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8 Tips for a Successful Consulting Business Based on 10 Years Experience

Apr 18

Entrepreneurs

Along with my partner Nelina, I’m co-founder of a LEED consulting business called Above Green. This year we’re celebrating our ten year anniversary as a company. Here are my... MORE
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Until you Find a Mentor, Coach Yourself entrepreneurs Startups Even lone wolves need startup guidance From the Editor's Desk
Aug 19

Entrepreneurs

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Even lone wolves need startup guidance

Until you Find a Mentor, Coach Yourself
You’ve finally decided to chart your own path and become an entrepreneur—now you could use a good mentor to light the way and open doors. Unfortunately this crucial relationship isn’t easy to... MORE
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    1Read up on everything about your field. 2Get on the inside for a realistic view. 3Take classes, attend trade shows and network.
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Achieving Dreams: The Guide For Starting A Business entrepreneurs Startups From the Editor's Desk
Jun 28

Entrepreneurs

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Achieving Dreams: The Guide For Starting A Business
Starting a business can be both exhilarating and challenging. It requires your full attention and energy. It all starts with an idea, an observation that there is a problem... GO TO ARTICLE
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You Can’t Do It All: 3 Things to Outsource entrepreneurs Startups Free up your hands Anita Campbell From the Editor's Desk
Apr 29

Entrepreneurs

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Free up your hands

You Can’t Do It All: 3 Things to Outsource
There comes a point when in order to scale, you have to let go of some of the tasks you do and entrust them to others. Go from “doing everything”... GO TO ARTICLE
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    1Some areas are worth paying others to manage. 2Most of us aren't art, tax AND marketing wizards. 3Use both outside professionals and easy software.
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Shock: Too Few Entrepreneurs Have A Personal Pitch – What’s Yours? entrepreneurs Startups Be clear, be ready John Greathouse, Contributor From the Editor's Desk
Apr 28

Entrepreneurs

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Be clear, be ready

Shock: Too Few Entrepreneurs Have A Personal Pitch – What’s Yours?
You have an elevator pitch for your startup, but did you know you should also have one for yourself? Be able to define your personal mission and brand as... GO TO ARTICLE
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    1Dig deep and ask three big questions of yourself. 2The answer is your pitch--practice it often! 3"Businesses are built upon a series of conversations."
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Why 60 Is The New 30 entrepreneurs Startups Seasoned 60 year olds are starting over. Mike Maddock, Contributor From the Editor's Desk
Mar 31

Entrepreneurs

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Seasoned 60 year olds are starting over.

Why 60 Is The New 30
People in their mid to late 50’s are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs, now making up 20% of startups. Perhaps their experience gives VC’s a sense of confidence.GO TO ARTICLE
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    1Ambitious boomers have the advantAGE. 2Experience brings a foundation of sound principles. 3"Technology now gives them thousands of shortcuts..."
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Becoming an Entrepreneur is not a Solo Effort entrepreneurs Startups Clearing the misconception Dale Richards From the Editor's Desk
Mar 30

Entrepreneurs

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Clearing the misconception

Becoming an Entrepreneur is not a Solo Effort
What does it really mean to be an entrepreneur? The label is often vaguely used as a way to describe anyone who “came up with a good idea and found... MORE
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    1Take entrepreneurship seriously for serious results. 2You need a qualified team: finance, marketing, product. 3You cannot scale if you are alone.
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Tips for Becoming a Successful Freelancer entrepreneurs Startups YOU CAN DO IT From the Editor's Desk
Mar 18

Entrepreneurs

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YOU CAN DO IT

Tips for Becoming a Successful Freelancer
A growing number of Americans in the workforce are becoming self-employed, and a 2010 Study from Intuit projects that by 2020, 40% of Americans will be freelancers. As of now,... MORE
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    11/3 of U.S. workers are independent contractors. 2A website makes you look more professional. 3Include samples of your work for prospects to view.
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The Perfect Business Lunch: 8 Tips for Small Businesses entrepreneurs Startups Dining with a Purpose From the Editor's Desk
Mar 11

Entrepreneurs

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Dining with a Purpose

The Perfect Business Lunch: 8 Tips for Small Businesses
Relationship building in business is important because “people do business with people they like,” says Rhonda Abrams in her article, Strategies: How to Have a Business Lunch, published on USA Today.com.... MORE
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    1Meet over a meal to build relationships. 2To break initial silence, ask, "Where did you grow up?" 3Use the bathroom prior, to reduce interruptions.
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What I Learned As a Start-Up Business Owner entrepreneurs Startups Gems of wisdom Scott MacFarland From the Editor's Desk
Mar 11

Entrepreneurs

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Gems of wisdom

What I Learned As a Start-Up Business Owner
Digital marketer and brand strategist Scott MacFarland has shared with Huffington Post an insightful list of lessons he wished someone had told him when he was starting out. .... GO TO ARTICLE
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    1Connect yourself with mentors and peers. 2"Don't question your intuition, it's normally right." 3Use your time in the evenings to research and learn.
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