What Does It Take To Be Successful?

1801, 2024

How To Create A Business Around Streamlining Property Photography Companies

What does it take to create a company around streamlining property photography businesses? Josef Nalevansky is the CEO and cofounder of imagecloud. Imagecloud simplifies the process of owning a property photography business. The platform helps photographers with a wide range of tasks from interacting with their clients to bringing suppliers on board. Josef has 17 years experience in photography production beginning in the .com boom of the 90’s. Over the years, Josef had worked with clients such as Disney, Fox Sports, NBC, Discovery, VH1, and ESPN. Listen to the following interview to find out how Josef is succeeding with Imagecloud: [...]

1701, 2024

MOVING TO SEATTLE Alone and Without a Job

There was a time in my life when I had to move 13 times in just a couple of years. Whether you move to Seattle for a job or to start a business, you know that it can be a challenge. More than 110,000 people move to Seattle every year, and if you are one of them, this article is for you. Start your move to Seattle by searching online and talking to people who have relocated recently. Before you move to Seattle, make sure you understand the cost of living, the job situation, how difficult it is [...]

1601, 2024

Why Cyber Liability Insurance Is Crucial for Businesses in the Digital Age

Cyber liability insurance is coverage that helps you recover from online-based attacks. Since so many of today’s businesses operate at least partially online, such premiums are increasingly necessary for helping an organization run as smoothly as possible despite potential risks.  Cyberattacks Occurring More Often One of the main justifications for cyber liability insurance is that cyberattacks now happen much more frequently than they once did. Some business owners may think their operations are too small to attract cybercriminals’ attention. Alternatively, they may not believe their companies have data these perpetrators would find valuable. However, anything with customers’ names, payment details [...]

1601, 2024

Writing a Business Plan For Success – A Fool-Proof Guide

Do you ever wonder what it really takes to succeed in business? Is it having the most revolutionary business idea? Is it money? Is it timing? Is it the competence of your team? All of the above are important, but one of the most important business success factors is: Knowing what to do next. Your business plan is what helps you know what to do next. A business plan is not just a way to obtain funding and court potential investors. It is also the blueprint and the foundation for any company. It sets the direction for the business, [...]

1501, 2024

What’s Better CPA Or TAX ATTORNEY – Hire One or Both

What's the difference between a CPA and a Tax attorney? Even though both CPAs (Certified Public Accountants) and tax attorneys are tax experts, their expertise is different. For example, while a tax attorney deals with the legal implications of tax matters, a CPA can help you with the financial implications of your taxes. CPA vs. Tax attorney: The Difference in Education CPAs and tax attorneys are required different training. Generally, a CPA is required about 150-hours of college-level training. As part of their education, CPAs are required to take accounting, business and ethics courses. Beyond course work, to [...]

1401, 2024

How To Build A Business To Fund Long-Term Care For A Child – Interview with TJ Scimone Slice CEO

What does it take to create a product that is not only better than competing products but less expensive too. TJ Scimone is building a business around the concept of better product at a lower cost.   TJ founded Slice, a company that makes cutting tools like scissors and safety knives that are used by more than 50% of Fortune 1000 companies. Their mission is to reduce injuries and lower costs by replacing dangerous metal blades with patented Slice ceramic-blades. Slice sold tens of millions of units worldwide. TJ founded Slice in 2008 as a way to help fund long-term [...]

1301, 2024

How To Hustle To Turn Craigslist Into a Business with LaJuan Stoxstill-Diggs

[adrotate group="4"] How to start a business selling other peoples' unwanted stuff? For most people Craigslist is just another place to list unwanted stuff, but for LaJuan Stoxstill-Diggs, Craigslist is a booming business. Whether you want a little side income or a full blown business, you want to listen to LaJuan. He knows what it takes to build a successful business on Craigslist. Listen and learn from LaJuan who lives and breathes making money on Craigslist:   Here is a list of questions LaJuan answers in this interview: How do you price your listing to sell quickly? What strategies do [...]

1201, 2024

How To Create Buzz About Your Business – Interview with Publicize Founder Conrad Egusa

What does it take to create buzz about your business? Conrad Egusa is the Founder & CEO of Publicize, which is a startup aiming to change the way companies approach PR. Conrad has been featured in publications including The Financial Times, Bloomberg, and TechCrunch. He is a guest writer for VentureBeat, and he is currently a Mentor at The Founder Institute among others. Conrad is the Co-Founder of ESPACIO, which is an incubator located in Medellin. Conrad is also the Co-Owner of Colombia Reports, which is the largest English news publication in South America. Earlier Conrad had founded an angel-investor [...]

1101, 2024

How to Find and Attract Business Investors: 10 Proven Strategies for Success

Conventional fund sourcing has grown more challenging in recent years. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can only attract business investors if they leverage proven strategies.   Traditional Funding Streams Are Drying Up The Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee met recently to discuss alternative investment options for SMBs. Apparently, it discovered venture capital — the primary source of startup funding — was no longer meeting demand.  Usually, venture capitalists only provide early financial support to small businesses with impressive growth curves. Unfortunately, uninterrupted revenue increases, expansion and lead generation are practically impossible — even established companies struggle in this respect. In [...]

1101, 2024

How To Go From Success To Arrogance To Failure To Success – Interview with Mike Michalowicz

What does it take to go from business success to arrogance to failure to success, again? By his 35th birthday Mike Michalowicz had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that he had the formula to success, Mike became an angel investor… and proceeded to lose his entire fortune. Then he started all over again. Mike was driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. He is now running his third million dollar venture. Mike is a former small business columnist for the Wall Street Journal, is the former MSNBC business makeover expert. Mike is also a popular [...]

1001, 2024

How to Pay for Your Master’s Degree?

The importance of education in obtaining success in your chosen career cannot be overstated. A recognized professional degree from a reputable educational institution provides the added advantage one requires while starting a job apart from opening new opportunities in the industry of their choice. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that between 2016-2026, more than 17% of occupations will require a skill set that can be learned through a professional Masters's program. In the present scenario, thanks to research and innovation in the education sector, students can choose from a variety of job-oriented programs that have been developed while keeping [...]

901, 2024

Motivating Employees this New Year with these Strategies

Have you considered how you are going to keep your employees motivated this year and in the coming months? Well, if you still haven’t given the topic a thought, you are just at the goth page, for here, you will learn about some valuable strategies on how to keep your workers motivated. Some useful strategies to follow Every worker is often faced with stress and anxiety at his workplace and needs some support and words of kindness from their boss. Here are some ideas to work on: Make your employees feel special and important Give them a thank you card [...]

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