Networking is an activity where business people interact or develop business relationships. It also involves information sharing, and can provide you with opportunities to discover potential partners and customers. Bluntly put; no networking, no customer. No customer, no money. No money, business dies. It’s a simple as that. Apart from poor goods and services, poor marketing strategies, and lack of diligence,…
Secret Academy Episode – Jeff Smith
Acquisition is an aspect of business that not many people know how to become successful in. There are so many variables that go into acquiring companies, and knowing how to create and grow a successful business that is attractive to other companies can be lucrative. Jeff Smith founded a successful online marketing company specializing in SEO and strategies for monetization, and it was acquired in 2009 by Geary Interactive. From there, he started several other businesses that were eventually acquired by bigger companies including a lifestyle and destination guide and a drug addiction rehabilitation portal. Today, he is the CEO of the drug addiction rehab portal (rehabs.com) and continues to invest and create other businesses in the behavioral health space. Jeff is also involved in a non-profit bringing technology to to underprivileged teens on the path towards a 4-year university.
How to Keep Your Home Life Stable When You Are an Entrepreneur and Your Partner Has a 9-to-5 Job or No Job
Are you experiencing any of the following situations or similar? Obvious Challenges: Not able to dedicate adequate time to the relationship for what your partner needs or wants. Feeling like you’re being pulled in multiple directions and nothing is getting accomplished timely. Being overwhelmed with too much to do and seemingly not enough help to get it done. Partner being…
A Clear Guide to What a Registered Agent Really Is and Does
“Registered agent”…yes, yet another piece of entrepreneurial vocabulary that you’ve probably heard tossed around or will hear as you start or incorporate your business. Chances are, however, you may not have gotten a good explanation of what it is or whether or not your small business might need one. I want to cut through that hazy lack of clarity right…
7 Reasons Why Quitting is Sometimes Your Best Move
Winners never quit and quitters never win. And so the saying goes. Inspiration hits via motivational quotes remind us quitting is not an option. The difference between winning and losing is never quitting. Losers quit when they’re tired; winners quit when they’ve won. And on it goes, down the slippery slope with failure. Clearly, quitting is the not your best…
5 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Need to Learn the Art of Outsourcing
Gone are days when you could single-handedly drive your idea and form a big company all by yourself. The online as well as the offline business world has become so competitive that learning to do everything by oneself will put you far behind your competitors. No single person can make a salesperson, a designer, a developer or marketer all by…
Secret Academy Episode – Steven Ng
Steven Ng was an undergraduate student at UCLA when he first discovered Kickstarter. This seemed like the perfect outlet for his creative side, so he dove headfirst into coming up with a product that he wanted to make. At that time Kickstarter was still relatively new, so there were a lot fewer campaigns that existed, which meant fewer competitors for similar products. Steven launched a minimalistic wallet called the Dash Wallet, and was able to reach his goal within one week. Realizing there was a demand for newer versions of his wallet and other mens fashion items, he launched Elliot Havok, a mens fashion accessories company that provides quality craftsmanship at wholesale prices.