Image by: clry2 By Mike Ventura Being from Las Vegas I know a few things about gambling. For starters, I am no good at it. I’ve learned that if I ever wanted to win anything from the casino, I would either have to lose a lot of money first, or get good at the nuances…
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Working the Crowd: 4 Ways Influencers Help Build the Perfect Brand
Image by: Al Black By Mike Ventura “Once upon a time…” will always sell more than pie charts and spreadsheets. Give a customer a taste of courage, paint the picture and take them to the places where your business is giving back. Written in the words of your mission statement are the ingredients of the…
Beer-Pouring Robot?! Yes, Please!
By Richard K. Noots So, leave it to a German to finally invent a beer-pouring robot. That’s right! A mere man sensed the plight of beers being poured in an imperfect manner, so he created a way to have the perfect beer pour every time! Of course, when we’re slave to our robot masters, I…
3 Ways to Start Getting Your Content to Help With the Power Bill
Image by: anarcosyn By Jack Day Have you ever been playing a game on your phone and your character dies or you need more gold to unlock an achievement? But there is no way in hell you’re shelling out $5 on a free app that you just use to pass the time while doing things…
Tweet, Update, & Take a Selfie: 5 Ways Getting Social Will Attract New Customers
Image by: Northern Ireland Executive By Mike Ventura Even the oldest businesses need a little nip and tuck once and a while. The latest and cheapest way companies have been changing their public persona is with a social media makeover. Social media is like the new kid in the office. That kid is fresh out…
5 Tips for Entrepreneurs to Reignite Lost Love When Your Employees Have Soured
Image by: Jordan Fischer By Jack Day Office friendships are the ones that keep you sane. For some, these are who we trust the most in business. Those on the other side of that steel, felt and Post-It note covered wall are there just like you every day. For others, they are the people that…
4 Principals for Building Lasting Relationships in Business
Image by: darkday By Mike Ventura By now you probably have had a few experiences in the business world that you would rather forget. Whether it was a shady business partner, a horrendous boss, obnoxious co workers, lazy employees, or rude customers I know the list for undesirables is a long one. But in all…
Is Your Side Business on the Back Burner? 3 Ways You Can Cast Your Day Job Aside & Make it Full Time
Image by: Nuggety247 By: Giovanni Fields You have the greatest up and coming business concept on the market and it’s eating up all your free time. That’s great, but the only problem is free time is often few and far between when you are obligated to grueling out 40 hours a week at your full timer. I’m…
Just a Quick Video to Remind You That You Can Do Anything!
By Richard K. Noots Scott Reardon is a man who never let the world overcome his love of running. This video is just a quick demonstration of what he is capable of, but it should be more than enough to make you think. When you feel discouraged in life, the only person who can really…
Lost in the Crowd? 5 Things You Can do to Get Your Marketing Campaign More Attention
Image by: James Cridland By George Lamb With an ocean of different businesses, advertisements, and entrepreneurs utilizing the web to promote their products, distinguishing yourself from the crowd is often times extremely daunting. There are millions of internet users, yes, but a vast majority of those users are either ignoring your advertisements or are finding…
Is Your Business Lacking Creativity? 4 Tips to Help You Break Through Your Barriers
Image by: bykyst By Giovanni Fields So your creative fortitude has diminished over the years and you find yourself at a stalemate as to how to proceed through the invisible barrier that is inhibiting your business. Don’t feel bad, all entrepreneurs eventually face these kinds of troubles somewhere along the road, and for you, that…
5 Toxic Decisions to Avoid When First Starting a Business
Image by: Brandon Grasley By: Giovanni Fields There’s only so much preparation we can do when taking the plunge into something new and in unfamiliar territory. No matter how much research or planning you do, or advice you get before opening your business, there will always be those things that pop up that you never accounted for that just completely…
Trouble in the Trenches? 4 Traits You Need to Polish to Be a Better Entrepreneur
Image by: Eric Schmidt By: Giovanni Fields Being an entrepreneur is akin to converting to a religion. You start off small and wide eyed at the bottom ranks until over time you slowly start to gain knowledge, experience and the fortitude necessary to withstand all the hardships that you are destined to encounter. And as an entrepreneur, there will…
How One Man’s Selfless Fight Against Ebola Will Give You a New Perspective on Altruism
By Richard K. Noots Two things you need to know about Ebola. #1: If you’re in the USA, you don’t need to worry about it. #2: Africa is an absolutely gigantic continent. It could fit about three USAs in it, no problem. Ebola is currently creating an epidemic in five countries in Africa. These are…
3 Reasons Why Your Internet Advertising Campaign is not Giving You the Kind of Returns You Want
Image by: Marvin Lee By: Todd Downey It can be devastating to invest endless amounts of time, energy and money into structuring a marketing strategy and seeing no increase in attention toward your business model. Perhaps you tried everything–blogging, internet ads and word of mouth, but nothing seems to be garnering your company any recognition. Well,…
Going Somewhere? 5 Things to Know Before Moving or Expanding Your Business
Image by: Alessandro Prada By: George Lamb Sometimes in life things happen unexpectedly, for the good and the bad, and when it comes to your pride and joy of a business, there are no exceptions. You may have to relocate your organization to reach further out into your intended market, or perhaps you’re one in…
3 Ways to Arm Your Staff with the Most Powerful Tools for Working More Efficiently
Image by: Greg Vojtko By: Giovanni Fields Getting each and every staff member on board to put in %100 percent of effort at any given moment can be quite the obstacle. From their perspective, as long as their getting the job done at a minimal level what reason do they have to expend any unnecessary…
6 Simple & Effective Ways to Lure In New Customers to Your Website
Image by: Amit Agarwal By: Giovanni Fields So you spent the long grueling hours constructing your website and nursing it to life…? That’s great! But the problem is your site is probably as desolate as a stoplight in an abandoned city. It may be frustrating at first having little or no traffic to monitor, but…
5 Important Consumer Trends That Could Influence Your Small Business Ideas
Image by: DC Central Kitchen By Michael Sterling 2013 has seen a lot of small business trends that have created a plethora of opportunities for entrepreneurs. With so many ways of communication, consumers have a much louder voice. They’re not just “people who buy products” anymore. They make it clear which businesses are worth their…
