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From Joan Isabella, StartupNation Radio consultant
That’s my question of the day: which is most important for the growth and prosperity of your business: being trusted, respected or liked. Does it differ if you are talking about a potential employee or a partner? This conversation started for me a couple of years ago [...]

Yee-Haw !!! Whoopee !! Whoa Nellie !!
The brand new StartupNation Community Podcast is rockin’ and it’s a rollin’!
It may have been a bit of a sneak attack, coming in under the cloak of darkness … but the light is shining on it now, and there’s no more [...]

From Joan Isabella, StartupNation Radio consultant
Here at StartupNation, we are gearing up for the second Elevator Pitch Contest which hits the airwaves on November 4th. This time, the prize will be The Ultimate Hook-Up: A chance for the winner to fly in to StartupNation headquarters for coaching and to meet with real investors. If [...]

Well, it happened again. I had the best intentions to go into management consulting following my recent departure from Charisma Arts, but it seems like I’ll be starting another business. Just can’t escape it!
I was discussing this last night with a new friend who is at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. She is a Senior Manager [...]

We’re excited to welcome Cheryl Tallman as a guest blogger on StartupNation, she’ll be contributing regularly to add her perspectives as a successful Mompreneur - here’s a brief bio for our newest blog team member:
Cheryl is an ambitious and versatile executive and entrepreneur with proven abilities in building and managing all aspects of business. [...]

The genesis of a new business idea can come from anywhere. You don’t like visible panty lines on your rear end? Your g-strings just aren’t all that comfy? Hmm - There ought to be a better way.
This is exactly what happened with Sara Blakely. She took her $5,000 savings and invented a better way, starting [...]

We want to learn from the StartupNation community and we’re giving away a prize package to one lucky winner this month, along with four 2nd prizes too.
This contest is sponsored by Southwest Airlines, PrintingForLess.com, Atlas Business Solutions and LegalZoom.
Grand Prize package:
One winner will receive
• Southwest Airlines:1 round-trip airline ticket
• PrintingForLess.com: Startup Printing Package of business cards, letterhead [...]

From Joan Isabella, StartupNation Radio consultant
This weekend, I came across two marketing concepts that made me ask the question WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE THINKING?!?!?!. The first was in an article in the Detroit Free Press and it talked about a new energy drink called "Cocaine". The spokesperson for the company said, "It’s a fun [...]

I just took a walk at lunch. I had already eaten a sandwich at my desk (peanut butter & jelly). I just wanted a walk break. I walked by 2 movie theaters & thought how cool, and creative-thinking-mind-changing, it would be to watch 45 minutes of a movie during my lunch hour.
But the idea of [...]