Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2024

Stress Awareness Month in April draws attention to the significant toll stress takes on individuals, particularly entrepreneurs grappling with the demands of running a business. For entrepreneurs, the weight of managing and expanding a business often serves as a firsthand lesson in stress management. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We first met at Harvard Business School as young students in 1989. But, just as important, we had access to a unique network: Harvard Business School alumni. We summarize these pearls of wisdom in our new book, Smart Startups: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know — Advice from 18 Harvard Business School Founders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

I was always perplexed by the small ratio of women business owners at local, regional, and international events,” said Cindy Boyd. “I We started small, just four of us, and today, over 30 women are participating.” It is my conviction that female founders need to invest in their businesses and their futures beyond the business.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 4, 2023

As an entrepreneur or founder starting a business, you may think of capital as purely monetary. Capital is often viewed only as an opportunity for an infusion of money into a business to get it started or grow and scale your company. Outside investment is not mandatory when starting a business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Over the past three years, there has been a marked increase in the number of women pursuing entrepreneurship, with an estimated 40 percent of new businesses in the United States started by women. In Australia, we’ve seen similar growth, with the number of businesses owned by women increasing to over 35 percent in 2022.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

From thoughts on maximizing meeting efficacy and expanding your goal-setting mindset to improving employee engagement and reaping the benefits of systems and processes, EO members share personal experiences and action steps that can benefit your business. Here are the top blog posts EO published on Inc.com in 2023: 1.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Best Video Types for Top-of-Funnel Marketing At the start of the funnel, you are focused on generating brand and product awareness to improve lead generation. Brand Videos Brand videos are all about providing a memorable first impression to potential leads, so they hold a lot of power at the start of a marketing funnel.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

It’s critical to business. “Without happy people, we don’t have happy clients, and without happy clients there is no revenue, and without revenue there is no company,” says Lee Deas, Founder of Obviouslee , a marketing and design agency. For your business to grow you first must grow; and, 2. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

After applying to multiple companies, she got a decent job offer, only to have her hopes dashed when the offer was rescinded via certified mail the evening before she was scheduled to start. While driving around with a friend who owned a tow truck business, she had an Aha! I make it a point to do business with Black entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 17, 2023

Read Part I: Run Your Non-Profit Like A Start-Up. He enjoys running franchises because they provide him the freedom to work on the processes needed to run a business. Build people up “So, to me, if I don’t have good employees, or if I don’t even have enough employees on a given day, my business does nothing,” Monish says.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2023

As Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen said, “People don’t buy your product or service. Putting the customer’s progress as the central focus of what your business does is a critical component of scaling, but so is operational profitably. You weren’t joining some perfect toast movement. But how do you get there?

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Founder Bounty

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Starting a blog is very important to try to grow you as a person or a business. So start a newsletter whatever your doing whether you are promoting yourself and your thoughts or for your business or startup. Courses and mentorship to help start a business. Check it out here: FounderBounty.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 24, 2024

Over the years, I have developed several best practices for setting annual goals and wanted to share them: Don’t Be Busy : Make 2024 the year you stop answering every “how are you?” with “busy”. Being busy doesn’t mean you are productive or effective; often you’re just focusing too much on things that don’t matter.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Identifying a big mission or purpose — the reason why you started this thing in the first place — will propel you forward on the days you feel too busy or too low on energy. I figured other busy leaders might already be doing the same thing I did, and they might want to join in my cigar-fueled audio retreat.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

But when vanity intrudes, all the puzzle pieces start to come apart. I need to build a real business and support my family.” Prior to founding Collective 54, Greg started, scaled and sold a consulting firm for nine figures. and more articles from the EO blog. A healthy ego can be an entrepreneur’s best friend.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2023

As the years passed, I started collecting responsibilities — and bad things happened along with the good. When I started my company, I faced new, unchartered challenges. At one point, my business nearly collapsed. Business problems and other life responsibilities in 2007 took control and made some days outright bad ones.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 27, 2024

This process starts with selecting digital collaboration tools. The profound impact of AI integration led to strategic changes in business operations. and more articles from the EO blog. The post How To Use AI-Assisted Brainstorming To Boost Innovation in Remote Work first appeared on The EO Blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2023

I discovered that I had a knack for business at a very young age. I started selling gumballs at school when I was 12 years old. I started Gumballs.com at 21 years old with $2,400 — my entire life’s savings at the time. My goals — and my self-confidence — grew as my business grew; 100-hour workweeks were the norm.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 27, 2023

She’s the author of A Business Owner’s Guide to Crisis PR: Protecting You & Your Business’ Reputation. As we embrace the new year, business leaders must adopt resolutions that not only spur growth but also build a moat to protect you and your business against potential crises. Champion honesty and openness.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 12, 2022

