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- Starting An Aquarium Maintenance Business - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2007 from Blaine LantzGetting Started…the Necessities Note: Use this information at your own Risk! Lantz Enterprises Inc assumes no responsibility whatsoever. Business Licenses The cost of a business license is miniscule. Unless you plan to sell from a retail store, the common price in most areas is ...
Views: 12694(3 votes) - 10 must-have attitudes of an Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Daniel OberkoAttitude is everything. Entrepreneurs who want to see themselves at the top must take time to work on their attitude. These are examples to live by: 1. Passion: Passion is a driving force. You can get clients and partners along your idea with your passion. It is fueled by both the tangible and ...
Views: 11649(3 votes) - Ill Effects Of Illegal Dumping Of Hazardous Waste - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2007 from Rakesh GetzAll types of industries; whether big or small generate hazardous wastes. But there are some companies which try to get rid of their dangerous waste by simply dumping it illegally. All for saving money at the cost of the environment. It’s a threat to our rivers, lakes, air, land, oceans and ...
Views: 11482(3 votes) - Corporate Entrepreneurship or INTRAPRENEURSHIP Success: The 3M Post-it Notes story overview - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Dr. Howard HallerCorporate Entrepreneurship or INTRAPRENEURSHIP SUCCESS: The 3M Post-it Notes story overview The Intrapreneur must learn to get around the roadblocks of corporate structure and a stodgy manager, or the traditional corporate bureaucracy. A successful corporate entrepreneur or Intrapreneur must ...
Views: 10612(165 votes) - Apple's Business Unit Strategy - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Young KimAdmiring Apple for only its well-designed products and clever commercials is only scratching the surface. Apple is actually a great case study on brilliant business modeling. Apple treats every product as its own business unit. What this means is that every product line could exist as its own ...
Views: 9936(4 votes) - The Lesson of “I, Pencil” An Essay on Economic Freedom for the Ages - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2009 from Geoff FickeThe Lesson of “I, Pencil” An Essay on Economic Freedom for the Ages As a young college student studying economics in the 1960’s I was exposed to the writings and philosophy of Leonard Read while researching a paper on Adam Smith’s enlightened principle of the “Invisible Hand”. Mr. Read had ...
Views: 9363(3 votes) - ***Public Speaking is a Great Form of Free Advertising - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2013 from Doug StaneartEarly in my career, I volunteered to speak at local business events in my hometown, and I began to build a reputation for myself as a pretty good speaker. One of the vice-presidents for a big national financial planning firm saw me speak at a couple of events, and he pulled me aside after one ...
Views: 9230(6 votes) - INTRAPRENEURSHIP Case Study of the Sony Corporation’s PlayStation by Intrapreneur (Corporate Entrepreneur) Ken Kutaragi - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Dr. Howard HallerINTRAPRENEURSHIP Case Study of the Sony Corporation’s PlayStation by Super Intrapreneur (Corporate Entrepreneur)Ken Kutaragi This is an article about an Intrapreneurial (corporate entrepreneurial) creation of the Sony PlayStation by persistent and driven intrapreneur Ken Kutaragi, who’s ...
Views: 9193(102 votes) - Closing the Sale: Big Mistakes that Cause Your Customers to Buy from Someone Else - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Doug StaneartClosing the sale can be one of the trickiest parts of the selling process if you make a few mistakes. You’ve worked really hard to get tons of new people looking at your website and all of those great leads start flowing in. Now the most important part takes place. You have to turn those ...
Views: 9098(4 votes) - Small Businesses Turn Leads into Sales by Responding Quickly - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Doug StaneartThe key for a small business to turn leads into sales is speed. When people look for information, products, or solutions on the internet, they want instant gratification. If they have to wait for you to send back an email or wait for a phone call from you, you’ve probably already lost them. ...
Views: 8834(2 votes) - ***5 Keys to Regroup in the Face of Failure - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2011 from Carolyn EllisFailure and rejection are tough pills to swallow. But sometimes they prove to be the best medicine in the long term. Let me explain. We live in a fast-moving, success-driven, “quick fix” oriented society. Encountering disappointment, under performance or outright failure it is something ...
Views: 8694(29 votes) - ***Promote Your Small Business as a Big Business - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2012 from Doug StaneartAfter the initial “start up struggles” when I first created my company, I began to start to get phone calls and emails out of the blue from people wanting to come and work for my trendy, up and coming company. One was from a pretty successful entrepreneur in Orlando, Rick Highsmith, who had ...
