The emergence of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) as a commonly understood concept marked a watershed in our understanding of the mix of elements governing overall chances of success. For many years, it was widely assumed that a combination of high IQ and nebulous qualities such as “gumption” or “drive” were responsible for people climbing to the…
Read More3 Innovative Small Business Success Stories To Learn From
Starting from scratch as a business owner can be a lonely calling, and sometimes you need a little inspiration to help you power through the day. Studying the success of those who’ve trodden the same entrepreneurial path by nurturing a business from infancy to full maturity is a great way of both sharpening your skills…
Read MoreHow To Make The Leap From Working In Your Business To On Your Business
As a small business owner, you’ll naturally be intimately familiar with every last nook and cranny of your business. Think about that business for a second. Try to picture it in your mind. Are you picturing yourself standing inside something, slowly turning around to take in your surroundings? Or do you picture yourself looking down…
Read More5 Key Steps to Put Together a Winning Team
Once through the white-knuckle ride of the first eighteen months in business, it soon becomes clear to most entrepreneurs that their long-term prospects are going to be largely down to how well they can build truly effective teams. Get the mix right and you’ve got one of the most important building blocks of a successful…
Read MoreAre You Focusing On The Right Basics For Business Growth?
No matter how many years you’ve been at it, how best to grow your business is a problem that never really goes away. From one-man shops to multinationals, the reality for every business is that zero levels of growth are an incredibly worrying sign that could indicate looming disaster. Though running a business can be…
Read MoreAction Trumps Book Learning: Are You Using What You Already Know?
There is a natural human tendency to always be looking over the horizon at faraway fields forever green. When you’re faced with the day-to-day chaos of running a small business or pursuing the entrepreneurial path, it’s very tempting to retreat into a search for magic bullets rather than concentrating on lessons already learned. This is…
Read More5 Reasons You Should Unlock The Power Of Written Goals
Goal setting is one of those hoary old business subjects that seemingly everyone pays lip service to but very few people actually take action on. Several classic studies over the last five decades have consistently show that, when questioned, around 70% of people have literally no defined goals at all. Out of the remaining 30%,…
Read MoreAre You Drowning in a Sea of Day-To-Day Business Operation Hassle?
As a small business owner, you’re naturally expected to wear many hats on a daily basis. Particularly in the early days of your enterprise, you’ll find yourself jumping from one sphere of operation to another at an often dizzying speed. While this is an enormous benefit in terms of getting a crash course in all…
Read More4 Steps to Clarity When Performing Small Business Planning
Small business planning is an area where many entrepreneurs stumble at the beginning of their careers. We’re not talking about writing a business plan here. Though that step is often necessary at the very outset of a venture, the vast majority of business plans simply evaporate in the face of actual events. No, what we…
Read More3 Key Entrepreneur Skills Must Master
It’s hard to get away from the concept of entrepreneurship this days. What was once written off by many as a niche, high-risk pursuit best avoided in favour of a nice, stable 9-to-5 existence, is now held up as an option for all to aim for. This is largely a good thing of course, there’s…
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