If you don’t set your goals and revisit them regularly, how do you know where you’re headed? To meet your success expectations, you need to set clear goals. And, as an entrepreneur, you need to set the bar high for your goals.

There is incredible value in doing things now, and to stop procrastinating.

With all the crazy things going on this year, now is the time to do some things to increase your profitability and protect your assets.

Building a successful and thriving startup is really tough. Learn about all the pieces you need to consider, and where to learn more about them.

Building a network is vital to your success, but nurturing it allows you to thrive, especially in times of need. Revisit what you can do to nurture your network.

Some people only seem to think that money is the most important part of a company, at all costs. Instead, consider building your company with conviction and meaning and watch it stand out from the crowd.

Something caught my eye the other day that I thought had a very important message to all entrepreneurs and small business owners everywhere; true team cohesion and an ability to build things at a quick pace that a team is enthusiastic about. This is a feat that is not a simple task. Too many companies these days have difficulty allowing their teams to work together in creative and empowering ways, and often default to a lower level of efficiency because their teams are not enthusiastic about their jobs. In fact, …

Somehow, countless startups are still getting funded by investors without financial business models that are sound, proven, or even make sense. Even a couple of my colleagues have questionable businesses that have received infusions from angels and VCs (although, the products they’ve built seem brilliantly designed). Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that all of these entrepreneurs are able to get funding. In some ways, it seems reminiscent of the dot-com-bomb days — lots of money flowing on interesting ideas, but no way to capitalize on them. I’m sure that …

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I recently stumbled across a free e-Book written by Michael Simmons and Sheena Lindahl, of Extreme Entrepreneurship Education Corp fame. They’ve been acknowledged by ABC, NBC, CBS, and Business Week for their efforts to reach out and educate budding young entrepreneurs. While their e-Book is mostly written for a college audience, I thought there was quite a bit of value in their message for the rest of us. Here’s a piece of the introduction in their e-Book:
You know who you are. Ambitious, entrepreneurial, goal-oriented, values-driven, persistent, self-starter, etc. You can’t …