Views: 8630(2 votes) - Steve Jobs the Ultimate Intrapreneur and Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Dr. Howard HallerSteve Jobs the Ultimate Intrapreneur and Entrepreneur By Dr. Howard Edward Haller Steve Jobs is well-known as a successful and innovative Entrepreneur. But by his own definitive published statement, Jobs was both an Intrapreneur and Entrepreneur! Technology available for the ...
Views: 8536(91 votes) - The Top Ten Mistakes that Entrepreneurs Make when trying to Generate New Leads And How to Avoid Them - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2010 from Doug StaneartSmall Businesses are always looking for new lead generation ideas, but many of the things that entrepreneurs do before they even make their first cold call or before they attend their first business card exchange practicaly ensure that they actually fail in the Lead Generation department. Folks ...
Views: 8362(4 votes) - Small Business Lead Generation – Pay-Per-Click Advertising - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2010 from Doug StaneartSmall business lead generation using pay-per-click ads can be very challenging. In fact, paying for leads can either make you really rich or drive you out of business. Google makes a ton of money every year from pay-per-click ads. Most of the money that they make from these ads did not generate ...
Views: 8309(2 votes) - Small Business Lead Generation – Why Spamming and Cold Calling Does Not Work - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2010 from Doug StaneartEvery small business is the proverbial Needle in the Haystack, so small business lead generation is critical to an entrepreneur’s survival and the growth of his/her small business. The thing that most entrepreneurs forget, though, is that it is a lot easier to turn a prospect or lead into a ...
Views: 8172(2 votes) - 10 Money-making Advantages of Real Estate Investing in Commercial Property - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Dr. Howard Haller10 Money-making Advantages of Investing in Commercial Property Investing in commercial properties is the secret to success for many of the world’s most wealthy real estate investors. There’s no reason you can’t also build massive, passive cash flow; spread your investment risks; use leverage ...
Views: 8122(113 votes) - Importance of Packaging and Labeling in Pharmaceutical Industry - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2012 from Harrie DadhwalIt is hard to imagine pharmaceutical industry without the contribution of packaging and labeling services. The products manufactured to resolve health issues would be of no use if they are not packed and labeled appropriately. Above just packaging and labeling what matters the most is their ...
Views: 7555 - Profit Wildly With Starting A Business On Facebook - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2017 from Leon EdwardYou've probably heard of Facebook as a social bookmarking site, but did you know you could also start a business there? In fact, it's ideal. Think about that for a minute. Literally millions of users come to the site every day, and each of those users belongs to various groups and networks. They ...
Views: 7469(5 votes) - The 4 C’s of Teamwork - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2016 from Clarissa LearyThe 4 C’s of Teamwork The top priority for many leaders is how to make the team work as a TEAM! Successful projects depend on how well the team works together. Definitely in the world of business, no team is perfect. To begin working as ONE team, the starting point is to clearly outline the ...
Views: 7282 - INTRAPRENEURSHIP SUCCESS: The WL Gore success story overview - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Dr. Howard HallerINTRAPRENEURSHIP SUCCESS: The WL Gore success story overview The Intrapreneur must learn to get around the roadblocks of corporate structure and a stodgy manager, or the traditional corporate bureaucracy. A successful corporate entrepreneur or Intrapreneur must first convince middle ...
Views: 7111(136 votes) - How to start a packaging company - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2012 from shiv shaktiPACKAGING: The packaging includes packing the product. Packing is nothing but the outer part of the product. The packing is done for different types of products and goods. There are number of packaging companies which includes quality packing with quality material. The packing is different for ...
Views: 7036 - Top 10 World Richest Blog / Website Ever - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from ZP TsotetsiThe Top dogs of the $1 trillion a year industry - Information publishing industry -2011 Hi Friend Many of you might know by know that I have been making money online through information publication since 2008 and have build an online Business Empire from zero to +20,000 a month. And through ...
Views: 6869(3 votes) - Real Estate Investor's Insight: Section 8 Housing - Landlord’s Gold, or Fool’s Gold for Real Estate Investors? Part I of Two - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Dr. Howard HallerSection 8 Housing: Landlord’s Gold, or Fool’s Gold for Real Estate Investors? Part One of Two Is the HUD Section 8 program a helpful tool - here are the answers about Section 8 from an experienced real estate investor. This article does not refer to the Section 8 discharge that ...
Views: 6686(110 votes) - Entrepreneurship-SWOT Analysis - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2012 from Joshua NyamacheEntrepreneurship is a professional that should be embraced by people. Are you embracing it? Of course, successful people inspire us. They make us believe that we can achieve what they have achieved. They increase our hopes of becoming successful. There are myths about being an entrepreneur, ...
