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Are You Tough Enough to Cross the Rubicon?

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Linda Henman |
Small Business - Entrepreneurship - Leadership - Management |
Sat, 08/13/2016 - 00:42

During the Roman republic, the river Rubicon marked the boundary between the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul to the north-east and Italy proper to the south. The river distinguished not only the geographic boundaries for the province but also the military restrictions for governors and magistrates. Therefore, rulers required generals to disband their armies before entering Italy, and if a general entered Italy while exercising command of an army, both the general and his soldiers became outlaws who automatically faced death.

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Scale a Business Through Franchising

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Small Business - Management |
Thu, 08/04/2016 - 01:10

Christopher James Conner, President, Franchise Marketing Systems

Scale is the true definition of leverage for a business leader, it is the culmination of solid business systems, the right people, a good business strategy and the technology to support growth. Most of us in businesses that do not traditionally scale well – Retail, Service or in my case consulting – look to industries such as pharmaceutical and technology with admiration for their ability to scale.

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5 Communication Lessons from the RNC

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Leslie Ungar |
Strategy - Small Business - Entrepreneurship - Leadership - Marketing |
Wed, 07/27/2016 - 16:51

The Republican National Convention came to Cleveland and literally left with a bang . . . of fireworks shot over Lake Erie. The city learned lessons in security-police on bicycles are the most fluid to how to move masses of people-have every non-essential downtown employee work from home. We can learn from these communication lessons and apply them in our daily lives.

1. It’s not Red or Blue Just Boring

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How to Improve Your Thinking

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Dianna Booher |
Strategy - Small Business - Self Governance - Entrepreneurship - Leadership - Management |
Mon, 07/11/2016 - 08:50

Gain a reputation for always being the one with new ideas and solutions to problems and you’ll quickly set yourself apart from the pact. That distinction requires brainpower. But trying to think on your feet under pressure before an audience or offering answers off the cuff in a meeting doesn’t always represent your best thinking.

So what exactly does improve your chances for analytical thinking?

1. Argue your case or prove your point in writing

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Start-ups Stalled

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Cynthia Kay |
Small Business - Entrepreneurship |
Fri, 07/08/2016 - 00:48

You might think that the numbers say it all but I believe we need to look deeper. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), there are 27.9 million small businesses in the United States and they make up 99.7% of U.S. employer firms. These businesses employ about 50% of the country’s private sector workforce. For a time, small business was one of the few bright spots in the economy –growing and creating jobs. But recently the positioning of small business as the “little engine that can pull us out of the economic downturn” has stalled.