Whatever big goals we are working to accomplish, we can’t do it alone. In the interactive team building sessions I facilitate, I see it repeatedly - participants quickly realize that it’s possible to reach bigger, more innovative goals faster, and have more fun, when they work together. As small business owners and entrepreneurs, forming strong relationships...
Created as an innovative network for female entrepreneurs to connect, empower, and educate one another, the GlambitiousIAM.com hub has grown to include a plethora of unique business resources and professional development webinars. In addition, the social media presence has evolved exponentially to have nearly 30,000 followers, and the membership platform has grown to include female...
Smart Hustle Editor Ramon Ray is used to being on a certain side of the interview table, picking the brains of today’s entrepreneurs and small business owners in order to learn about their journeys and to share their advice in feature stories. Today you are in for a treat because the tables have turned....
Receiving compliments is an important part of business. Most of us enjoy getting compliments about our work from our clients, but sometimes it’s difficult to know how to respond. Not responding, or responding poorly can actually damage your relationships with clients, employees, managers, and other business colleagues. Have you ever given someone a compliment and...
If you are an entrepreneur, you know that it can be challenging. And sometimes it can make you feel alone. But there is no reason to feel that way. Whether you already know or not, there are plenty of programs out there that can assist you on your journey, including online coaching groups. The best...
Being alone on an uninhabited island turns life into a race for survival. Similarly, you don't want to be a business owner alone at arm's length – or oceans apart – from other like-minded entrepreneurs. As small businesses increase throughout the world, entrepreneur organizations are available to help you on your journey. However, deciding which...
For every movie-worthy startup success story (think Facebook), there are plenty more stories of unachieved dreams that we will never get to hear about. And that shouldn’t be surprising at all. Not when statistics show that about 50 percent of new businesses fail within the first five years. Sometimes, those numbers can be much...
Inger Stapleton is the entrepreneur behind Inga’s Lingua, a company that offers online Spanish classes for folks whose busy corporate schedules tend to get in the way of higher learning. I recently had a chance to speak to Inger about her journey from her own corporate career to the exciting life of an entrepreneur,...
What kind of introduction do you give a man whose client list includes NASA, State Farm and several boards of education on the East Coast? Dr. Alvin Perry is a veritable renaissance man. He’s earned his DBA and his MBA. He also has 10 years of entrepreneurial experience, 20 years of consulting experience and...
I met my latest interview guest in the green room at MSNBC, and I was drawn to her confidence and high energy. As it turns out, Dawn Dickson, the founder and CEO of Flat Out of Heels and Solutions Vending International, exhibits many of the characteristics I see in successful hustlers: namely, she is...
