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How to Know You’re Working With the Real Deal [VIDEO]

For Savvy Tuesday this week, I took a question from imyjimmy on my Tumblr. He wanted to know: What is the common denominator of successful social media entrepreneurs? How many are actually “wantrepreneurs”? How can you tell? Understanding a professional’s level of expertise in any industry is important when hiring or taking advice from someone [...]

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Stitch Fix: When You’re Too Busy to Style Yourself [VIDEO]

I love fashion and I love to shop. But I’ll be the first to admit I don’t always think outside the box and try new things. I stick with what I know and I like it. But I have to say I was so excited when I learned about Stitch Fix, a personal styling service [...]

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How to Start Speaking [VIDEO]

Speaking opportunities are a great way to build your resume as a thought leader in your industry. It may or may not be something you’re actually interested in doing, but if you’re in the camp of giving it a go to increase your brand we’re talking about how you can start to prepare yourself and [...]

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Fitbit One Review for a Healthier Entrepreneur [VIDEO]

I have been very health conscious lately because I’m noticing a big change in my body as I have a slower lifestyle. Sure, I rush from appointment to appointments sometimes. But I mostly only commute from my home office to the rest of my house in between workload and mobile meetings and that’s not near [...]

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Doing It All

Those of us bootstrapping for our business know what it’s like to be in charge of doing it all. You’re the creative. You’re the design. You’re the employee. You’re the boss. You’re the accounting. You’re the maintenance guy. You’re the only one. I sometimes worry what it would be like to have an employee in [...]

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How to Manage Your Brand’s Community Involvement

This post was written by a guest blogger. To learn more about them, check out the bio below. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Here’s a snapshot of the moment when I almost lost my cool and came this close to physically attacking someone in my shop. That is, if I were the sort to physically attack someone, which of [...]

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7 Things Madonna Taught Me About Business

Madonna was on The Ellen Show this week. Something I wouldn’t usually care much about (the Madonna part… I adore Ellen.) But I tuned in and was much more intrigued by the performer than I have ever been. See, being born in the 80′s means you know of Madonna and you’ve heard her music, but [...]

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Recognizing the Wrong Clients [VIDEO]

As a struggling entrepreneur, it’s pretty hard to turn down work. You never know when the hustle is gonna slow down and you’re gonna wish you took a client that you said no to. So why bother being picky at all? The answer? Because your business will fail if you’re not particular about the work you [...]

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Top 5 Apps For A Healthier Entrepreneur

The last few weeks have been absolutely crazy for my business, making it much harder for me to get to my favorite spin class. I usually always keep that time available on my schedule so I can make it, but there are just going to be those priorities in your business that are going to [...]

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Aspire Magazine Launches for iPad (and I might be a contributor)

For Entrepreneurs. By Entrepreneurs. There’s a new digital publication on the iPad Newsstand that’s hoping to help you “take your business and life to the next level”. And after only a couple hours from release this morning, it has shot up to #7  of the Top Business Newsstand downloads. Aspire Magazine, started by Nick Broadhurst, is sharing [...]

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