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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...

I had the privilege to work directly with Liz as she cast our upcoming project, The Battle Below. A veteran casting director and indie film producer, Liz graciously shared her story and her thoughts on the creative and the business sides of this industry:

How did you come to casting?  What are your favorite types of projects or roles to cast?

I came to casting as a progression of my background as a...

I was really excited to speak at the Savor the Success September Mastermind in NYC.  At the Mastermind, I talked about 3 mindset shifts you need to make with your networking in order to convert all that networking you already do into business.

Mindset Shift #1: Networking isn’t just about meeting more people. You ALREADY know the RIGHT people.

The easiest way to think of our networking contacts is on 2 dimensions: 1)...

I’ve spent over $55,000 in business classes, workshops, mastermind groups and private coaching over the 5 years I’ve been an entrepreneur. This has included a range of prices and forms from $47 Mp3 packages to $1,000 online courses to $20,000 mastermind groups. I’ve taken courses in general business, business-building, sales, social media, writing/ blogging, productivity, product development…you name it! What did I learn from $55,000 in business coaching?

Cost does not equal...

If they give you lined paper, write the other way. — William Carlos Williams, American poet

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. — Rita Mae Brown

You’ve got to place a bet everyday, otherwise you might be walking around lucky and not know it.  –  Character played by Richard Dreyfus in the movie “Let It Ride “

Sometimes the best next step is doing the...

No, that’s not the opening of a magic trick. It’s just a reminder that in all the emails you already do, you have blog posts waiting to be published:

• When a client asks a question, your response is a potential how-to piece.
• When a prospect asks about why they should choose you, that’s a potential piece on the best way to choose a coach, wedding planner, designer, or fill-in-the-blank with your business.
• When you...

If you’re a business owner, you essentially have three options for earning more money: charge higher prices; get more customers; or sell more things to existing customers. But you don’t have to be a business owner or even directly responsible for generating sales to put these strategies into practice.

Charge higher prices = increase your compensation. Most people only think about asking for more salary. Remember that your compensation is more than...

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