'entrepreneur' tagged blog posts in SixFigureStart Career Coaching by Fortune 500 Recruiters

I have a business partner for my career coaching business, and this was instrumental in having the courage to launch and the persistence to keep pressing through the challenging start-up phase. I often hear from solo entrepreneurs that they too wish they had a partner. But you don’t need to have a formal business partner to get the camaraderie, support, and additional perspective a partner brings. Here are five alternatives to...

If you had a great 2012, then repeat what works. But even if you did everything 100% correctly back then, market conditions change, so even a successful business should change too. Here are some ideas for tweaks in 2013:

• Prioritize revenues in your day-to-day

Your first activity each day might be a sales call. You might set a weekly minimum of sales calls. You might decide a new offering or a price increase...

In an earlier post, I profiled Sue Hayden, an EVP at fast-growth technology company Polycom and her advice on corporate “cliff-jumping” across different companies and industries. Recently, I heard from corporate cliff-jumpers of a different sort -- executive women who cliff-jumped from corporate to entrepreneur. Here are lessons from four savvy women who successfully made the leap to start their own business:

Lesson 1: You may not feel 100% ready but...

An entrepreneur looking to transition back to traditional employment asked me this question:

I took this last year to work on a business idea. I’ve had some success but am unsure of the long-term viability of the business so I’d like to start looking for a corporate job. How do I explain my past year without coming across as a business failure?

Many of the people who will interview you, for both informational and job...