Contributed by Libby Rothschild , EO New Jersey, the founder of Dietitian Boss , an online education and coaching platform that shows registered dietitians how to start, grow and scale a virtual private practice. When we started The Woobles, we made every kit with our own four hands. The whole experience has been a whirlwind! .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Some businesses drop anchor with the right “bait” needed to fill a widened net with conversions. That’s why, whether providing support to other business owners or focusing on my own operations, innovating to produce consistent performance takes precedence, especially when it produces a consistent wow for customers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 24, 2023

Through the Become One Again Method, Chantel helps clients enhance their relationships with themselves, their partners and their businesses with the goal of alleviating the associated mental stresses that come with high-demanding careers. Your personal value has nothing to do with your business value! Don’t be afraid to ask for help.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

Let’s start with Artificial intelligence (AI) which was the big event in 2023. While in 2023, everyone was rightly focused on the large language models like OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Llama, etc, we will see new AI-first applications emerge in 2024 that will start to move the focus and the conversation up the stack.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 9, 2023

At age 21, I took control of the debt-burdened family business my parents started many years earlier. The business was on the verge of bankruptcy. We have weathered recessions, market crashes, and challenges that would have destroyed most businesses. Does the other person feel good about doing business with us?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 21, 2022

For many growing businesses, a rebrand is part of the cycle. While there are many reasons a business may choose to rebrand, it’s not always easy to see them from the inside. Choosing to rebrand isn’t easy , but it’s necessary when your business hits a wall and needs a refresh for continued success. Your business model changed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2021

The opportunity to meet personally (or virtually in 2020) with a group of trusted entrepreneurs who run a variety of businesses, to be able to share experiences, and to be able to learn from each other in a safe and trusted environment is second-to-none. Business, in and of itself, is hard. Out of the 28 million businesses, 99.6

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 23, 2023

Designing a results-driven marketing strategy is an essential priority for business leaders who want to stay competitive. 4 Qualities of a Good Account Manager From the start of your agency partnership, you’ll want to make sure you experience the following qualities of a good account manager. But it can be tough to do it alone.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

From thoughts on maximizing meeting efficacy and expanding your mindset on goal-setting to improving employee engagement and reaping the benefits of systems and processes, EO members share personal experiences and action steps that can benefit your business. Here are the top blog posts EO posted on Inc.com in 2023: 1.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The diagnosis thrust Dave into a battle for survival, but it also ignited a profound realization – that entrepreneurial skills don’t just grow businesses; they can also give the gift of life. and more articles from the EO blog. He was just 44, and married with a 13-year-old daughter.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 20, 2020

If you have more than 20 people in your business, then divide your larger team up into smaller groups of 10 or less. Start, stop, keep”: This technique helps staff open up. Ask the questions, what should the organization start doing, stop doing and continue doing? Start by praising what the employee is doing well.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

While an initial forecast serves as a roadmap for your business, it’s crucial to recognize that this map needs to be continually updated, verified , and adjusted as new data comes in. Doing so can improve accuracy and allow the internal team to focus on operational tasks related to the startup’s core business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2023

And with lockdowns now a thing of the past, we predict travel to also increase from 2022 levels which is a great sign for the industry and for business. We’ve missed face-to-face interaction for too long; building relationships is key to winning more business in 2023. Small businesses will need to mentor others.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2023

To start, let’s explore four excellent audience research channels you can use to build more accurate client profiles. Start by identifying your best customers. Use these commonalities to start outlining what your ideal customer looks like. Here’s how: Use your current client database. Ask: Who’s your oldest client to date?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Start with Psychological Safety First and foremost, companies must focus on creating an environment of psychological safety when it comes to wellness. and more articles from the EO blog. The post How to Make Your Corporate Wellness Program Truly Effective first appeared on The EO Blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

If nothing else, the 2020 pandemic has shown everybody—particularly business owners and entrepreneurs—the value of being prepared and ready to pivot. Remove the “fat” from all aspects of my business. Ensuring that your cash position is not skinny going into a pandemic is the greatest business relief. Juggle fewer balls.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business. Joe started the company in November 2020 from his dorm room at Walsh University in Ohio. The business is thriving, but he isn’t stopping there. The problem at hand: Access to clean water.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2024

It starts with YOU. The truth is, we cannot optimally support our families, businesses, communities, or the world if we are not performing at our highest level or potential. and more articles from the EO blog. The post Key Takeaways from 5 Days with Sir Richard Branson and 50 Global Entrepreneurs first appeared on The EO Blog.

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