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Lessons Learned After Spending $36,713 on Outsourcing

Lessons Learned After Spending $36,713 on Outsourcing

Outsourcing is a somewhat controversial topic as many people do lose their jobs to cheap labor in other countries. However, as entrepreneurs, this golden resource is what can be the difference in a successful business to one that’s stagnant. With hourly rates as low as $3, you can virtually outsource 90% of your business. One ‘downside’ is that it takes…

Business Networking Tips (Even For Introverts)

Business Networking Tips (Even For Introverts)

As professionals in the workforce or as business owners, it is very important to meet new people day in and day out. Whether you strike up a conversation with your hair stylist or go to a local networking event, these conversations and connections you meet may someday make a difference when you’re in need or vice versa. Here are tips…

Case Study – How To Validate Your Business Idea

Case Study - How To Validate Your Business Idea

As we’ve always said, ideas are nothing without execution but how do we know when an idea is even worth while pursuing? Many times entrepreneurs will use their gut feeling to make a decision if its worth the effort to put in the sweat, money, and tears, to take an idea to birth. But what if we told you there…

Why I Gave Up 6 Figures and LOVE It!

Why I Gave Up 6 Figures and LOVE It!

Entrepreneurship is a choice and even though most associate it with self employment, it certainly is far from it. Many people who really want to be entrepreneurs struggle with the idea of letting go of their comfort zone for the uncertainty of what life may bring. The real risk however is not letting go of your comfort zone but rather…

Tasti D-Lite : A Story of Social Sweetness

Tasti D-Lite : A Story of Social Sweetness

It is not a mystery to those who follow SE that distinguishing yourself or your company from others is crucial for success. Coinciding with that idea, Tasti D-Lite released a book that begins by highlighting the fact that they recognized what makes them different from their competitors at a very early stage. They had the advantage by identifying how to…

How to Recognize Great Leaders

How to Recognize Great Leaders

Great leadership is becoming much harder to find in today’s business world. With more and more of today’s leaders being nothing more than selfish managers with titles, it makes it difficult to know who to trust. If you think about the differentiation between leaders and managers, the word ‘ownership’ comes to mind. It is, however, possible for great managers to…