If your company were a car, what kind of car would it be? This may remind you of a bad line from an old interviewing manual: if you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be? Every interviewee’s worst
What happens if you don’t have a business plan
For some things a plan seems like a no-brainer… build house, have a plan (floor plan); take a trip, have a plan (itinerary); schedule a meeting, have a plan (agenda). Yet when it comes to starting a business a plan
Staying Positive When Business Feels Uncertain
If you are a self-employed business owner you’re familiar with this scene: One day you are 100% positive that you are doing what you have been called to do and the next you are ready to throw in the towel.
Kick Fear To The Curb
If you want to move forward in life, doesn’t matter what area, you have to take action. Sure activity can be uncomfortable. With every action you improve your skill and since when does improvement come without a little discomfort? Why
Catch The Wave of Success
The exciting thing about life is that you never know what’s right around the corner. But… it can be hard to maintain a feeling of excitement and anticipation when you’re working hard to achieve something and it doesn’t seem like
61% of content marketers consider this an effective method…
Event marketing is one of the hottest tickets in town according to the B2B Content Marketing: 2013 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends North America report. 67% of B2B content marketers say live events are effective and 61% of B2B content marketers
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your World
Too often solo-entrepreneurs can get caught up in negative thinking that sends them on downward spiral of self-sabotage. Solo-entrepreneur’s are particularly vulnerable because they are always trying to figure everything out on their own. The problem with that is that
Sunny With A Chance Of Corndogs
Yep, it’s Minnesota State Fair time and that means sun and corndogs. It’s nice to have something to look forward to. Happiness comes in little packages! This is a short-term forecast, but what about the long-term forecast? When you think
Today’s actions, tomorrow’s results
When it comes to building a business, solo entrepreneurs face decisions every day. We need to decide if we want to take on a certain client, who we want to partner with for joint ventures, or if we want to
3 Ways To Increase Your Visibility
Is there anything more important than visibility to the solo entrepreneur? Your first reaction might be… yeah, sales. That would be putting the cart before the horse. People can’t do business with you if they don’t know about you. It