Even if you have never been into sports most business professionals have heard of and admired Coach John Wooden. On June 4Th 2010 the world lost this great basketball coaches and wise leader at the age of 99. Fortunately we still have access to his ideas and strategies that can help any business owner succeed.
Entrepreneurship Articles
Articles about Entrepreneurship from the Bay Area Mastermind, a peer advisory group for founders, entrepreneurs, and business owners.
Business Lessons From The World Cup
There is an old saying that I have always liked, “It aint over until the fat lady sings”. This is as true in sports as it is in business. It is so easy to prematurely give up when the odds appear to be totally against us. The annals of business are full of stories of […]
Every Business Owner Needs an Advisory Board
These days staying ahead of the competition and market changes is necessary to the very survival of the business. Just being good is not enough and mediocrity spells certain death for any business who allows it to occur. So, how can a business owner make sure that they are on top of it all? One […]
Can You Get Smarter By Playing Brain Training Games
A new study published in the science journal Nature states that there is no empirical support to show that using those computerized brain training programs actually improve overall cognitive functioning. The study followed 11,430 participants over six weeks using the cognitive training tasks claimed to improve such things as reasoning, memory, planning, and attention.
The Silver Lining for Business Owners
In the previous post, How Credit is Effecting Your Business, we discussed how the credit crises has changed the way that business owners are operating. We also discussed the value of knowing the true FICO score and where to get it. Sure there are more things to deal with now than before as a result […]
Three Successful Sales Call Strategies for Entrepreneurs
These days every business owner is out there making sales calls to drum up business. The conventional wisdom has been that the more prospects we call on the better. This has been known as filling up the sales funnel. This approach needs modification if entrepreneurs want to thrive and grow their business
Do We have to Watch What We Say Now More Than Before?
It seems that these days just about anyone who is in the public eye is constantly being watched closely. The public and the cameras are watching not only what we do but what we may even whisper. Case in point is what happen a few days ago as U.S. VP Joe Biden recently dropped the “f-bomb” in a […]
Why Your Industry is Getting in Your Way
Are you in active in your industry’s trade organizations? Have you frowned upon business groups with members in unrelated industries? We often hear from folks after exposing them to a successful strategy in a different industry the technique “won’t work in my industry.” Earlier today I read an interesting article in the latest edition of Wired Magazine […]
Year End Economic Review and What’s in Store for 2010?
On this new year eve we are looking to celebrate not only the new year but the start of a new decade. This is a good time for us to take a look back and see what we have achieved these last 10 years, and also look forward to the next period in our lives. […]
The Top Scams of 2009
As we come to the last days of this year we often take a moment to reflect back on what occurred over the last year. Well, today the the St. Louis Better Business Bureau released its list of the 13 most common consumer rip-offs of 2009. I am sure that as you read these you […]
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