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Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer Before Taking the Leap
Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer Before Taking the Leap Clarifying Goals: Where Do I Want to Go? “An entrepreneur’s personal and business goals are inextricably linked.” What kind of enterprise do I need to build? What risks and sacrifices does such an...
Networking – How’s Your One-Liner?
Do you think networking takes place only at so-called networking events? You know those forced get-togethers where most people play the business card derby – how many of yours can you give out and/or how many of others can you collect. The fact is, that’s one of the...
Time Management Tips & Tricks
I hear it every time I facilitate one of my five private networking groups. I close the groups with one last opportunity for people to help each other and make connections. “What’s your greatest challenge outside of finding your next customer?” Inevitably at least one...
Making Time to Network
You should ask yourself: How much time will I dedicate to networking each week? What % of my marketing budget will I dedicate to word of mouth? How many meals each week will I eat with someone else? How many new people do I want to meet each week? What other methods...
Goals and Accountability
They go hand in hand – Goals describe the desired outcome or achievement – accountability makes it measurable, verifiable, and public. Why should one be accountable after setting a goal? Isn’t it enough to say to yourself “I’m going to … by the end of the...
Are you a good listener?
Listening skills are an essential prerequisite to any business relationship. Are you a good listener? What do good listeners do that makes them good listeners? They: probe for clarification. listen for a story, and for unvoiced emotions. empathize. summarize well. get...
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