Given the dismal failure rates for new restaurants (some reports put it as high as 90%), it is heartening to watch a local restaurateur succeed with a new restaurant. But can a successful new restaurant ever be too successful? Being “too successful” may sound like a nice problem to have; after all, how can you […]
Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur I’m working on a new book, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur: 366 Daily Meditations to Feed Your Soul and Grow Your Business, coming out in October 2019. I’ll be talking more about it in the coming months, but I wanted to give you a preview now, because it’s
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One of the most difficult aspects when starting a business is Investment. You can try to convince investors and venture capitalists, but if you are new to entrepreneurship, your chances of getting funding through these channels are rather slim. You can also discuss it with your bank, and even with your family and friends to
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An online marketing funnel is a marketing strategy to get a consistent stream of new leads or sales from your site. Online entrepreneurs are very familiar with funnels already, as they’ve been a buzzword for years. Most already have at least some type of lead funnels or sales funnels in place. However, there are several
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I started young. At the ripe age of 15 and a half, I started my first online business. Can you guess what it was? It was a job board. I created it because I couldn’t find a high paying job at that young of an age. Heck, I struggled to find even a low paying
When I started my journey as an entrepreneur, I made a huge mistake. And sadly, it took me years to figure out what I was doing wrong. The issue with this mistake is that it isn’t obvious. Not just entrepreneurs, but people, in general, make it for the majority of their lives. Can you guess
If you follow politics, you’ve probably seen a discussion of the “Balkanization of America,” and it’s usually cast in negative tones. The idea is that—similar to Eastern Europe’s Balkans—American society is carving itself into small pieces that can sometimes be hostile to one another. Weighing in on that debate is above my pay grade, but
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When you make changes, are they coming at you from the outside in or inside out? In my 30 years of working with top leaders from business, health care, government and education, I have found that the majority of change comes from the outside in. When a new law is passed, you have to make
Westfrisco / Pixabay Entrepreneurship has turned into more of a fad, among business and marketing students just about to graduate. The millennial generation is far more enamored by the prospects of independence and making it big as opposed to a lifetime desk job, even with the perks it offers. However, being an entrepreneur is not
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What’s one thing that you are constantly seeing on the web? Especially if you are on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube? Come on, take a guess… No, I am not talking about people taking half-naked selfies of themselves or posting their lunches. I’m talking about people showing off. From taking pictures of their cars or money
