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How to Stop Working Hours for Dollars, & Create Passive Income
When you think about passive income streams, you probably wonder if you can actually shift out of the dollars for hours model. Let me tell you from personal experience, as I was seeing 50 plus clients a week and barely getting up from my desk in a 70 hour work week, there is a point…
How To Hire a Dream Team of Employees and Grow Your Business the Right Way
The upside of owning and operating your own business is that you get to be your own boss and call the shots. The downside is that you have to put in a lot of time and energy to make your business successful. However, when all that time and energy pays off and your business is…
The 11 ‘Must Have’ Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs
Almost everybody dreams of starting his or her own business, but very few are actually able to take that dream and turn it into a successful reality. If you already have a business or are considering starting one, check out these important traits that successful entrepreneurs must possess. Passion For Something Meaningful The business that…
How Jessica Alba Turned Her Mom Passion into Millions…
When you hear the name Jessica Alba, you may think of her many acting roles including Sin City, Valentine’s Day, Fantastic Four, and Honey. Since her Hollywood debut in Camp Nowhere in 1994, Jessica Alba has been making a name for herself wherever she goes. However, this Golden Globe-nominee has much more to offer than…
How to Build your Mega-Brand: Lessons from Ellen Degeneres
Ellen DeGeneres has been making the headlines again recently. This time, though, it isn’t for her selfie action at the Oscars. This time the headlines are because the Great and Powerful E has decided to launch her own lifestyle brand, a la Martha, Oprah, and Gwyneth. In an interview for E! Online, DeGeneres let it…
How to Delegate and Free Yourself in your Business…
CEOs are often type-A personalities: work obsessed, competitive, and high achievers. Because of these characteristics, it’s often difficult for CEOs to delegate tasks to employees. In turn, less gets done, or you spend too much time on smaller tasks. Unfortunately, a high workload can also result in stress. The burden of responsibility, which leads to…
A Few of History’s Most Successful Business Collaborations
Business success is achieved through teamwork and collaborations. A chief executive network is a great way to collaborate and reach your goals. The following are some of the country’s most successful partnerships. These successful business collaborations were built on mutual interest, and an unparalleled drive to succeed. By harnessing the powers of teamwork and collaboration,…
How to Impress Venture Capitalists when going after Funding…
In some cases, businesses need financial backing. However, it’s not an end-all be-all. Out of the 10 companies that I have built, I only needed financing for one. I generally have the Steve Job’s methodology, which is, “Go get customers to create revenue.” That said, if you do need financing, there can really be no…
Oprah’s Success Secrets on Collaboration & Being Real with Your Peeps…
For the first time in her epic career–one that has transcended both gender and race–Oprah Winfrey has partnered with a third party to put her name on a product. The product is Starbucks’ Teavana Oprah Chai Tea, for which she teamed up with her billionaire friend, Howard Shultz, CEO of Starbucks. Schultz has made it…