Life moves pretty fast….. sometimes it’s best to sit back and reflect on your priorities. The unintended consequence of a startup can be acceleration of everything around you. It happens so fast, in fact, you end up losing perspective on more important aspects of life. It’s easy to get out of bed each day, focus [...]
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Leadership Lessons From The Walking Dead
When was the last time you faced adversity? Hopefully, your office won’t be swarmed by a herd of reanimated corpses any time soon, but you and your team’s ability to face and survive adversity, from upset clients to industry melt-downs, is probably the single biggest influencer of your business’ on-going success. AMC’s “The Walking Dead” [...]
Legacy: Why YOU Should Start Thinking About Dying
What did you do this week? It probably wasn’t what you would have done if it was your last week on earth. What are you doing next week? Wow. Probably pretty depressing when you put it that way. Most people don’t think about death very often. I certainly don’t. The title of this article actually [...]
Top Tips for Keeping Motivated When Working From Home
In some ways, working from home is the ultimate luxury. You get to lie in bed longer each morning, you save money on petrol, you don’t have to put up with the office gossip and that annoying guy who eats garlic-laced sandwiches at his desk every day. Unfortunately, you also get to miss out on [...]
13 Surprising Startup Challenges
QUESTION: WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES YOU DID NOT ANTICIPATE WHEN DECIDING TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS? Question by: Ashley CASH FLOW IS A COMMON STRUGGLE “We started with clients from day one, so we’ve always been profitable, but one thing we didn’t think about when we started was cash flow. Many profitable businesses experience famine and [...]
Google+ Communities Every Small Business Owner Should Be A Part Of
Every entrepreneur and small business owner needs a little help now and then. Google+ Communities is the perfect place to find mentors, get advice and network with others who are trying to get their own startups going. Here are 31 of the best. Venture Capital Communities Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa) Have you heard the [...]
Why ‘Old-School’ Customer Service Will Never Be Replaced
Want to set yourself apart from your competition and keep your customers coming back? Answer the phone. You’ve heard the cliché that you must answer the door when opportunity knocks, yet despite often having great business concepts, many entrepreneurs fail to answer when opportunity calls. Yes, opportunity still uses the phone—and you should too. Old-school [...]
The Entrepreneurs Handbook: 52 Essential Resources for Startups
The thought of launching a Startup is incredibly intimidating with most failing to survive their first few years, it can often result in an emotionally draining, frustrating and demoralizing experience for everyone involved. Of course with high risk comes high reward, which is why entrepreneurs still ‘take the leap of faith’ despite the odds being [...]
Five Questions that Will Lead to Marketing Supremacy
Having a successful marketing program depends on asking the right questions and doing the research to come up with the right answers. This may not be domo and CEO news, but it is key to creating a winning ad campaign. Question #1 The primary question is “Who are my competitors?” The reason this question is [...]
Does Your Office Say CEO? How to Get Your Office to Work for You
Whether you work out of your home or you’re in a corner office, one thing’s for sure, the way your office looks and works says a lot about you. The first thing anyone does is take in the world visually. And if your workplace is lacking, it’s going to be making a statement to everyone [...]
