Starting a business can be intimidating and overwhelming. However, when done right, it can be an extremely rewarding and exhilarating experience. Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of startup businesses make the same mistakes when they’re just starting — and we want to help you avoid making these same mistakes. This article will cover […]
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Goal-setting is an essential part of leadership, and goal execution is at the heart of entrepreneurship. You must develop a mindset that allows you to set attainable business goals that will stretch you and help you live a better quality of life. If you’re like us, you’ve just reached your financial year-end. That means we’ve
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“If you win, we all win” this is what a dear friend and colleague recently said to me, he said that I was one of them and there was no way that they’d let me go under without trying to help me. These words made a remarkable impression on me, and I started thinking about
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Like many others, I’ve had my fair share of bad service. What makes it frustrating is when a contract locks in so you’re attached to the bad service. On the other side of my frustration, I realised that its not so bad for me since I only pay once for the bad service, and keep
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Every one of us seeks to be in a position where we feel enriched in any relationship we invest our efforts in, such as those with colleagues, business partners, suppliers and customers. We want to feel that we play a meaningful part in them and then to be able to offer ourselves with an open
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This is taken from the book Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazi. Loyalty as he says is earned through making genuine connections with others.
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It’s the day before Christmas and although many may not celebrate for religious and other reasons, one thing that connects us all (in business and in our private lives) is the joy and love in this season. I enjoy this period specifically because it’s probably the single time of the year that we take off
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Entrepreneurs mostly always begin with just an idea. It’s normally a concept of something that largely has not been done before. Entrepreneurs spend an ample amount of time refining the conception of their businesses. This is all good and well however it is important that when they come up for air, they are able link
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The topic today speaks to my personal path of building a business that becomes great such as the likes of Apple and Microsoft. My two cents on this matter is as follows. Determine what your purpose is, that is the spirit which you will pour into your business. To do this well, one needs to
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The word governance refers to the processes of ruling or controlling resources in particular. The pillars of corporate governance are ethics and risk and main elements of governance are fairness, accountability, responsibility and transparency. The increased importance of governance in business today is from the collapse corporations such as Lehman Brothers, Enron and WorldCom as
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