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As summer fades away, I’m sure you’d love to hold onto some of your personal time and avoid working long hours. But if you’re an entrepreneur, how do you please all of your customers without giving up some free time with family and friends?
Here are a few suggestions to reclaim your personal time:
1. Hire a [...]

It’s right in the middle of summer and time for fun in the sun. As you eat some barbeque, visit the beach and spend time outdoors with family and friends, the last thing you want to do is think about work. However, there are three, simple things you can do over the weekend that will [...]

After returning from Bentonville last week, I realized what I had just done was the most exciting thing an inventor/entrepreneur could ever do. Walk the hallways of the buying office at the headquarters of Wal-Mart….
The blue and gray walls signify America, and the American dream of most product developers; to place their products into the [...]

Recently, I attended a book signing for Robert Kiyosaki’s new, best-selling book, “Unfair Advantage – What Schools will NEVER Teach You About Money.” The author of the number one personal finance book of all time, “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” investor, entrepreneur, educator, and co-host of the new radio show, “What Does It Mean to You?”, [...]

Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple, gives his view on business, marketing and getting people to fall in love with you.

1) Learn From Your Own Blog
Do you check out your blog posts to see which posts are getting the most re-tweets or comments? You should. Every week, I go through my posts and take notes about what worked and what didn’t. If you don’t know what your audience liked in the past, you won’t be [...]

What will help products reach MILLIONS of consumers? T.V. of course!
The Military Shopping Channel (MSC) will be a fabulous new shopping model that will have access to over 12+ MILLION active duty and retired military personnel, and their families. Holy Toledo!

After returning from Tampa, and visiting with Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington, I am [...]

Beep! Beep! Beep! The alarm blares, and my hand slams down on the button to turn it off.
Ugh. Monday morning.
And no matter how much sleep I get, Monday mornings never seem to get any easier, do they?
Well, this morning is a little worse…
My head is throbbing, and the pillow is soaking wet.
I have a giant [...]

Are your eyes much bigger than your wallet, or your ability to focus and execute effective marketing in 2010?
Has your New Year’s Resolutions come and gone already? How can you ensure you’re not biting off more than you can chew with your aspirations and actions?�
 Here are four tips that you can apply to a fresh, [...]

Want insider secrets from a highly successful entrepreneur on how to survive tough, economic times?
Well, today you’re in luck. I caught up with George Cloutier, owner of the highly successful business, American Management Services, http://www.amserv.com/, to discuss his new book, “Profits Aren’t Everything; They’re the Only Thing.”
Here’s what he had to say.
Tell us about [...]