05.08.17

Honesty Is Always The Best Policy

Brands are built on trust. That is true across every industry. Think for a moment about your favorite products. What keeps you coming back for more? Chances are, the brand’s reputation and its promise comes into play somehow. If you want a sense of how important a brand’s promise is and how fragile it might […]

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05.04.17

5 Keys to Small Business Success

As you may know, National Small Business Week is underway. The annual event, hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration April 30-May 6, is designed to recognize the nation’s top small businesses, entrepreneurs, and business advocates. We have good reason to be proud of our nation’s visionaries, entrepreneurs and innovators. Consider the fact that more […]

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04.21.17

The Changing Face of the American Entrepreneur

Who comes to mind when you think of a famous entrepreneur from the past? Maybe Edison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs or Larry Page. What do they all have in common? They are white males. The history books have long told the stories of this cohort of entrepreneurs, but the tide is changing, for sure. The […]

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04.15.17

Lessons From Entrepreneurs “When Selling Out Isn’t a Bad Thing.”

Philo T. Farnsworth, the Fort Wayne inventor of the what we now know as the television, faced the balancing act that many entrepreneurs find themselves negotiating as they become successful. At what point do you sacrifice your dream for the sake of profit? At what point does it become “selling out?” Farnsworth was a consummate […]

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04.05.17

5 Ways To Network Your Way To Success

Does the mere thought of networking make you run in the other direction? Many small business owners are averse to networking for various reasons. For some, it’s largely in part because they’ve had a poor experience at an event. No one wants to feel like they are bombarded with sales pitches or feel like they’re […]

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