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Do You Have What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur?

Being an entrepreneur does not come easily. It takes a certain person to be an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs are innovative; looking for new ways of doing something. Innovative doesn’t necessarily mean they create something new from scratch; rather they may offer up a better way of providing a service or an improvement in a product to […]

Top 5 mistakes made when hiring a Social Media “expert”

When looking for hire a freelance contractor, or firm to handle your Social Media efforts such as Twitter, Facebook, or Blog avoid these 5 common mistakes.

1) They don’t know your industry.

Hire someone who has a similar industry background, ask them industry related questions and test their knowledge. Having someone who does not understand […]

Focus on the Customer to Ensure Business Success

A recent video on Business on Main – Cool Runnings – profiled Zane’s Cycles based in Connecticut. Zane’s Cycles focus in on the customer and, in particular, creating lifelong customers. I particularly enjoyed this video because it emphasizes a point I’ve been making for a number of years – it is ALL about the customer! […]

Tips for Managing Rude Meeting Participants

We all have experienced rude meeting participants when we are trying to lead a meeting. You’ve been in that meeting when the person next to you is making remarks under his breath, texting instead of participating, or cutting off the person speaking. You’ve probably also led the meeting when someone is doing everything but focusing […]

Negotiating for Success

A recent article in Business on Main, “You Want What? Four Tips for Civilized Negotiating,” provided four essential best practices when negotiating:

Conduct interspace negotiations Ask the right question Don’t negotiate via email Listen

Read more about each tip in the article. Negotiating is a part of life in general – whether we negotiate in […]