After a frustrating meeting with a small business client recently who didn’t “have time” for social media, I was surprised to find evidence on the Internet that up to one quarter of small business owners are still hesitant to invest time, money, and effort into a social media strategy.
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7 Keys To Using Social Media to Kickstart Your Brand
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1235 days ago
Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Action Stages To Get From Your Dream To A Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1236 days ago
Before you, as an entrepreneur, can hope to successfully start a new business, you need to set some goals and milestones to lead the way. It’s easy to talk in the abstract about all the possible applications for a new technology, but you don’t have a viable business plan until you have specific tar
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7 Problem Solving Mistakes To Avoid In Your Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1237 days ago
In every business, especially new ones, quick and effective problem solving is a critical skill. The problems you face are more complex and moving faster than ever before, and the consequences of a poor or incomplete solution can be costly to your business, and well as to your community, human heal
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Strategies For Making A Mentoring Relationship Work
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1238 days ago
I’m a big fan of mentoring in business, and have been at different times on both the contributing and receiving end of the process. These days, I seem to often hear from entrepreneurs who are struggling to find a mentor, or complaining about their lack of effectiveness. Like any other relationship,
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 New Venture Strategies Improve The Odds Of Survival
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1239 days ago
I’m always looking for evidence of early startup characteristics that might be predictors of long-term success. Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. Of course, we would all like to have a magic list based on more definitive tracking
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Key Startup Drivers Bring Pleasure As Well As Sweat
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1240 days ago
I’m fully convinced that both inspiration and perspiration are always required in a startup. Yet many people seem to be stuck on one end or other of this equation – all perspiration with no dream, or all inspiration with no reality. Success is the right balance of both for fun and profit.
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Ways To Elevate Your Team Engagement and Happiness
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1241 days ago
Made Hot by: MasterMinuteman on May 3, 2021 8:00 am
Based on my own long experience in business, team satisfaction, engagement, and productivity continues to be a challenge. According to consistent feedback over the past several years, even in the best companies, employees seem stuck at less than 40 percent happy and "fully engaged.” That’s a huge o
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5 Ways To Kickstart Your Business Coaching Reputation
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1242 days ago
I’ve always been a bit confused about the difference in a business context between a coach and a mentor. According to many pundits, a mentor shows you the right way based on experience, while a coach brings out the best in you, then let’s you find your own way. Based on my own experience on both si
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Ways To Improve Your Odds Of New Business Success
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1243 days ago
Made Hot by: FutureVision on May 1, 2021 12:33 pm
Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his/her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe that ninety percent of startups ultimately fail. They always ask me for the key reasons that other people fail, but because I’ve seen so man
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8 Ways Blogging Can Supercharge Your Business Website
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1244 days ago
Now that the number of websites on the Internet worldwide exceeds 1.5 billion, how do you expect anyone to find yours? Equally important, if someone does find your site, your content must stand out above all similar sites, to keep visitors engaged, close a sale, and get customers to return. I have
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