start talking about ‘Nature vs. Nurture' Read More
John Brown, humble, God-fearing man was appalled by the evils of slavery in America. When peaceful means would not work, he turned to armed insurrection and declared war on slavery. History has judged him as firing the first shots to end slavery in America.

The principles that this 18th Century radical abolitionist embodied have some surprising implications for 21st Century Business Success Read More

Lessons In Raising Capital

Avatar Posted by ShawnHessinger under Raising Capital
From http://blog.blockchalk.com 5221 days ago
Made Hot by: lyceum on June 24, 2010 2:56 pm
Got a great idea for a small business? Or maybe a world changing idea for a product or service large small that you're sure will become the next big thing? If you need funding for your idea, where do you start? How do you go about raising capital for your brilliant venture in order to make your dream a reality? Learn from a team that has already done it. Here is the story of one such entrepreneurial voyage... Read More

Your Business From An Investor's Point of View

Avatar Posted by ShawnHessinger under Raising Capital
From http://www.avc.com 5221 days ago
Made Hot by: HeatherStone on June 21, 2010 10:50 am
Want to understand your business from an investor's point of view? Than read this post from Fred Wilson about risk and return. Seeing how investors view the world, and more importantly how they see the concept of risk and return, may help you see your business in a different light and understand how to create a situation investors feel more comfortable with allowing you to raise the funding you need. Read More
One of the easiest way to get people engaged is involving them more directly and emotionally in the process. Trading, and allowing the buyer to gain through the process gives you the perfect opportunity to do that Read More
What records should your small business keep and how long should you keep them? Simple answer is 7 years. Some categories of records are important to a business and some are not. Some are for internal purposes and some for external (IRS). Let’s take a look at these by category. Read More
Funny, freaky, fightening, offensive, sexist, ridiculous and just plain stupid!

Who the heck put these guys in charge of marketing?? Read More

Turning up the Heat! Motivating Your Sales Team

Avatar Posted by billrice under Sales
From http://bettercloser.com 5222 days ago
Made Hot by: HeatherStone on June 20, 2010 10:09 pm
You learn the best lessons from the simplest experiences. Here’s mine…

Last night I crashed about 11:00 p.m., never even cracking my MacBook to take my typical final pulse for the evening.

I was exhausted Read More
Do you want to know one thing that you can add to your website that will help you increase your sales? It not anything special and if you are in sales, it is probably something that you already do in the real world Read More

What Darth Vader Can Teach Us About Social Media

Avatar Posted by ShawnHessinger under Social Media
From http://indiemusic.typepad.com 5223 days ago
Made Hot by: maplesummit on June 18, 2010 3:51 pm
You know the power of social media. But can you use it wisely? Dishonesty, deception, unethical behavior and tactics. The dark side are they. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Enter the most unlikely character to teach us the importance of using the social media correctly for PR and marketing. Listen, young Jedi, and learn... Read More
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