Entrepreneurs

Ask for free or discount services? What I find most amazing about people who ask for discounts is that they are always the same ones who OVERCHARGE other people for their services. And they demand premium rates. This is OUTRAGEOUSLY selfish and unacceptable to your growth. After many years of falling for this trick, I finally had to stop. People who are closest to you will try to make you feel obligated. Like you owe THEM something for YOUR success. No matter how you look at it, that's exactly the way it comes off. [...]

Don't Hire Friends, Just Give them the Money It is not your job to save the world (aka Hire Friends) but if you volunteer, be prepared to work 24 hours a day. I've heard every sob story you can imagine and I'm not falling for it anymore. I'm not saying that it's impossible to have a good experience but it's RARE. Hiring friends is always a problem. It almost always starts with some kind of a sob story which puts you behind the 8 ball from gate. They have an unfair advantage. [...]

Allow people to downgrade your business? If someone insults or puts down your business. It's should be as if they insulted one of your children. I lose it. There are times that when people don't get what they want from you and then act like kids in the playground, pissed because you won't play with them. They downgrade your business and try to make you feel bad saying things like ... 'nobody's interested in your business' or you're dated or you don't know what the hell you're doing. [...]

Do not allow anyone to throw your day off. Nothing like  unimportant interruptions For some odd reason, many people think that black entrepreneurs do nothing but sit around and twiddle our thumbs and wait for money to come in. I guess this is why we get unimportant interruptions during the day? They are really under the impression that because we do what we love we're not working. And part of that is correct, we're not working. But we're always busy and we never sleep. [...]

Minding Your Own Damn Business - By Kevin Ross Any successful black entrepreneur will tell you that running a SUCCESSFUL business can be both rewarding and very challenging; you are literally married to your business. [...]

Are you a Frustrated Business Owner? You Can't grow a business you don't still LOVE doing. As an Entrepreneur, the way you plan for your business is paramount especially the future of your business. As I'm sure you know, many unpredictable things can happen. Your industry may change, you make age out, or you will be tired of doing what you do. Sometimes everything can happen at the same time. [...]

Some people believe in hoarding information and keeping it to themselves. I don't believe in that. If I find something great I want to share it with others. To a fault at times but who cares. Here are 10 things that make my life SO much easier that can probably help you too. Click "NEXT" for Next Item Below the Post. Enjoy... NeatConnect - WiFi Scanner for Receipts and Documents - $299 Retail Currently, on sale at Staples for $249.00 this is a MUST HAVE for the black entrepreneur. [...]

We'd like to wish industry icon, Cathy Hughes, a belated happy birthday. Her party was in Vegas last month and we were just sent the video link by Al B Sure. (thanks, Al). Many happy returns... [...]