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5 Ways Collaboration Will Help You Grow Your Small Business

Since the days of Dale Carnegie, the term “mastermind” has been a prevalent term in the business community. However, the value of a hivemind of like-minded individuals, working together to reach a consensus, goes back to before the Arthurian table and Roman times.

The value of a hivemind is that it brings those elements to the forefront, allowing the lessons to anchor and help others identify what to do differently in the future, should they find themselves in a similar situation.

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How Effective Calendaring Speaks Volumes About Your Priorities

“Show me your calendar and I’ll show you what you value.” Joel C. Peterson, Professor at Stanford Business School, said these words over 20 years ago, but they still hold true today. Your calendar and your checkbook, those two pieces of data quickly tell us about your priorities. Learning to realign the priorities to point you to where you want to go is the secret sauce.

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3 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Small Business

I love being a small business owner. I have the freedom to make my own decisions, follow my own vision, develop an outstanding team, and make a difference in so many lives. This isn’t my first company, though – and although I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit, there are several things I wish I would have known years …

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Getting the Rest You Need as a Business Owner

Many business owners have one thing in common: a dominant, competitive personality. This is what equips us to push toward growth and success, to make strong decisions and effectively deal with the challenges that come up. We also tend to have another thing in common: we naturally push too hard, choosing to focus on our …

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