Starting a Business? A few things You Need to Know Starting a business? Here are a few tips to help you along the way. I've been in business now for 23 years. I've been very lucky because it's been estimated that up to 85% of new businesses fail within the first four years or less. Some studies state as high as 60% of new businesses fail within the first year. [...]

Who Do You Reach? Here is an example of another fake client if you are an established business. If they are spending their money it's up to THEM to FIND OUT who you reach. These dangling carrot games amaze me and they are a waste of your valuable business time. If you see major accounts, ads or clients in my business why would you ask a question like this? I will tell you why. They are testing out your business confidence. [...]

Reason's You Should NOT do Favors in business You work hard for what you have and you have done a great job at holding it together. Don't waste your valuable business time and energy on people who want you to bend over backwards to offer them services for free or at outrageous discounts. People of ALL business types will try to pull a fast one on you by asking for unreasonable things that don't help you grow they actually HURT your business. Keep in mind, IF THEY CONTACT YOU... YOU are in the driver's seat baby. NOT THEM. [...]

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Beats Electronics was just sold to Apple for a reported 3.2 Billion dollars. This is the most money Apple has paid to buy any company. The purchase has catapulted Dr Dre into iconic status as the first hip hop billionaire. [...]

I have been very blessed to be able to connect very well with my clients. One client in particular who doesn't support anyone in my field had lunch with me one day and he explained to me that he did not see the value in what any of us did so he was not going to support any of us. I am always put aside when I am lumped in with every else because I think we all do something different and I bring something different to the table. [...]

Over the last few months I have been doing many beta tests. Not only on my online business but the company that I keep through my business which is outrageously important for your personal growth. Not surprisingly, I have found that almost ALL of the people that I know/knew who have their own businesses are either not as advanced as I am in business. Most of them are struggling and out of about 50 there may be one or two who are at the same juncture as I am right now. [...]

Are People Coming to you for your services? Then you have VALUE. KNOW YOUR VALUE Have you ever heard about the person having a garage sale and they have a painting for $2 that ends up being a collector's item? The person who buys it then sells it for millions and the original owner tries to get the money back claiming they didn't know the actual value? Well look at your business like that. If you don't know the value you will sell yourself short. The fact that people come to you for your services indicates VALUE. [...]

You work hard for what you have and you have done a great job...

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