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Many people in the corporate world start off with the intention to only work the standard hours yet somewhere along the way, they become completely consumed by a never-ending To Do list. Suddenly they find themselves leading a life that is based on trying to survive rather than thrive. This constantly switched-on mode can start to wear thin very quickly and wear them down just as fast. I have worked in the corporate world for over 22 years as a consultant for various large companies. I was soon spending so much time and effort in the workplace jumping through hoops and doing whatever it took to climb the corporate ladder that my personal wellbeing began to suffer greatly. Each time I planned a well-deserved break, I found myself getting sick. My body soon stopped running on the adrenaline high of corporate life, and my immune systems began operating at critically low levels. Somewhere along the way I had lost my connection to the reason why I was working so hard. Today I run a successf...

The secret to getting your business startup pitch accepted by an angel investor comes down to understanding where others before you have failed. While their attempts may have been fruitless, it doesn't mean they yours have to be. Learning from their mistakes can give you the edge you need to succeed and garner the attention of a private investor to take your business to the next level. Here are the top 10 mistakes that entrepreneurs make when it comes to pitching an investor on their big idea. 1. Pitching An Investor That's Not Interested Sure, you may want a particular investor to seed your business startup, but soliciting a funder without permission can get your name blacklisted in the investor circle. Stick to investors that have shown an interest in your market as well as your company for your best shot at rising to the top of the crop. Recognizing which private investors are vested in your company before you pitch them can increase your odds of scoring a deal and prevent a...

Every entrepreneur can use some advice when it comes to making sure their business startup gets off on the right foot. From the best way to run your business to following your dreams, these tips offer sound recommendations that can help your business startup maintain its operations and find success at every turn. Sure, your business may run into challenges, and you may make some mistakes along the way, but it is how you recover that matters. Use these tips to your advantage when it comes to ensuring you avoid the pitfalls that others have fallen into as a first-time entrepreneur. 1. Be Passionate About What You Do When it comes to business, doing what you love makes it that much easier to do well. Find a business that you can excel at and throw yourself into. You should have an underlying passion for the market, product, service, or brand that you are selling. In order for it to succeed in the market place, you need to believe in it, and then your customers will follow suit. 2. Believe...

Mobile apps for small business owners is becoming more common as smaller businesses have found apps to be one of the main cornerstones for marketing and for branding their business. In the past, apps were only available to "large" companies due to the high costs involved in developing a custom app. App developers spent many hours designing and coding the apps to the exact specifications for the company which lead to the extremely high price tag. But, as it has pretty much played out in the past with other automations, technology has caught up with the trend and we now have made apps that are more affordable for the medium to small business owners. Look at your smartphone right now. Every one of those apps that you see on your screen was developed for a specific reason. To check your email, local weather reports, social media, work calendar... etc. Then mobile apps for business marketing came into existence and the whole world of marketing exploded. Now businesses can buy, sel...

The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone to transform India into a developed nation. They are the defibrillators for talent, innovation. Creativity and entrepreneurial spirit which is essential for a nation like India to develop on the economic grounds. Statistics reveal that the contribution of SMEs to the industrial output is about 45%, contribution to the country's total exports is 40% and very importantly employs over 60 million people creating 1.3 million jobs every year. Not only this, the SMEs also generate over 8000 quality and valuable products for the domestic as well as the overseas market.With the growing rate of 8% every year, 12 million people are expected to join over 30 million SMEs in India taking the development to another dimension. Potential for developing SME Capital Markets: SME finance has a traditional policy of increasing the profitability or we can say bankability, Asian policy makers had not considered the development of SME Capital Market...

Here's some great news: businesses that consciously focus on impact, on making a positive difference, have 12-14 times more income than businesses that just focus on profit. Impact is not a nice-to-have. It's not an add-on. It's an integral part of your business vision and strategy. You may be thinking, I'll focus on my impact once I make more money. I can't have impact without more income. The truth is, you don't have to wait for some future "ideal" condition to have impact. Your plans for impact can be built right into your business from the start. When you do that, not only your impact increases. Your income increases as well. Focusing on impact has other benefits too:     Your decisions are easier. When you make your impact the center of attention for your business, then it's easier to say yes or no to new ideas and prospects.     You have focus.     You have a greater sense of purpose. Having clarity about the impact that you want to hav...

We hear and read about it everywhere these days. You hear people saying, "The future is now." "We have to give way to technology." "We'll be better off and live better lives (maybe not even work) if we let AI do it." Yes, technology is here, and we are living at the dawn of the age of AI, and it's a topic that we've seen and heard a lot more about this year. I wonder what the opportunities will be for the average person. You know, the person who is not the founder of Facebook, Google or Amazon, which have placed such high barriers to entry that it will be rare for companies to break into that stratospheric league. What's Going to Happen with Humans? Do you wonder what's going to happen to the average person? AI are taking over customer service, writing, design, sales, law, and medicine. As a businessman and social entrepreneur, the reality is that if you're looking at things in a purely bottom-line manner, using AI could make a whol...