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Starting a business out of your garage? Check out these insights!
You’ve heard about entrepreneurs who start their businesses in their garage and become true successes. What is their secret? Well, recently I found out about Pervaiz Lodhie. He started LEDtronics, Inc., www.ledtronics.com, in his garage with his wife, Almas, in 1983.
Today, he has [...]
Insights on “Why ‘A’ Students Work for ‘C’ Students—and ‘B’ Students Work for the Government”
In an exclusive for StartupNation, Robert Kiyosaki, successful entrepreneur, investor and author of the #1 Personal Finance book of all time, “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” offered his insights related to his new book, “Why ‘A’ Students Work for ‘C’ Students—and ‘B’ [...]
Are You Getting the PR Reports Necessary for Success?
By Melanie Rembrandt
For many years, it was very difficult to show the results of a public relations, or PR, campaign. After all, you could spend hours on the phone pitching media members and not see any results. Plus, due to the nature of public relations, no one [...]
It’s almost spring, and even if there is still snow on the ground, it’s time to think about new beginnings – for you and your business. Do you need a fresh start?
If so, it’s time to create (or update) your specific goals for today, this week, this month, and this year. To start, write down [...]
Accomplish Your Goals With Less Stress
It’s tax time, and if you are a small business owner, you are probably dealing with financial statements, legal payments and lots of paperwork. Even if you have a team of people to help you, this time of year can be overwhelming. After all, you have to make sure all [...]
We all know that communicating with your associates, customers and team members is a key to success, but with taxes, events, monthly meetings, and everything else going on at your organization right now, your communications efforts may be lagging.
Here are three, key questions to ask yourself to help stay on track with your business goals.
1. [...]
February is already here, and it’s time to see how your Website is doing so far this year.
If they are not going well…
Find out what is happening.
Is site traffic down because you have broken links?
Perhaps, your target-market wants different copy?
Look at your analytics and find out what is going on. If you see broken [...]
The Global Pet Expo is the world’s largest annual pet product show. Every year, it attracts attendees from leading retail chains, pet superstores, mass-market retailers, distributors, wholesalers and independent retailers. The 2012 Show featured 835 exhibitors, 2,487 booths and more than 3,000 new product launches. 5,011 pet product buyers from around the world attended.
For the [...]
Do you know what to look for?
You just went through a mound of résumés, searched the Internet and have reduced your list of IT candidates down to a reasonable amount. Now, the fun really begins with in-person interviews. And if you are new to hiring technology people, or just want to make sure you make [...]
Stop the Status Quo and Take Action Now!
If you are a tech specialist and stuck behind your desk whenever the big, boardroom meetings happen, it may feel like your career is at a standstill and you are not taken seriously. If this sounds familiar, have you done anything to move out of your current situation?
Albert [...]