I never really paid attention to the literal meaning of the question “So, what’s your story?” I often found it to be sarcasm or merely a spin on asking “What’s up?”
However, over the last five years, since being handed a pink slip of freedom from Corporate America, and journeying out into my ... Views:988
Back when I was a buyer for a large department store in Miami, Florida, on the wall behind my desk hung a cut out piece of felt that had a saying on it that read ” You have to spend money to make money”.
At the time retail was struggling and many retailers were cutting back on the quantities ... Views:1491
Good morning! How has your morning kicked off? I will admit to you that this morning I have woke up on the ’wrong side of the bed’.
For reasons I am not sure of, I was up and down throughout the night, the alarm went off multiple times beginning at 5:30 a.m., and I laid there through ... Views:1879
Do you know where you next paycheck is going to come from? Do you have the funds to pay the bills that are sure to come in the next mail drop off? Can you pay the suppliers and partner invoices that have arrived?
Like many business owners those are things that can keep me up at night when I ... Views:1179
Franchisors and Franchisees:
there are many conversations, in person and online, that are attempting to determine responsibility and accountability for the success or failure of a franchise. There is now chatter about whether buying into a franchise is a great retirement plan or a prison ... Views:1307
Quite simply, business owners and entrepreneurs are not created equal.
Now, before you get all defensive on me, because, judge for yourself…..
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most proficient, rate yourself for possessing the following traits - that are in no particular order.
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Picture it! You’re sitting by yourself in your office, or maybe you are out at a restaurant waiting on friends. You suddenly have a ‘eureka’ moment, or to kill time waiting you begin to draft some business ideas and plans out on a napkin or a scratch piece of paper. You get done scribbling out ... Views:1298
Prior to deciding on my next career adventure, I experienced what many have, and I never imagined myself experiencing. That was, the five minute ‘we are making some organization changes’ discussion, from my manager.
Even as he said that, I was imagining a different job, a new role, maybe a ... Views:1307
Are you an individual sole proprietor or the head of a business with multiple (even hundreds of) employees?
As the leader of your own business you need to understand your worth and value to the business in order to determine how, when, who, and why you are making the decisions you are within ... Views:1481