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5 important things before starting a business
Perhaps you have finally decided to start a business after so many weeks, months or years of wanting to. Perhaps it’s because you are tired of your current job or can’t stand your boss anymore. Maybe you just feel being a business owner is your purpose – what you are...
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Digital Publishing: Walk in the park or tough nut to crack?
I once tried to publish a book for a friend of mine. At the time, I had a rudimentary knowledge of book publishing. I had a manual, and I made sure to do everything the manual asked me to do. I followed every step in the manual and filled all the different forms...
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Stop worrying about your competitors. Do this instead.
Competitors? You are bound to have them because everyone does. Competition is one of the constant attributes of life. Most entrepreneurs today face the danger of falling into the comparison trap. As an entrepreneur, at a point, your competitors’ success might...
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5 proven ways to turn customers into brand evangelists
Brand evangelists fulfil more than the usual customer purpose of purchasing your services and products. They don’t vanish into thin air after making a purchase. No. Instead, they make sure everyone they know gets to know that they are pleased with your brand. Clients...
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Signposts on the path to digital entrepreneurship
Digital entrepreneurship is becoming increasingly popular. We all make digital entrepreneurs richer every day. The many websites and applications that we visit and use represent entrepreneurship. They represent a digital form of free enterprise. New opportunities for...
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A practical approach to team building for small business owners
In an earlier post, we discussed why it is important for every business owner to build a team and we dealt with some mental blocks that hold people back in this regard. Another major aspect of team building is setting up a remuneration scheme or reward system. For...
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The problem with being a solopreneur
One of the most popular reasons for starting a business is freedom — especially in terms of having enough time and money to maintain a desired lifestyle. However, you may soon realise that the freedom you craved as an employee becomes even more elusive when you start...
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Running your business with a systems mindset
Are you a professional looking to start your own business? Or maybe you're already running a business and you have found out that the experience is far removed from the El Dorado that you had in mind when you started out. Sooner or later, you will realise that being...
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