Many aspiring entrepreneurs are looking to the Internet as an opportunity to get rich quick, instead of a place where you can start a business you love, for very little capital and minimal technical expertise. The reality is that if you build a business you love, you may in fact make big money, but
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Keys To Making Many Millions In A Business You Love
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1067 days ago
Made Hot by: profmarketing on October 27, 2021 10:44 pm
5 Ways To Engage The Right People In Your New Venture
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1068 days ago
In my work with new and aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most struggle with putting together a written business plan, often pointing out that someone they know started a business without anything written down. My experience is that the discipline of documenting a plan will improve your likelihoo
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Keys To Innovation And Responding To Market Change
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1069 days ago
Made Hot by: profmarketing on October 26, 2021 5:37 pm
As I “grew up” in business in big companies, including IBM, I always wondered why the real innovations seemed to come from startups, while we had more resources and more experience. Later, in my second career as an entrepreneur with startups, I realized that limited resources and fresh insights act
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6 Building Blocks Make Amazon A Global Market Leader
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1070 days ago
Every new business dreams of growing from a startup to a global market leader in a few years, like Amazon.com, but that goal is elusive. As a mentor to entrepreneurs, I often get asked for the magic that has made Amazon the world's most valuable brand, from a total unknown only twenty years ago. My
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Startup Professionals Musings: 11 Keys To Being The Best In Your Chosen Profession
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1072 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on October 25, 2021 8:22 am
At some point in their life, hopefully everyone strives to be the best in their chosen profession. Most people think that being the best requires more intelligence, more training, and more experience. In reality, in business or even in sports, the evidence is conclusive that it is as much about how
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Ways For Do-It-Yourself Entrepreneurs To Get Ahead
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1073 days ago
Made Hot by: thelastword on October 23, 2021 7:39 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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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Keys To The Winning Mix Of Full-Time and Gig Talent
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1074 days ago
Made Hot by: sundaydriver on October 21, 2021 12:09 pm
With the pace of change ever escalating, entrepreneurs today can’t afford to acquire talent through traditional hiring alone, and need to revise the perception that “talent” is only full-time office employees. In addition, more people in the workforce don’t want to be resident employees. More than
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8 Steps To Making Good Decisions In Life And Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1075 days ago
Despite many years of advising aspiring entrepreneurs and people in business, I continue to be surprised by the number of people who wait for decisions to be made by default, or allow others to make decisions for them. I assure you that this approach is not the road to happiness, and certainly not
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Short-Term Business Mistakes Can Limit Your Impact
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://blog.startupprofessionals.com 1076 days ago
Made Hot by: LoopLooper on October 20, 2021 5:38 am
As a long-time business consultant and investor, especially to entrepreneurs, I recognize your sparkle of vision, to build the ultimate world-changing product. Every one of you sees yourself as the next Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or maybe even Steve Jobs. Yet most of us succumb after a time to the shor
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10 Ways Owners Often Jeopardize Their Business Growth
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom https://www.linkedin.com 1077 days ago
When you are starting a new business, every resource is precious, including time, funding, and people. Yet we can all look back, after the fact, and realize that we could have been more memorable. Obviously you can’t go back for a do-over, but you can certainly learn from your mistakes as well as a
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