Views: 6618(1 vote) - With Every End, There is a New Beginning - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from Lisa MininniFor millions of graduating students, this time of year brings an end to familiar surroundings and leads to brand new beginnings in just a few short months. This transition period is not unlike a new entrepreneur starting up a business or a seasoned business owner trying new projects, a new ...
Views: 6618(6 votes) - Focus is a 5-letter Word - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Parag PalejaEver since I can remember, whenever I wasn’t doing as well as someone thought I should, the reason (or answer) would always lead back to one thing, focus. Whether it was homework, basketball practice or chores, the authority figures in my life would almost inevitably go back to the f word. Of ...
Views: 6611(3 votes) - The Best Cities to Start Your Business - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Powerteam InternationalFor various reasons ranging from all time low real estate prices to high volumes of capital opportunity, here is a list of the top ten cities to start a business today. Check it out: Las Vegas, Nevada: With real estate, cost of living, and employee wages as low as they’ve ever been, immense ...
Views: 6481(7 votes) - The Best Cities to Start Your Business - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Powerteam InternationalFor various reasons ranging from all time low real estate prices to high volumes of capital opportunity, here is a list of the top ten cities to start a business today. Check it out: Las Vegas, Nevada: With real estate, cost of living, and employee wages as low as they’ve ever been, immense ...
Views: 6481(7 votes) - The story of Red Bull…krating daeng - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2012 from Ronnie EideMany people are familiar with the energy drink, Red Bull. Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. What many people don’t know is that Red Bull was created in 1987 by an Austrian Entrepreneur, Dietrich Mateschitz, whom discovered it in Thailand. ...
Views: 6290 - The Importance of Marketing in a Start Up - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Cynthia KocialskiToday’s investors are not interested in funding start-ups that don’t know how, where, and to whom to sell their products or services. Start-ups need a marketing plan. What is marketing and how does it relate to business development and sales? Marketing is not sales. Marketing tells people about ...
Views: 6190(13 votes) - Funding A Fitness Business - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2009 from Darrell MorrisStarting your own fitness business can definitely be an exciting proposition. However, finding funding for it may not be so. In fact, it can be a very stressful task. Starting a fitness business, whether opening a gym or a complete fitness center, requires a huge outlay of funds. So, before ...
Views: 6172(2 votes) - Is Parent Coaching the Right Self-Employment Option For You? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2010 from Caron GoodeParent coaching has all the right stuff. As a career, it offers flexibility, personal satisfaction, and unlimited earning potential. It is also one of the fastest growing home based businesses today. This makes it ideal for parents, career switchers, and retirees, but is it right for you? ...
Views: 5957(16 votes) - 5 Reasons Why You Are Struggling To Make That Decision - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Adrienne FikesWow, could you just make a decision already? Please! How many times have you heard that from yourself or others? You wonder why what seems like such a simple decision for others is so difficult for you. Or perhaps you are usually extremely decisive and yet find yourself waffling between ...
Views: 5954(1 vote) - Network Marketing - What Are the Drawbacks? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettleNetwork Marketing has a reputation for being a scam. It is reported that people at the top of the chain, or who got into the business early are able to make vast sums of money while the rest- over 90% of the people involved in the industry- fail to make a profit. Admittedly over the one ...
Views: 5878(2 votes) - INTRAPRENEURSHIP SUCCESS-Overview from a Successful Serial Intrapreneur (Corporate Entrepreneur) - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Dr. Howard HallerIntrapreneurship is based on the idea of using entrepreneurial techniques within a corporation or organization to create a new product(s), service(s), or division to help a corporation grow, become more profitable, and in some cases, survive. The word, in-tra-pre-neur (In¹tre-pre-nur) did ...
Views: 5743(134 votes) - How to Sell your Products to your Friends and Family! - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Jody MaleyI was looking through some photos on a friends Facebook page and she was showing pictures of her trip in Arizona (which happens to be the state I now live in). If you use Facebook, you will know that people can add comments to peoples status updates and their photos and photo albums. Some of ...
Views: 5735 - Will You Ever Think Natural Organic Fertilizers Business Is A Worldwide Big Business ? - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2010 from Chin MWIf some of you think that this organic fertilizer business is a negligible business, we can say that you are incorrect and you may lose a chance to make a wonderful fortune. Why you should think organic fertilizers as your own big business ? First of all, food is the fundamental needs of ...
