Leadership
Business Mentoring Series – Managing Cash Flow with Lara Hodgson
Last week, Lara talked with Fran about the dangers of growing your business to death. This week, she examines proper cash flow management. Related: Business Mentoring Series – Mastering Business Growth with Lara Hodgson No matter how much you try to plan and control your business, the unexpected still strikes and cash flow is affected…
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Business Mentoring Series – Mastering Business Growth with Lara Hodgson
This month, Fran’s guest on the Business Mentoring Series is Lara Hodgson, Founder and CEO of NOWaccount. Lara has secured funding for, launched, and served in executive management roles in many businesses. She has extensive experience in brand development and has worked with companies like Nike, Coca-Cola, The Home Depot, Keds, and more. She has…
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A Young Entrepreneur’s Guide to Success in Business
The world is more connected now than ever before, so entrepreneurs of all ages are emerging from around the globe. While there’s no “right” age to have a good idea and successfully implement it, young entrepreneurs have valuable traits that help them succeed in business in spite of their age and experience level. What Young…
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A Salute to Veteran Entrepreneurs
The citizen soldier is a uniquely American thing. From the Minutemen to the Rough Riders to the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne, ours is a military made up of the average citizen, especially in time of need—and they have responded in a great way. The same traits that make one successful in the armed…
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Business Mentoring Series – Building a Culture of Giving with Adam Grant
When companies hire Adam Grant to help them, the first question they always want to ask is about hiring. Since so much of his research is about the benefits of giving, how can they build a culture of giving, where people are sharing knowledge, teaching skills, and putting the good of the organization before…
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Everything You Know About Entrepreneurship is Wrong
When you hear the word “entrepreneur,” what immediately comes to mind? If you’re like most people, you’re probably picturing a recent college graduate who’s a bit disheveled, brilliant, and obsessed with earning a six-figure income by age thirty. After all, this is the type of entrepreneur the media loves to portray. We’ve all seen photos…
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Business Mentoring Series – Identifying Givers, Takers, and Matchers with Adam Grant
In last week’s business mentoring session, Adam and Fran discussed the difference between givers, takers, and matchers and how those interaction styles can influence success. This week, Adam talks to Fran about ways to identify givers, takers, and matchers. Related: Business Mentoring Series: Give and Take with Adam Grant When people interact with one another,…
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DECA: Educating Future Entrepreneurs
One of the best-kept secrets in the world of entrepreneurship is DECA, an organization for high school and college students looking to learn about business and leadership. They have been around for more than 60 years, and have more than 200,000 members all over America, Canada, and other countries around the world. DECA is a…
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Business Mentoring Series – Give and Take with Adam Grant
Our new Business Mentoring series for May 2014 is Give and Take, featuring Adam Grant, the youngest-tenured and highest-rated professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Focusing his research on organizational psychology and workplace motivation, he is one of the most acclaimed social science thinkers in the world. He has received awards…
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How Adam Silver Aced His First Leadership Test
Adam Silver worked for the NBA for 22 years before becoming commissioner of the league this February. But he was only the man in charge for less than 3 months before he was faced with one of the biggest crises I’ve seen in professional sports. And he aced the test. Donald Sterling has owned the…
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