A look at the benefits and downfalls of owning a franchise and starting your own business.

If you’ve ever felt stranded as an entrepreneur with an abundance of experience in some areas and a definite lack of experience in others, you’d be a perfect candidate for a Master Mind group. These groups have existed for thousands of years, but the phrase ‘Master Mind’ was made a common reference in business circles [...]

Focus your business, focus your marketing. Back in the 80’s, Peter Lynch, the once famous fund manager for Fidelity Investments Magellan Fund, wrote a book called “One Up On Wall Street”. The book is about how great companies build themselves and how to pick great companies as an investor. One of the [...]

Creating value for yourself is fundamental to the success of any small business. Unfortunately, too many small business owners don’t seem to understand the value of what they own and sometimes look at the wrong things when defining it. They typically overstate the value of their business. They think about how “good” the business has [...]

Many of us use PowerPoint to convey a message to both small and large groups. Too often we see “death by powerpoint” in the corporate environment where people don’t use it effectively. Get clever when using your PowerPoint - this article has 20 tips for becoming a more engaging presenter when you use this tool.
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What is the difference between a dream and a goal?
A dream is the starting point. The dream is where we allow ourselves to create images, ideas or concepts that we would like to have occur at some stage in our future. A dream may not always seem realistic or achievable when it is created but [...]