Over 80% of Fortune 1000 companies have key partnerships to help them grow faster. However, over 50% are unsatisfied with their business partnerships. How can entrepreneurs create breakthrough partnerships from the beginning of the relationship?
How do you take your business to the next level? What skills are critical for your business to become a market leader in today’s changing market? As a regular reader of Market Leadership Journal, you know how important we think it is for you to be able to prospect and…
I went to the Greater Cleveland Middle-Market Forum last Friday and had several fascinating conversations with many great entrepreneurs about what their biggest challenge is in getting their business to the next level. The number one concern for them is how to hire the right people to keep growing the…
Why did you become an entrepreneur? Who inspired you to take the biggest risk of your life? How did they convince you that you had something the world wanted? In my case, it was my mother.
Entrepreneurs are again entering a time where talented people have many options as to how they invest their lives. I believe things have shifted to a time where talented people have their choice on where and with whom they work. It reminds me of the late 90s when it was an…
How has selling changed in the past several years? Has the new economy changed the way you manage and lead your business? For many entrepreneurs, these are crucial questions they must answer to take their business to the next level.
Fifty weeks a year we focus on how to be better leaders. This week, I’d like to ask you a question that may change the way you live your life forever. The question is, how do choose the leaders you follow?
How do you get noticed among all the competitors and partners in your market? I’ve asked this question several times over the past several years, and get a different answer every time I ask. I’d get one common answer, but in the past it was never the number one answer….
Business marketing people understand that videos can be powerful sales tools. Many still aren’t producing them, though. Why not? They find the process daunting (they’ve never done it before). They’ve determined that the costs are too high. They found a low cost video producer, and they had a terrible experience….
Everyone is talking about innovation and creativity these days. How can entrepreneurs capture new ideas while continuing to grow your business?