In another post, I explored the 7 things you absolutely must not do when starting a business. Today, let’s turn around and examine 7 business startup secrets that will reduce your chances of failure in the first year of business. These are critical factors for you must implement to ensure successful business startup. 1. “Put all your eggs in…
In March 2012, Craig Ballantyne, the editor of the Early to Rise ezine (e-magazine) noted that people respond best when they are told what not to do as opposed to being told what to do. Apparently, articles about ‘what not to do’ or similar topics receive the widest readership. Let’s take a leaf from him and…
Statistics have proven that being an entrepreneur is more of a risk than success. Most people who take this path fail. And even those who succeed will end up failing along the way. A lot of times, the failures as a result of the mistakes we make in our businesses. In today’s post, I’ll share the…
Have you ever had a discussion with a totally unlikely source that ended up challenging you to go for more? That’s what happened to me last week and it led to this post. Here’s where it all started… There’s a huge mango tree outside my flat that houses different species of birds, with the most being crows….