6 Must-Know Tips For Starting Your Own Business
I quit my job in March 1991, moved to Los Angeles (for a short period), and researched different industries and businesses in search of my next entrepreneurial venture. I knew…
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Growing Revenues
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You are in business to make a profit, not only to maximize revenues. I see too many entrepreneurs focusing on the top line, and forgetting entirely about the bottom line. They’re both important! In this section, we cover how to build your evenues and grow your business.
How to Overcome Obstacles to Business Growth and Kickstart Your Business
I’m going to replay two real-life business scenarios of two different businesses to demonstrate how you can overcome obstacles to business growth, and kickstart your business to the next level.…
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5 of the Biggest Mistakes a Small Business Can Make, and How to Avoid Them
Starting, and then growing a small business is tough challenging work. We’ve written about that many times. We also see the same mistakes getting made, over and over again. Whether…
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My Response to an 18-Year-Old Who Wants to Become a Millionaire by the Time He’s 30
Ethan is an 18-year-old budding entrepreneur who wants to know what it takes to create wealth. and become a millionaire by 30. He recently emailed me the following question: “I’m…
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9 Proven Ways to Beat The Competition in Business and Create a Winning Competitive Advantage
I can remember two egregious blatant acts of pure plagiarism that really upset me at the time, and the frustration still lingers many years later. Copying your competitors is not…
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2 Deadly Startup Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Should Beware Of
It’s been 27 years since I started my last business. Although I was a solo entrepreneur working out of the basement of a small, dingy office building when I started,…
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Sell Me This Pen Interview: 3 Experienced Sales People Provide Their Response
As a quick recap, there’s a scene in the movie The Wolf of Wall Street where Jordan Belfort, who is played by Leonardo DiCaprio, wants to demonstrate how good one…
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Sell Me This Pen Answer: I Tested 20 People, Here Are The Results
Last year, I wrote a blog post called Sell Me This Pen. I Tackle the Wolf of Wall Street Sales Riddle. Do You Know the Right Way to Sell the…
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3 Powerful Growth Strategies on How to Increase Revenue and the Value of Your Business
The small business owner’s elusive goal … how to increase revenues, how to increase the value of your business. and then, how to find sources of recurring revenue and apply…
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21 of the Most Profitable Small Businesses to Open Now
I sure wish the internet was around when I first opened my business in 1991. An easy web search would have made life much easier, especially because I would have…
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