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Were You Born to be an Entrepreneur or Self Employed Businessperson?

by The Obvious Expert on September 24, 2009

Do you ever feel that you were born to do what you do? That being an entrepreneur, business starter, solopreneur, consultant, or sole practitioner is in your blood? Recent studies indicate that you may be correct.

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5 Simple Ways Your Small Business Can Find Cash with an Unexpected Twist

by The Obvious Expert on September 13, 2009

Most importantly, turn your efforts into a marketing outreach and a branding opportunity. Tell everyone with whom you interact about your business. Give them your elevator speech (and your business card) and show your genuine enthusiasm for clearing out these items in your life because you are making room for bigger and better things in your business. Your genuine enthusiasm for the process will be both intriguing and engaging.

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Real Help for Small Business, Consultants, and Solopreneurs

by The Obvious Expert on September 12, 2009

A virtual assistant can provide you the admin or support staff you need on a schedule and at a price you can handle. No need to set up another desk in the corner of your office, screen applicants, and keep track of hours worked by your new assistant. Hire a virtual assistant and then get back to doing those things which make your business or consulting practice profitable and fulfilling.

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Has Stupidity Become the New Business Model?

July 21, 2009

Every day in business (and in your personal life) you have the opportunity to do the right thing; to act wisely; and to follow a path that will lead you to your goal. You also have abundant opportunities to cheat a little (or a lot), lie a tiny bit (or outrageously), and to act on feelings of greed, resentfulness, and selfishness.

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When Your Business Means More than Money

June 30, 2009

It is hard not to focus on the bottom line. If you are a sole practitioner, a consultant, a coach, small business person, or entrepreneur, it can be really stressful when the only boss who can give you a raise is you, and as your own chief financial officer, you have to tell yourself, “No, the business just can’t afford it.”

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What Does the Small Business, Consultant, or Coach Do When a Client Stops Paying?

June 23, 2009

In a money-tight economy, what do you do as the small businessperson, consultant, coach, or entrepreneur when that client, who you worked so hard to get and worked even harder to take care of, stops paying his or her bill?

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