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The end of the fiscal year marks a time of reflection and a chance for businesses to set forth tactics and goals to boost performance and profitability. As the end of the fiscal year approaches, it is critical for businesses to determine what initiatives where successful, as well as what were financial weights in order to create strategic operational goals ...

Becoming a successful entrepreneur is not easy for anyone but some of the most inspiring figures in the world of business are those who’ve overcome unlikely odds to flourish as founders of their own companies. Here’s a look at some of the people who’ve made huge fortunes as business men or women after starting out from humble beginnings. Andrew Carnegie ...

It is now three times in recent memory that I have heard the same lament from clients: “You won’t believe how much we just spent on XYZ consulting.  They made suggestions on what strategy we need to implement and delivered a 350-page PowerPoint presentation.  Some of the thoughts were insightful, but none of the consultants suggested “how” we could accomplish ...

Becoming a CEO is a title many people hope to achieve. Here are a few tips on how to achieve this prestigious title. If you have already achieved it, you can also benefit from these ideas to propel your business toward success. Customer Satisfaction SAS, a leader in analytics helping customers make better decisions faster, was ranked No. 2 on ...

Coworking spaces are not only here to stay, they are deemed to be the wave of the future. By 2020, more than 40% of the economy may be freelancers, contractors and other independent professionals. Many will work from home much of the time. Some will drop into their local coffee shop for a hot mocha, some free Wi-Fi and a ...

For most tech startups, success increases with each new market launch. One example is Uber’s intense series of city-by-city launches, which quickly catapulted the company from a small San Fran car service to a $40 billion company that operates in 58 countries and 300 cities worldwide. Launching a business in a new market takes a lot of research, planning and marketing, but nothing ...

There are business books aplenty about the steps and secrets to wealth, and videos and seminars about leadership, as well as roads and maps to success. But, if you want to see the physical road one entrepreneur has traveled, and continues to travel, look for the black, customized Airstream RV; the vehicle decorated, on both sides, with the colorful logos ...

Have you ever had an employee quit and then erase the hard drive on their corporate computer, permanently deleting hundreds of proprietary company files? Or had to hire several new employees and find you have no processes in place to manage the new team? Speaking from experience, this situation can be a business owner’s worst nightmare. A growing business is ...

Due to the continued and steady decline of the job market in America, many people have tried dabbling their feet in the entrepreneurship waters. The stats According to a survey carried out by the Young Entrepreneurship Council in Association with Buzz Marketing Group, more than 36% of the featured respondents were involved in a side business of some sort to ...

The U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) reports that over 80% of all queries it deals with have to do with how to succeed as an entrepreneur. That’s not all; a cursory glance at Forbes entrepreneurial forums reveals that over 90% of contributors are seeking entrepreneurial advice. Well, this being the information age, the market has responded in kind to give ...