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The Entrepreneurial Mind of Richard Branson

  A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts. Richard Branson Sir Richard Branson is an iconic and...

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Motivating Millennials Takes More than Flexible Work Policies

A 2015 Gallup Poll found that Millennials are the least engaged cohort in the workplace, with only 28.9% saying that they are engaged at work. This, combined with high...

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Risky Business

When Dan Shugar learned he was losing his customer base to Chinese manufacturers, he made the difficult decision to stay the course – continue to use natural ingredients and...

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What’s Taking So Long?

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What Does A Successful Entrepreneur Look Like?

A company founder is traditionally thought of being a middle-aged and well-educated person who comes from an extremely wealthy or extremely poor backgrounds. Check out this Anatomy of a...

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How Startup Valuation Works – Measuring a Company’s Potential

How would you measure the value of a company? Especially, a company that you started a month ago – how do you determine startup valuation? That is the question...

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How to Harness the Power of Positive Thinking

Jen Groover, founder of Leader Girlz, describes how to question your beliefs and determine which ones are holding you back. Click here to learn more.

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What It Takes To Stand Out And Compete As A Newcomer

Entrepreneur Trevor George has recreated the wheel – and it’s Blue! Blue Wheel Media founder Trevor George realized a better way to do digital marketing; the circular way (like a...

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How Fasting is Similar to the Entrepreneurial Journey

  Last week, I did the Master Cleanse, a six-day fasting program in which I consumed a solution of lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper. I do the Master...

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Josh Luber – A “Sneakerhead” And Proud Of It!

Working as an entrepreneur has its ups and downs, times when we may have had to reevaluate, step back, get back into the mainstream until the next great idea...

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Turning the Page to 2016 Priorities

Beginning each January, new resolutions decorate our mirrors, refrigerators, and screensavers. End February, guilt sets in. Almost 20% of the year is over and we’re no closer to our...

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Benzinga – A Successful Financial Newswire And Secrets To Its Success

Taking a website costing $1000 and getting 50,000 active members in the first five months makes you sit up and take notice! Jason Raznick, the founder and CEO of...

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Go To The Next Level This New Year

It’s that time of year to make your New Years resolution and to begin implementing them quickly. If your New Years resolution includes becoming a better entrepreneur check out...

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Mentor Mondays: The Soul of an Entrepreneur

Welcome to our new series, Mentor Mondays, where we will feature expert advice and guidance for startups from Techstars mentors. Today we welcome Chicago mentor, Gregg Latterman. Gregg is a...

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What Steve Jobs Taught Me About Missed Opportunities

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You...

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Thank Your Mentor

Every year around this time we stop and focus on being grateful for all that we have, our loved ones, our homes, and safety in our country and how...

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Leadership Tips: The Importance of Gratitude For Entrepreneurs

The business world is high stress and high demand for anyone who wants to succeed. If you’re a business leader, you’ll need every little edge you can get. The...

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Balance

A part of developing your personal brand is making time for activities and relationships that will enhance your unique characteristics; those that challenge you to discover and be your best....

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How to Stay Grateful in Down times?

Are you a “glass is half full” or a “glass is half empty” person? Or are you the one that drinks the water and says “thank you”? It’s so...

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Gratitude in a 140 Character World

140 Characters – not words, characters. That’s the amount of attention people allow themselves today. That’s the amount of time people have today. We get it, we’re all rushing...

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