“If you have a business without challenges, then you’re either superhuman or not real. Entrepreneurs must face challenges. And if you’re actually a good person and have a good team around you, the best thing you can do is get in front of your clients / partners / stakeholders and discuss openly with them, face-to-face.” Sammy Verghese
“As a business consultant your personal experience of starting and running businesses is essential. Direct hands-on experience building your own business provides significant lessons in a wide range of the skills necessary to successfully run a business.” Shannon Peffley
Professionals, students, and others may find networking difficult, but the appropriate tool and coach can make networking easier. This article describes the challenges faced by networking professional Nancy Chin-Wagner as she started her networking firm after growing up in a rural town with limited networking chances. When Nancy first arrived to Boulder, Colorado, she had no friends. She could only meet people through participating in organizations like the Chamber of Commerce, hiking and literature clubs, and many other activities. Her motivation to start her own business was motivated by a deep desire to help others communicate successfully.
“We all need a community to support our efforts, whether it’s someone to be a mentor or if it’s families that are supportive or if it’s customers who give us a chance to prove our value. We all need community and relationships.” Max Avery
“As an entrepreneur, you get to do all of the things you find great in your field without getting bogged down by HR transactions.” Robin Chapekis
“As an entrepreneur, your introspection must include an evaluation of how your potential stakeholders perceive you.” Deryck Jordan
Learn how angels think. Leadership coach, angel investor, and author, Phil McSweeney. Few entrepreneurs successfully gain VC funding or angel investing. Key problems startups face in raising angel investment, AngelThink coaches with empathy and integrates social impact.
Learn why the business purpose is so important for your business. And the most common reasons for startup failures.
Learn customer retention strategies, importance of retention, and how to build customer loyalty through customer growth by Moeed Amin
Do you know how to differentiate yourself from competitors? In the article, you will find tips on doing that.
“It’s helpful to have a group of knowledgeable people with a variety of backgrounds to provide feedback on ideas, suggestions or business advice. Starting a business can be a lot of challenges.” Scott O’con
“An entrepreneur’s biggest fault is refusing to invest in their business and themselves. Keep in mind that a good CEO doesn’t do everything – they do what they are good at and hire others to help with the rest.” Jenny Hale
