Starting and maintaining a business that goes beyond your home country’s borders can open your world of opportunities up. There is the potential to enjoy greater profits, a larger base of customers, and an increasingly expanded influence around the planet. With all of this potential opportunity, there is also the possibility of additional problems with…
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Three Things I’ve Learned: Signs of a Healthy Business
Pic Source Running a business is one of the most exciting things that you can possibly do with your life, and it is the kind of career that many men seek. If nothing else, it usually gives you the opportunity to feel that you are doing something useful and interesting, and that can mean that…
Seven Things I’ve Learned About Why Easement Use Can End Up In Dispute
Disputes over property use can erupt into an all-out war of words when one side or the other feels they are completely in the right. Easement laws exist to help settle situations in a fair and equitable way. Easement lawyers can tell you where your standing is legally on the use of or allowing use…
Four Things I’ve Learned About Why Your Small Business Isn’t Raking In Cash
Image Source Are you a little bit perturbed about the money your business has (or hasn’t) been making of late? There’s likely a very good reason your business isn’t raking in the cash that you believe it should be, and here, we’re going to talk about it. Read on for some very plausible reasons that…
Four Things I’ve Learned About Why Men Don’t Get The D (Direct Response) In The Boardroom
Source Man, you’d love to be able to get people to do what you want. Imagine snapping your fingers everybody said “yes” to your requests. Life in the office would be ten times easier, that’s for sure. The reality is different. The workplace is a battleground where all genders have to work as one. Sometimes,…
Six Things I’ve Learned About Succeeding With Your Solopreneur Business
Image via Pixabay A “solopreneur” is, as the name suggests, an entrepreneur who sets up and runs a business solo — that is, without the help of staff or team members of any kind. While “solopreneurs” of various forms have existed for some time, there is a major boom in the prevalence of the “solopreneur” life…
Three Things I’ve Learned About How To Maintain Financial Independence
Image Source The best things in life might be free, but money is still important. And maintaining financial independence means that you’re never left in the lurch if your situation changes. If you want to be able to stand on your own two feet, here are some of the ways you can manage your money.…
A Reflection on the Parliament of World Religions
The first weekend of November, I attended the Parliament of World Religions – one of the largest, if not the largest, interfaith conferences in the world. The conference has happened in Chicago, Cape Town, Barcelona, Melbourne, and this year was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In this episode of my Faith Deficit podcast, I…
Three Things I’ve Learned About Taking A Bigger Slice Of Your Target Market
Picture Source In some industries, one corporation has a monopoly on the market. In most other marketplaces, however, several companies fight for the attention of potential customers. Every business has their own slice of the market. But the smallest change can pull more of the target audience towards one company over another. It all depends…
Ten Things I’ve Learned About Preparing To Launch Your Own Business
Image Source Launching your own business is going to be one of the scariest, but most exciting things that you decide to do. The fact that it’s terrifying shouldn’t stop you from doing it! However, there are ways you should be preparing for this to ensure that the launch is going to go smoothly and…
Six Things I’ve Learned – The Hardest Parts of Starting a Business
Photo Credit There is no doubt that starting a business is an experiences which comes along with a vast array of emotions and challenges. How well you cope with these in the first place can end up playing a big role in whether your company gets off to a killer start or whether it starts…
Thirteen Things I’ve Learned About How To Improve How Your Business Communicates Today
Image Source Communication is one of those concepts in the world of business that never has and never will lose its significance. No matter what kind of business you run, communication should be a vital part of it because when you can’t communicate internally and can’t communicate your message well to the outside world, business…
Four Things I’ve Learned About Constantly Improving Your Customers’ Experience With Your Brand
Photo Source It can take a whole lot of work to get your business up and running. You’ll have dedicated hours to product design, sourcing the right manufacturer, conducting market research, and coming up with innovative and unique marketing and advertising campaigns. But once you’ve launched your products and have started generating profit through sales,…
Five Things I’ve Learned About Why Your Mental Health is Declining
photo Fed up with feeling fed up? If your mood is low and you’re struggling of late, there are a few good reasons why things might be getting worse. While these might not be the cause of the way that you feel, they certainly won’t be helping and so it’s well worth evaluating and making…
Three Things I’ve Learned About Protecting The Future Health Of Your Family
Pixabay Looking after your family and making sure that they’re healthy is the number one priority of any parent but it’s often easier said than done. A big part of the job is instilling good habits in them from a young age and letting them find their own way. It’s also important that you don’t…
Three Things I’ve Learned About Cybersecurity
Beware New Entrepreneurs: Your Computing Could Be Your Downfall...
Image Source: Flickr Just last week the story broke that Google’s social media product, Google Plus, had been hacked. What was so scandalous was that Google had not immediately alerted users to the breach. Instead, it waited for the announcement that it would be shutting down the ailing social media platform before revealing that…