An Honest Assessment

It’s no hardship to say something like “it is important to be honest when dealing with your customers and clients.” That’s not a controversial statement because it is, of course, quite true – other than shady businesses that...

Learning To Delegate

For everyone out there operating their own business, the urge is most likely very strong to operate every aspect of your business yourself. After all, as the old saying goes, "If you want something done right, you've got...

Confidence, Or Cockiness? Know The Difference

There is a line from the original Star Wars film Episode IV: A New Hope, spoken by Harrison Ford’s character Han Solo to Mark Hamil’s Luke Skywalker during a pitched battle in space. While not one of the most memorable...

The Indispensable Right Hand Man (Or Woman)

History is full of people with partners, without whom they never would have enjoyed the success they had. Take comedy, for example - you have Abbott and Costello, Penn and Teller, George and Gracie, and, say, Bush and...

The pros and cons of multi-level marketing

As a business owner, you may have heard about Multilevel Marketing (MLM) as a possible way to grow your company. However, MLM marketing has become controversial in recent years, with many people questioning its legitimacy and effectiveness. In...

Borrow The Wisdom You Need

Experience is the key to surviving in your path through the maze of regulations, computations, and tribulations that will face you when you set out on your own business venture. Unfortunately, as the saying goes, experience is what...

Professionalism

As the leader of your business, you are its public face. When people think of your business, you are who they picture in their head. You're the general, the president, the alpha lion, and a few hundred other...