We all want to believe that our business will keep going without a hitch for years. No issues, no worries and no panics that it could all come crashing down. Unfortunately, business failures are quite common. Indeed, a rather worrying report suggests that around 90 percent of new startups will fail within their first […]
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If you’re asked to think about what kind of traits contribute greatly to making an entrepreneur as successful as they can possibly be, you’ll likely come up with a bunch of type-A, alpha characteristics, such as a tendency to be proactive, forcefulness in the workplace, being comfortable with conflict, assertiveness, self-belief, even to a fault,
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Leadership sometimes thrusts itself upon people who were not expecting it. Let’s take the case of entrepreneurs, for instance. They start out with an idea and then find that they can make it a reality, and then before they know, they’re in charge of a venture that’s much bigger than themselves. When they’re in this
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Once upon a time, there was a website which was rigid and inflexible. For years, its traffic grew and it became one of the biggest platforms on the World Wide Web and lived happily ever after. The end. There’s a straightforward way to tell this is a fairytale: the unyielding nature of the site.
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Starting a business is no easy task, so if you’re up to the challenge and willing to take the plunge, then you’ve already taken a gigantic step towards entrepreneurship. More often than not, making that initial decision is a lot harder than most people think and you’d be surprised at how smoothly your business can
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You might think that running a restaurant would be easy. After all, you just need to put in the money to finance the business, and then hire a dedicated team of chefs and waiters to take care of all the front of house, right? Well, in actual fact, it isn’t always that simple. One of
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There’s a little secret that not many business owners know, but outsourcing does so much more for your business than cut costs and expand capacity. Outsourcing can help your business to grow beyond its current capabilities. Growth is everything to a small business, with many businesses not surviving the first year because they didn’t take
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Customers are demanding, and if you don’t give them what they want then they’ll bounce. A business can no longer rely on loyalty. For the most part, businesses try and tailor their shoppers’ experiences to a tee. Otherwise, someone else will do it and their market share will increase and your business model will be
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A chief executive officer (CEO) holds the title of the highest-ranking executive in any organization or business. As CEO, it is your responsibility to act as the main point of communication between corporate operations and the board of directors. On top of that, CEO’s are responsible for managing the resources and overall operations of a
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To clarify, we’re talking about surprising clients in a good way. Surprising clients by delivering a terrible service isn’t the way to become a business giant. But if you can exceed expectations with every customer your company receives, then you’ll gradually start to build a great reputation for yourself. With a bigger reputation, your business
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When running a successful business, the relationships you nurture is everything. The right relationships can help to boost your skills, encourage growth and improve morale. But, are there any simple ways for you to improve your professional relationships? You may find that you are struggling from time to time to maintain that professional, yet personal,
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If you already own a business, but you find yourself ‘feeling some type of way’ about it all, then it could be a sign you need a new venture. Don’t panic: this doesn’t mean you have to completely leave your current venture and move on. It just means you need to get started on something
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Some folks think that to develop those in their sales team all the need do is give a motivational speech each morning, and promise a reasonable rate of commission. Of course, success in sales is much more complicated than that, and in fact, the experiences that you provide for your team can make a huge
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Every time I take time off with my family, I tend to reflect on how technology has impacted our lives. It’s when we try to shut off the tech, that we realize just how dependent we have become on it. The practical twitch one gets when one is faced with one’s own imagination and mind,
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Companies are prone to taking their customers for granted, especially after they’ve navigated the initial teething problems and have established themselves as a profitable business that’s here for the long-term. While you should be focusing your energy on improving your products and services and looking for ways to innovate, you should also keep one eye
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