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The Generalist Advantage
A fox knows many things, but a hedgehog one important thing. -Archilochus, 7th c. BC The metaphor of the hedgehog and the fox is ancient, but powerful. The metaphor touches on a universal question: is it better to be a jack of all trades, or a master of one? There’s a strong cultural bias today…
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Midweek Reading: Hobbies, Spinoffs, and the NFL
Coming out of Labor Day weekend, we’re heading out of the summer and into the busy fall. Here is the best news, information, and insight for small business owners and entrepreneurs this week. Taking the leap into entrepreneurship and leaving your day job is a big step. Alison Coleman of Forbes writes about how several…
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Business Mentoring: From Raising Money to Bootstrapping
Raising money for your business can become a full-time job. Just ask TJ Muehleman, the co-founder of Standard Code and We&Co. Along with his co-founder Jared Malan, TJ started We&Co several years ago, based on his passion for the hospitality industry. To grow the business, they decided to raise money. “We called every wealthy person…
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NOWaccount – Finding Customers
To have a business, you have to have customers. After developing an idea, many entrepreneurs start to wonder how to get in front of those customers, how to get them to sign up. All too many take it for granted that if you make a product available, it just gets to people somehow. But usually…
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Midweek Reading: Meaning, Culture, and Selectivity
With Labor Day just around the corner, the summer season is coming to a formal close. But the time for reading and learning marches on—here are some of the best stories for small business owners and entrepreneurs today. Meaningful work is not just for people in certain industries or job positions; psychologist Barry Schwartz argues…
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6 Important Lessons for Every Entrepreneur
Most people daydream about the idea of running their own business. The freedom to have no boss, set your work hours, and control your own financial destiny. However, running your own business doesn’t come without taking on some bumps and bruises. Here are 6 important lessons that every entrepreneur should keep in the back pocket. Entrepreneurs…
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What is a Registered Agent?
As you go through the process of incorporating your business, you’ll find many references to registered agents, and will be required to provide information about your registered agent. The registered agent is the person to whom the state goes when it wants to communicate with a corporation or LLC. The registered agent is there to…
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Midweek Reading: Fear, Food, and Introversion
Looking for the best of the web for small business owners? This week’s highlights include small business psychology, industry trends, and HR tips. Philipp K. Berger researched the ways entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs experience and deal with fear, including how fear prevents entrepreneurs from taking action and how to balance fear and awareness. Food-watchers think…
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NOWaccount: Preparing for Growth
For a small business owner, growth is very exciting—and also frightening at the same time. Many businesses fail because they bring on more growth than they are able to process or handle. In this video, NOWaccount President and CEO Lara Hodgson talks about how she prepared her company for growth to make sure the business…
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Avoid Rookie Mistakes
I am not a professional athlete. However, I would imagine that the rookie year on any of the professional sports circuits has to be daunting in nature. Not only are you in front of some type of large crowd, it takes some time getting used to all of the decisions you have to make to…
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