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A lot of start-ups think that they need to hire Sales people very early in the game not realizing how this tends to have a very adverse effect on the development of the company. Most start-ups correctly depend on the CEO for being the best, and only, sales person in the beginning of the company existence. The CEO usually knows the product or service and possesses the favor to communicate the solution to potential clients. The CEO is usually the most cost effective alternative for most start-ups. CEO's are multi-tasking,…

The most important commandment in Christianity is to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, body, soul, and strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself”. How better to achieve that goal than to start your own business? Here are the top 5 Ways to Love God by Starting your Business: 1. First, pray about what you will be newly pursuing. This is the most important thing you need to do, the secure foundation which all the other steps are founded upon. Pray about WHAT business, more…

Are you a first-time business owner? Starting a new enterprise is intimidating. It is a rough journey with many trials for the uninitiated. To better structure your thoughts and actions, here are five bits of advice that should never be overlooked, if are chasing the goal of entrepreneurship. 1. Focus and do what you know You are a dreamer, and you have a big dream. Now it is time to be present into the real world, your playground to manifest it. Focus and seize any good chance that comes your…

Last week I was in Las Vegas presenting to a team of about 150 directors of inside sales and the subject was how they could to help their inside sales teams set more appointments. The problem their teams were having (and they are not unique in this way as many of you know through experience) was learning how to handle / bypass initial resistance and persevere through to getting their prospects to agree to an in house meeting. More specifically, the team was getting discouraged after one or two initial…

We all know the value of accounting firms these days. Businesses and organizations need to deal with their finance and marketing and these professional arms provide the services necessary in order to ensure that their clients are provided accurate data which they will need for various purposes. Accurate bookkeeping and auditing will result to excellent financial reporting through careful finance and business analysis. While there are a lot of companies who would do anything to get your bid for the job, it is best for you to know whether which…

One of the most hassling tasks in handling a business or an organization is filing the returns. When the season for such is just around the corner, a lot of heads, owners and managers are expected to go gaga over how these dealings should be carried out. While there are many accounting firms and professional services that can help you perform such tasks with ease, you will need very reliable and credible people to handle this very delicate information. Aside from that, you will want someone who will give you…

Making the decision to branch out on your own is not one to be taken lightly. Entrepreneurship is truly a personal journey like nothing you’ve experienced before. My first venture into entrepreneurship began in 1993 when I made the decision to leave the corporate world and set up my own boutique apparel sourcing agency. Like so many other people, I was convinced that it would be an easy task as I was going into the same line of work that I had just left. I knew the business like the…

Discover if you are up for the task. As we move into the new decade more people will venture into business on their own, either by choice or necessity as a result of unemployment. Regardless of how people arrive at this juncture, it is important they fully understand what lies ahead once they become entrepreneurs. What is an entrepreneur? Webster’s Dictionary defines an entrepreneur as ‘A person who organizes and manages a business undertaking assuming the risks for the sake of profits.’ Saying that you are an entrepreneur is a…

We have all been in situations where we have come up against making life-changing decisions. You feel an emotional and physical feeling that occurs with in the body. Some people describe it as a “knot in your stomach”. Some people lay awake at night with fears of making the right decision. We all are capable to tap into our inner gut or intuition to make the best choice. People who listen to their intuition describe the feelings as butterflies in their belly, an excitement of the possibilities, a positive energy…

What Makes Money What do you do to make your money? Where do you work? When meeting new people, this one of the most commonly asked questions. Why is that? People are almost always looking for a better, faster way to make money. The simple fact is, there are relatively few ways to make money. Either you work for it like everyone else does, or you let it work for you. Many people wish for the second option while their reality is the first one. Letting your money work for…