How To Succeed When You Don’t Fit In
By: Philippe Put – CC BY 2.0 Chris Brogan never fit in. “I spent my entire life feeling like I didn’t belong,” says the author and speaker. “Customer service was where I started (in a big phone...
View ArticleHow to Snag Higher Paying Gigs
By: Tax Credits – CC BY 2.0 When I started my consulting business eight years ago, I was — shall we say — less picky about the assignments I accepted. Almost anything that involved a paycheck and the...
View ArticleCustomer Service: A Changing Landscape
By: paul bica – CC BY 2.0 In the bygone era of mass communication and big-budget TV ads, “marketing” was often synonymous with “advertising,” explains Mitch Joel, author of Ctrl Alt Delete: Reboot Your...
View ArticleHow to Rebrand Yourself as an Entrepreneur
By: Pablo – CC BY 2.0 All entrepreneurship begins with rebranding. Maybe you’re leaving a corporate job to launch your own business. Or you were a tech entrepreneur and now want to start a retail...
View Article5 Public Speaking Tips From the Pros
By: Grant – CC BY 2.0 Whether it’s a pitch for funding, a talk in front of your local Chamber of Commerce or a demo of your new product, every small-business owner eventually has to make a public...
View ArticleHow To Become An Angel Investor
By: emdot – CC BY 2.0 With interest in startups booming, it’s now a status symbol to be an angel investor , with celebrities like Ashton Kutcher getting in the game. Anyone with enough resources – an...
View ArticleIt’s OK to Change Your Focus
By: Fabio – CC BY 2.0 When I was a teenager, I wanted to become a professional activist. I interned for the National Organization for Women’s Lesbian Rights Project and thought it was the most...
View ArticleDon’t Want to Be Pigeonholed? Answer These 3 Questions.
By: Omer Unlu – CC BY 2.0 I recently quoted an entrepreneur in an article I was writing, and linked to one of her many books. Moments after the post went live, I got a panicky email, followed by a...
View ArticleMaking The Business Case For Diversity
By: DryHundredFear – CC BY 2.0 Can diversity be good for the bottom line? Todd Sears thinks it’s essential. He started his career as a Wall Street investment banker, where, in his first job, he faced...
View ArticleFinding Your Breakthrough Idea – Dorie Clark at TEDxBeaconStreet
The talk that is featured in the following video was given by Dorie Clark at TEDxBeaconStreet in January 2015. Featured image photo credit: misspixels via Creative Commons.
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