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Is being an entrepreuner a blessing or a curse?

Do you feel that being in business for yourself is a blessing? If not, stop and think about this: In what other part of your life can you go out on a limb, pursue your dreams, and meet your fears … Continue reading

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Is Your Business Doomed Before Your Get Started?

It’s a tough question. One of the most significant factors in causing a business to fail is creating the product/service first, and the market (the need for the product/service) second. This is the opposite of what many people think needs … Continue reading

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Read More Marketing Books or Don’t…

Why Read More Marketing Books? Why Not? Being able to easily get and read more books is a great bi-product of the information age having access to ideas and input of many successful business thinkers and achievers for a nominal … Continue reading

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Two Sides of the Sales Sphere

Most businesses profit more from additional sales than they do from a first sale. For that reason, it’s important to know whether you want a customer for the long term or if you’re making a one-shot sale. Continue reading

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Is Time Really Your Most Valuable Asset?

The way we manage our time is one factor that can make a significant difference in our suc­cess. Continue reading

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“Thank You”

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.-Ralph Waldo Emerson Actually, for me, simply waking up in the morning knowing family, friends and colleagues are close by, watching my back and motivating me … Continue reading

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What Is And How Can Stealth Marketing Be Your Most Profitable Marketing…

How important is it to you that your marketing efforts reach your customers privately so that your competition has no idea what you are doing? Continue reading

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How Organized Is Your Marketing?

When will you gather all of your experience, education, and advice and decide what you will do to grow your business using effective marketing plans and marketing calendars Continue reading

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Do You Need A “Kick-In-The-Butt”

Find an advisor whom you trust to keep you motivated and on track toward reaching your business goals. This should be someone who is willing (and has the “authority”) to get you moving. If you need someone to help motivate you, give me a call. I will be happy to give you a motivational push. Continue reading

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Twenty-One Days or Bust…

21 days and the knowledge you just learned is gone, unless you use what you learned. Knowledge is power. Continue reading

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“How to Get Your Business To Setup A Marketing Calendar”

Well, there are marketing calendars available that are made to fit your particular marketing plan. There are also marketing calendars out there that are easy-to-use yet, very in-depth at the same time. And, there are marketing calendars that are positive in both of those ways and, that get it right the first time!
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Devil Lives in the Detail; Be Kind to the Deadline

So you have your marketing plan, marketing calendar, marketing ideas, and, hopefully, marketing yourself, advertising plan together and a punctual person to hire. You are well on your way to having the foundation to a successful way to market you and your business. Continue reading

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