By: AskMen.com, a Special to Overdrive
Even Thoreau, not a superficial man in the least, calls attention to the inherent power of clothes; they are a key indication and reinforcement of our social standing.
By: AskMen.com, a Special to Overdrive
Even Thoreau, not a superficial man in the least, calls attention to the inherent power of clothes; they are a key indication and reinforcement of our social standing.
Categories: FINANCES general PEOPLE/STAFF
Tags: business entrepreneur fashion mens
By: Jim Clifton and John Hope Bryant
Everyone knows that the United States is in a terrible business slump, and there’s no shortage of opinions about how to get out of it. But there hasn’t been much in the way of notable improvement. So our organizations — Gallup and Operation HOPE — have been looking deeply into the science of human nature to find an answer and a solution.
Categories: EO News FINANCES general Inspirational
Tags: children entrepreneurs learning smarts
By: Jeff Cornwall, a Special to Overdrive
Over the past couple of decades we have seen a steady increase in the number of women becoming entrepreneurs. At Belmont University, for example, 45 percent of students studying entrepreneurship are women. Across the country, women now make up more than 40 percent of all entrepreneurs as well. While the number of women choosing an entrepreneurial career path is approaching that of their male counterparts, the factors that motivate or drive female entrepreneurs are often quite different.
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Categories: Best Practices FINANCES general Inspirational PEOPLE/STAFF
Tags: entrepreneur lifetstyle women work
What are the ten traits most entrepreneurs have in common? Many say that entrepreneurs are born, it’s in their blood. On the other hand, certain skills can be developed and mastered with time and experience. We tried to gather a rundown of the basic traits, what would you add?
Categories: FINANCES general Inspirational
By: Verne Harnish, a Special to Overdrive
Marissa Levin more than doubled her revenues at Information Experts in the past three years, and she’s the first to tell you she couldn’t have done it alone.
Her secret sauce: A great advisory board. About three years ago, the founder and CEO of the 18-year-old strategic communications consultancy turned to a mentor for help in growing Information Experts.
“My company was stuck at $5 million,” she says. “I couldn’t get past certain road blocks.”
Her mentor advised her to put the board of advisors in place. “He said it’s a group of people you hand select that can get over your problem,” she says. “That conversation sparked a light bulb for me.”
Categories: Best Practices FINANCES general PEOPLE/STAFF
Tags: advisory board best practices entrepreneur human resources
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