Marketing
10 Strategies to Prepare for Speaking Engagements
Prepare carefully for your speech but, remember, everyone is there to see you. Let your personality show.
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Thought Leaders
By Failing to Prepare, You Are Indeed Preparing to Fail
Ben Franklin was right. You cannot simply fake it 'till you make it. Here's why.
Building a Business
Forget Four-Leaf Clovers. Successful Entrepreneurs Make Their Own Luck.
These three simple practices can make you prosperous and open to opportunity.
By Adam Toren
Building a Business
6 Ways to Communicate Confidence Even if You’re Nervous
If you act confident enough, you will become confident enough.
Building a Business
Are You Ready to Run the Race of Running a Business?
You'll have to be in shape for a 50-meter dash one day, a 10K chug the next and a grueling full marathon most of the time.
Tech
8 Tips To Prepare Your Business for an Inevitable Cyber Attack
It's not 'if' but 'when' that your business will fall prey.
By Peter Gasca
Building a Business
9 Steps That Will Help Your Chances of Starting a Successful Business
While there is never going to be a "sure thing," there are significant benefits to preparing before you take the leap.
By Carol Roth
Thought Leaders
Train Your Mind to Win the Game of Entrepreneurship With These 4 Mental Exercises
Running your own business requires an emotional tolerance strong enough to deal with the pressures of change and unpredictability.
By Jeff Boss
Marketing
7 Essentials for an Elevator Pitch That Gets People to Listen
Brevity is the soul of wit and about all the typical attention span will tolerate.
Entrepreneurs
Minimize Stress With These 4 Mental Techniques
The next time the unexpected shows up at your door, be prepared with these strategies.
By Jeff Boss
Building a Business
8 Ways to Prepare for the Many Startup Obstacles Ahead
Too many entrepreneurs tackle starting a business as a random walk into a business minefield. But there's a less painful approach to take.
Building a Business
How Taking Up Skydiving Has Helped Me Become More Successful in Business
Make a plan, suit up, punch fear in the face and jump! Sounds a lot like becoming an entrepreneur, right?
By Sujan Patel
Building a Business
5 Ways to Prepare for Disaster in a Startup
Disaster seems to lurk around every corner, and no matter how hard you try to prepare yourself, there's seemingly always something waiting to take your company out.
Entrepreneurs
6 Actions You Can Take Every Day to Build Your Self-Confidence
Think of confidence as a skill that you can get better at, then practice, practice, practice.
Building a Business
7 Tips for Minding Your Manners During Conference Calls
Etiquette is no less important in virtual meetings than when you're face to face.
Building a Business
5 Actions to Take Right Now to Survive a Minimum Wage Increase
Whether you agree with it or not, these increases are coming. Stop complaining and start preparing.
By Gene Marks
Thought Leaders
5 Myths — and One Really Big Truth — About Being an Entrepreneur
Think you're ready to own a business? Are you sure?
By Carol Roth
Entrepreneurs
You’d Be Way Ahead This Morning If You’d Done These 5 Bedtime Routines Last Night
A lot of what needs to be done every morning could be done before bed. That makes for a less harried start to the day.
Building a Business
Joining an Accelerator? 8 Nuggets of Wisdom From Techstars NYC’s Latest Grads.
Hindsight is 20/20.
By Laura Entis
Entrepreneurs
You Lost the Big Fight, Now What Do You Do?
Leaders are lauded for their triumphs but defined by how they emerge from setbacks and learn from failure.
By Marty Fukuda
Building a Business
Do These 3 Things Before Hiring a Virtual Assistant
VAs can help you get more done, but success does not come naturally.
Thought Leaders
4 Tips for Mentally Preparing for Overwhelming Challenges
While it is impossible to know how you might react to a situation that threatens your business, tap these strategies so you're not caught with a "stupid face."
By Peter Gasca
Thought Leaders
The 3 Traits Marathons and Startups Have in Common
To succeed at both, you have to have a will to win and follow these three P's.
Building a Business
Are You Prepared for That Cliff That Could Be Further Down the Road?
Here are three things you should be doing right now to prepare for 2016.
By Gene Marks
Building a Business
6 Steps to a Successful Product Launch
There's never a guarantee that a new product will connect with the marketplace, but properly preparing is vital.
By Chuck Cohn
Building a Business
Entrepreneurs Should Be Prepared for the ‘Zombie-Like’ Apocalypse
We are surrounded by "zombies" every day. Get you and your business ready for it with these five tips.
By Peter Gasca
Entrepreneurs
4 Pointers for Getting the Most Out of Meetings
Smarten up your approach so staffers won't needlessly assemble without a distinct direction, losing valuable time without a clear outcome.