Posts Tagged ‘Will Corrente’

Thanks to the web there are a myriad of options available to small business entrepreneurs to connect, network and market their business.

Professional networking sites such as LinkedIn and personal networking sites such as Facebook are helping small business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals connect and network with colleagues, customers and friends. However, as a small business entrepreneur one of the most effective means of marketing has always been in person connecting and networking.

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As a small business entrepreneur, you must realize that first and foremost you are the leader of your business.

Once you understand that one of your primary roles in your business is to be not only the CEO but the leader as well, you need to actively develop three critical leadership skills: Flexibility, Humility, and Focus.

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A business plan helps you to objectively see every aspect of your future business. It is a critical first step which not only can prevent costly mistakes down the road, but also lay the foundation for amazing success. Read the rest of this entry »

As little as 10 years ago, it was a business standard to select a number that could also serve as a catchy acronym, vanity numbers like 555-got-leak, or 555-got-bugs were great ways of encouraging customers to remember your number and call you when they got to a phone which always had the alphabet on the 8 primary keys.

When you use an acronym for your phone number in your marketing mediums, you must keep in mind the behavior and resources of your prospects and understand that due to handheld device limitations, not all mobile users will have the ability to respond to your acronym and conveniently initiate a call to your company via a vanity number.

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Thanks to the web there are a myriad of options available to small business entrepreneurs to connect, network and market their business.

Professional networking sites such as Linkedin and personal networking sites such as Facebook are helping small business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals connect and network with colleagues, customers and friends.  However, as a small business entrepreneur one of the most effective means of marketing has always been in person connecting and networking.

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Successful businesses are based on the passion of the entrepreneur, and Connection Ready entrepreneurs know how to communicate that passion to everyone they meet. In a nutshell, passion is the ultimate expression of your honest excitement for something you enjoy. Successful entrepreneurs have learned to leverage their passion and create a business to serve their customers.

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Andrew Carnegie once said “no man will make a great a business who wants to do it all himself or get all of the credit”. In other words, if you want to be successful as an entrepreneur you are going to need the help of others. This is especially true of the sole proprietor entrepreneur aka the Solo-preneur.

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For me, connecting with people and connecting entrepreneurs is one of the most enjoyable aspects of business and entrepreneurship. As the self proclaimed “Connection Optimizer”, I love brainstorming, making introductions, and pointing out potential synergies between friends, colleagues and fellow entrepreneurs.

Like all social behaviors there are some ground rules to observe in making and maintaining great connections:

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