Tag Archive: entrepreneur

An interview with Brian Scudamore, Founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

By Donna Marrin  Tell us about your business and how you started it. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is a full-service junk removal company that targets the residential and commercial customer. You know, we all have junk and we all have busy lives, but we don’t always have time to haul away our own junk and do it in…

Labour Pains

By Rachel Swiednicki The last long weekend of summer marks the unofficial end… back-to-school time… the first Monday of every September marks Labour Day. And isn’t that just the most appropriate name! It’s the last holiday before children head back to the classroom, before your employees get back to making lunches, setting routines and seeing…

The highs and lows of entrepreneurialism

  By Mark Wardell If you’re an entrepreneur, then you know it takes vision, guts, hard work and inspiration to grow a business. And if you’ve been an entrepreneur for more than ten minutes, then you also know that no matter how hard you work, you’re going to get knocked back on your tail every…

Customer service 101: People before profits

As the explosion in social media networks continues, word of mouth will have a more powerful effect than ever on whether your audience is hearing positive or negative things about your business. That’s because the opinion of a friend or acquaintance is more trusted than any other type of communication or advertising and it can…

Avoiding the cold sweats from cold calling.

If public speaking is the most dreaded business activity, cold calling probably ranks up there as a close second. The two, in fact, have a lot in common: both require you to put yourself on the line and in contact with strangers and both can be vital to drumming up new business. Danielle Kennedy at…

An interview with Small Business Expert, Roger Pierce, Co-founder of BizLaunch.com

By Donna Marrin Tell us about your business.  BizLaunch trains entrepreneurs running businesses less than five years old. We know how exciting, challenging, scary and frustrating those start-up years can be, so BizLaunch exists to give small business owners answers to their business questions, through our webinars, seminars, how-to articles, guidebooks, videos, tools and website….

An interview with Craig Elias, Founder & CEO of Shift Selling, Inc.

By Donna Marrin I believe that sales is all about getting to highly motivated decision makers at EXACTLY the right time. When you have the right timing, the sale almost happens by itself—there are few challenges getting to the prospect, understanding their dissatisfaction, presenting a solution, or closing the sale. The best timing is after…

Ready. Aim. Hire.

Hiring your first employee can be one of your company’s most nerve-racking and exhilarating milestones. It’s gratifying to know your hard work is paying off and that success and growth mean you’re ready to bring on help. But hiring can be stressful too if you’re unsure of the best way to gauge who’s right for…

Tara Hunt is all about inspiration in '10.

“…If your job is to dance, do your dance… If the divine cockeyed genius assigned to your case decides to let some sort of wonderment be glimpsed for just one moment through your efforts, then olé. And if not, do your dance anyhow and olé to you nonetheless….just for having the … stubbornness to keep…

Don't be afraid to fail

You’ve failed many times, although you may not remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn’t you? Did you hit the ball the first time you swung a bat? Heavy hitters, the ones who hit the most home runs, also strike…

Tag Archive: entrepreneur

An interview with Brian Scudamore, Founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

By Donna Marrin  Tell us about your business and how you started it. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is a full-service junk removal company that targets the residential and commercial customer. You know, we all have junk and we all have busy lives, but we don’t always have time to haul away our own junk and do it in…

Labour Pains

By Rachel Swiednicki The last long weekend of summer marks the unofficial end… back-to-school time… the first Monday of every September marks Labour Day. And isn’t that just the most appropriate name! It’s the last holiday before children head back to the classroom, before your employees get back to making lunches, setting routines and seeing…

The highs and lows of entrepreneurialism

  By Mark Wardell If you’re an entrepreneur, then you know it takes vision, guts, hard work and inspiration to grow a business. And if you’ve been an entrepreneur for more than ten minutes, then you also know that no matter how hard you work, you’re going to get knocked back on your tail every…

Customer service 101: People before profits

As the explosion in social media networks continues, word of mouth will have a more powerful effect than ever on whether your audience is hearing positive or negative things about your business. That’s because the opinion of a friend or acquaintance is more trusted than any other type of communication or advertising and it can…

Avoiding the cold sweats from cold calling.

