One of the biggest impediments to starting a new venture is the “terror barrier,” as popularized by Bob Proctor, a 75-year-old millionaire and world renowned entrepreneur. This is the imaginary barrier that always seems to appear at the critical point where we would step out ahead of peers or compe
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5 Strategies To Overcome The Fears Of A New Venture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2107 days ago
7 Keys To Business Relationships That Lead To Success
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2108 days ago
Made Hot by: sophia2 on December 17, 2018 11:57 am
Investors invest in people, not ideas. Customers buy from people, not companies. Employees rally for a great leader, not a brand. As an entrepreneur, you need relationships to succeed. That means relationships with team members, investors, customers, and vendors. One of the best ways to build a goo
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7 Practices Reduce Risk In Even The Smallest Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2110 days ago
Made Hot by: sophia2 on December 16, 2018 2:26 pm
In the last few years, I’ve heard more and more about a new type of small business, called a “micro-business” (or micro-enterprise). These are usually characterized as owner-operated, with five employees or less, and less than $250,000 in sales. With the low cost of e-commence entry, and powerful I
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8 Ways To Prepare Yourself For Business Crises Ahead
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2112 days ago
Made Hot by: bizyolk on December 14, 2018 1:31 pm
Most entrepreneurs see their new venture as a fun adventure, until the pressures of a cash flow crisis, or a manufacturing quality problem, or a major customer satisfaction problem hits. Even with all my years of experience mentoring in business, I can’t predict how you will prepare for and react t
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8 Guiding Principles For Pursuing A Winning Venture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2113 days ago
Every entrepreneur has an idea for transforming a market with innovative new technology, or transforming society with a new process. But unfortunately, most of these ideas fail at the execution level, or are not truly innovative. Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs an
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5 Lessons For New Venture Founders From Great Chefs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2114 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 entrée 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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Why Team Management By Fear Is Bad For Any Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2115 days ago
Made Hot by: logistico on December 10, 2018 4:58 am
Despite the ease of communication through social media, new tools, the popularity of fearless independence and #MeToo, I still see many business organizations that are less than productive due to fear. Yet in my work as an advisor to senior executives, I find that many fail to see reality in their
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10 Business Constants Flourish In This Age Of Change
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2117 days ago
In this age of constant change, I usually find myself writing about what has changed. Yet I find that periodically it pays to reflect on what hasn’t changed in business, probably won’t change in the foreseeable future, and is still critical to our success in our professional career, as well as the
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Interpersonal Skills Are Still Key to Team Engagement
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2119 days ago
Made Hot by: LoopLooper on December 7, 2018 1:40 pm
Over my career in large businesses as well as small ones, it seems that more and more people are feeling unhappy and unfulfilled in their job. I’m convinced that technology is making this problem worse, rather than better, since it often causes to a sense of isolation working remotely, or even in t
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How To Maximize The Level Of Your Business Contacts
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 2120 days ago
Made Hot by: sophia2 on December 4, 2018 5:49 pm
In the world of entrepreneurs and startups, high level relationships are everything. You can’t start a business alone. You need partners, team members, investors, vendors, and customers. But people don’t realize that all relationships are not the same. There are people you only recognize on the str
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