by Elaine | Blog, Rethinking Your Business
If you’re in business for yourself, and especially if your business calls for face-to-face interaction, you’ve undoubtedly heard that one of the most effective ways to find new clients is to “network.” However, networking doesn’t come easily to everyone, and big...
by Elaine | Blog, Starting Your Business
Remember Michael Gerber, author of The E-Myth? The business guru who proclaimed in 1985 that an entrepreneur (the “E” in E-Myth) who tries to run a business single-handedly is doomed. He said that a one-person business is not a “real business” and is in fact nothing...
by Elaine | Blog, Rethinking Your Business
It’s frustrating. You belong to some great organizations and have a wide network of business associates. You see each other regularly and you’re all friendly with one another. You’ve got your “elevator” speech polished to a luster; people know what you do. They...
by Elaine | Blog, Rethinking Your Business
Referral Source Secrets from Solopreneur Superstars Telesummit March 11-14, 2013 So, what are you doing to find new clients these days? How much time have you spent in networking groups meeting people who don’t need – or want – what you have to offer? How many...
by Elaine | Blog, Starting Your Business
An entrepreneur usually establishes a business with the explicit intention of growing it quickly, adding employees as needed, and then selling it for a profit. The entrepreneur enjoys the challenge of launching the business and is not necessarily passionate about...
by Elaine | Blog, Overwhelm
My husband and I were in New York City when Hurricane Sandy hit. Like thousands of others, we were without electricity – no lights, no TV, no Internet, no hot water, no heat and no elevator – for days. Fortunately, we were just visiting. We had no damage, no injuries,...