If public speaking is the most dreaded business activity, cold calling probably ranks up there as a close second. The two, in fact, have a lot in common: both require you to put yourself on the line and in contact with strangers and both can be vital to drumming up new business. Danielle Kennedy at…

An interview with Small Business Expert, Roger Pierce, Co-founder of BizLaunch.com

By Donna Marrin Tell us about your business.  BizLaunch trains entrepreneurs running businesses less than five years old. We know how exciting, challenging, scary and frustrating those start-up years can be, so BizLaunch exists to give small business owners answers to their business questions, through our webinars, seminars, how-to articles, guidebooks, videos, tools and website….

An interview with Craig Elias, Founder & CEO of Shift Selling, Inc.

By Donna Marrin I believe that sales is all about getting to highly motivated decision makers at EXACTLY the right time. When you have the right timing, the sale almost happens by itself—there are few challenges getting to the prospect, understanding their dissatisfaction, presenting a solution, or closing the sale. The best timing is after…

Ready. Aim. Hire.

Hiring your first employee can be one of your company’s most nerve-racking and exhilarating milestones. It’s gratifying to know your hard work is paying off and that success and growth mean you’re ready to bring on help. But hiring can be stressful too if you’re unsure of the best way to gauge who’s right for…

Tara Hunt is all about inspiration in '10.

“…If your job is to dance, do your dance… If the divine cockeyed genius assigned to your case decides to let some sort of wonderment be glimpsed for just one moment through your efforts, then olé. And if not, do your dance anyhow and olé to you nonetheless….just for having the … stubbornness to keep…

Don't be afraid to fail

You’ve failed many times, although you may not remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn’t you? Did you hit the ball the first time you swung a bat? Heavy hitters, the ones who hit the most home runs, also strike…

Tag Archive: entrepreneur

An interview with Brian Scudamore, Founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

By Donna Marrin  Tell us about your business and how you started it. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is a full-service junk removal company that targets the residential and commercial customer. You know, we all have junk and we all have busy lives, but we don’t always have time to haul away our own junk and do it in…

Labour Pains

By Rachel Swiednicki The last long weekend of summer marks the unofficial end… back-to-school time… the first Monday of every September marks Labour Day. And isn’t that just the most appropriate name! It’s the last holiday before children head back to the classroom, before your employees get back to making lunches, setting routines and seeing…

The highs and lows of entrepreneurialism

  By Mark Wardell If you’re an entrepreneur, then you know it takes vision, guts, hard work and inspiration to grow a business. And if you’ve been an entrepreneur for more than ten minutes, then you also know that no matter how hard you work, you’re going to get knocked back on your tail every…

Customer service 101: People before profits

As the explosion in social media networks continues, word of mouth will have a more powerful effect than ever on whether your audience is hearing positive or negative things about your business. That’s because the opinion of a friend or acquaintance is more trusted than any other type of communication or advertising and it can…

Avoiding the cold sweats from cold calling.

If public speaking is the most dreaded business activity, cold calling probably ranks up there as a close second. The two, in fact, have a lot in common: both require you to put yourself on the line and in contact with strangers and both can be vital to drumming up new business. Danielle Kennedy at…

An interview with Small Business Expert, Roger Pierce, Co-founder of BizLaunch.com

By Donna Marrin Tell us about your business.  BizLaunch trains entrepreneurs running businesses less than five years old. We know how exciting, challenging, scary and frustrating those start-up years can be, so BizLaunch exists to give small business owners answers to their business questions, through our webinars, seminars, how-to articles, guidebooks, videos, tools and website….

An interview with Craig Elias, Founder & CEO of Shift Selling, Inc.