Views: 5648(6 votes) - Benefits of Using Steel Pipes - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2012 from Robb TothSteel pipes are traditionally being used for conveying water and gases because of their hollow structure associated with strength, durability and elasticity. Steel pipes are beneficially used where high resistance is required to withstand internal and external pressure. Even under the toughest ...
Views: 5640 - The World’s Oldest Watch Manufacturer Stays on Top by Constantly Innovating - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Geoff FickeOne of life’s great pleasures is travel. The opportunity to view distant lands, experience new food and drink, sample exotic cultures and meet local citizens is always rewarding. One of my most prized experiences when I visit any new land is to sample local produce, manufactured goods and learn ...
Views: 5636(5 votes) - LEADERSHIP and ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Self-Made Billionaire Dr. John Malone story - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from PROF. HOWARD EDWARD HALLERleadership and Entrepreneurship: John Malone, Ph.D. Story, Chairman and CEO, Liberty Media, Inc. By: Howard Edward Haller, Ph. D. This groundbreaking proven research into how to "How to Overcome Adversity" and how to "Turn Adversity into Opportunities" has received extensive ...
Views: 5620(118 votes) - The Man Who Invented Modern Athletic Shoes Inadvertently Revolutionized Commerce and Sports - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Geoff FickeI grew up in the 1950’s playing basketball hour after hour on city playgrounds. The public courts of the day were nothing like those found today in most American towns. There were no lights, a steel, kidney-shaped backboard (ugh!) with bent rims, occasionally a steel chain net and no lines ...
Views: 5590(3 votes) - Worthy life – How to live a worthy and meaningful life - by Submitted on May 09, 2012 from Ade AdenekanLife is said not be a bed of roses and also not a bush of thorns but it all depends on one’s approach and importance attached to it so the bothering question to a discerning mind is how does one live a worthy and meaningful life. The phenomenon is not a matter of how long but how well and what ...
Views: 5511 - Hit the Prospects Hot Buttons to Close More Sales - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Geoff FickeAt the conclusion of every sales presentation the salesman will have achieved one of three results: a sale is made, a sale is lost or valuable information is gleaned that can result in building a relationship. The third result can be called identifying the “hot button”. Obviously, the purpose of ...
Views: 5504(3 votes) - Intrapreneurship Success (Corporate Entrepreneurship) in a rapidily growing Public Company - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Dr. Howard HallerIntroduction of the Intrapreneurial creation and marketing impact of the PR1ME Leasing Division from the inside by a Co-Founder and serial intrapreneur! The underlying concept and idea of intrapreneurship, or corporate entrepreneurship, had been present in corporations in the United States, ...
Views: 5413(149 votes) - INTRAPRENEURSHIP Case Study- The creation of the Anaconda-Ericsson Finance & Leasing Inc. - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Dr. Howard HallerCorporate Entrepreneurship or Intrapreneurship built around entrepreneurial techniques and innovation within a corporation, partnership, association, or organization to help them to create new products, services, or even a new division to help the business or organization, grow and survive in ...
Views: 5396(134 votes) - How to Effectively Buy and Sell Bank Bulk REO and NPN - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2010 from Ray PielIf you have been waiting on the sidelines to participate in Bulk REO investing. If you have been waiting for that “dream bank package” within driving distance from your home and keep procrastinating to take action. If you have “paralysis of analysis” and are overwhelmed about investing into ...
Views: 5280(2 votes) - Peter Fogel's "How to Boost Your Back of Room Sales!" - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2010 from Peter FogelFor many people, selling is still a dirty word, conjuring up images of deceitful used car salespeople selling shonky vehicles or struggling door-to-door salespeople selling encyclopedias and getting doors slammed in their faces. Know this: You do not need to be embarrassed about selling your ...
Views: 5269(14 votes) - Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla - The Difference’s Between Fame and Forgotten - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke I recently saw the movie “The Prestige”. The story is about two ferociously rival magicians and is set in the 1890’s. A sub-plot in the movie concerns the largely forgotten rivalry between scientists and inventors Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. Entrepreneurs today can learn ...
Views: 5229(6 votes) - A Professional Demeanor Screams Success - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Geoff FickeThe importance of a professional business presentation can not be overstated in determining the fate of a new business opportunity. Nevertheless, it is amazing how many times the presenter does not apply these same essential professional requirements to their own person. You only get one chance ...
Views: 5213(1 vote) - Effective Tactics for Managing Consultant-Client Relationships - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from J. Mariah BrownIn order for consultants to be the most effective, a strong relationship must be formed between the consultant and the client. However, throughout the consultation process, political and ethical issues arise that can either hinder or help the relationship, and therefore, hinder or help the ...
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