By Donna Marrin I believe that sales is all about getting to highly motivated decision makers at EXACTLY the right time. When you have the right timing, the sale almost happens by itself—there are few challenges getting to the prospect, understanding their dissatisfaction, presenting a solution, or closing the sale. The best timing is after…

Ready. Aim. Hire.

Hiring your first employee can be one of your company’s most nerve-racking and exhilarating milestones. It’s gratifying to know your hard work is paying off and that success and growth mean you’re ready to bring on help. But hiring can be stressful too if you’re unsure of the best way to gauge who’s right for…

Tara Hunt is all about inspiration in '10.

“…If your job is to dance, do your dance… If the divine cockeyed genius assigned to your case decides to let some sort of wonderment be glimpsed for just one moment through your efforts, then olé. And if not, do your dance anyhow and olé to you nonetheless….just for having the … stubbornness to keep…

Don't be afraid to fail

You’ve failed many times, although you may not remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn’t you? Did you hit the ball the first time you swung a bat? Heavy hitters, the ones who hit the most home runs, also strike…

Tag Archive: entrepreneur

An interview with Brian Scudamore, Founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

By Donna Marrin  Tell us about your business and how you started it. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is a full-service junk removal company that targets the residential and commercial customer. You know, we all have junk and we all have busy lives, but we don’t always have time to haul away our own junk and do it in…

Labour Pains

By Rachel Swiednicki The last long weekend of summer marks the unofficial end… back-to-school time… the first Monday of every September marks Labour Day. And isn’t that just the most appropriate name! It’s the last holiday before children head back to the classroom, before your employees get back to making lunches, setting routines and seeing…

The highs and lows of entrepreneurialism

  By Mark Wardell If you’re an entrepreneur, then you know it takes vision, guts, hard work and inspiration to grow a business. And if you’ve been an entrepreneur for more than ten minutes, then you also know that no matter how hard you work, you’re going to get knocked back on your tail every…

Customer service 101: People before profits

As the explosion in social media networks continues, word of mouth will have a more powerful effect than ever on whether your audience is hearing positive or negative things about your business. That’s because the opinion of a friend or acquaintance is more trusted than any other type of communication or advertising and it can…

Avoiding the cold sweats from cold calling.

If public speaking is the most dreaded business activity, cold calling probably ranks up there as a close second. The two, in fact, have a lot in common: both require you to put yourself on the line and in contact with strangers and both can be vital to drumming up new business. Danielle Kennedy at…

An interview with Small Business Expert, Roger Pierce, Co-founder of BizLaunch.com

By Donna Marrin Tell us about your business.  BizLaunch trains entrepreneurs running businesses less than five years old. We know how exciting, challenging, scary and frustrating those start-up years can be, so BizLaunch exists to give small business owners answers to their business questions, through our webinars, seminars, how-to articles, guidebooks, videos, tools and website….

An interview with Craig Elias, Founder & CEO of Shift Selling, Inc.

By Donna Marrin I believe that sales is all about getting to highly motivated decision makers at EXACTLY the right time. When you have the right timing, the sale almost happens by itself—there are few challenges getting to the prospect, understanding their dissatisfaction, presenting a solution, or closing the sale. The best timing is after…

Ready. Aim. Hire.

Hiring your first employee can be one of your company’s most nerve-racking and exhilarating milestones. It’s gratifying to know your hard work is paying off and that success and growth mean you’re ready to bring on help. But hiring can be stressful too if you’re unsure of the best way to gauge who’s right for…

Tara Hunt is all about inspiration in '10.

“…If your job is to dance, do your dance… If the divine cockeyed genius assigned to your case decides to let some sort of wonderment be glimpsed for just one moment through your efforts, then olé. And if not, do your dance anyhow and olé to you nonetheless….just for having the … stubbornness to keep…

Don't be afraid to fail

You’ve failed many times, although you may not remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn’t you? Did you hit the ball the first time you swung a bat? Heavy hitters, the ones who hit the most home runs, also strike…