Three Ways Entrepreneurs Can Create Their Own Luck

Three Ways Entrepreneurs Can Create Their Own Luck

Luck can sometimes feel like a capricious thing. Surely some people are just born with fate smiling at them and others struggle through life? Well, if you’re an entrepreneur gearing up to launch your own business, that is one false assumption you definitely have to leave at the door. Instead, a strategy of creating your own luck is the one that is going to lead to success.

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How to Raise the Profile of Your Business

How to Raise the Profile of Your Business

All businesses start with an idea and evolve into a fully formed proposal, before finally becoming an operating company. The initial idea is the easy part; having the courage to take that idea forward shows a commitment to make your dreams a reality. Fulfilling your ambition of being your own boss may be a dream come true, but that is only part of the story. Forming a company and going it alone does take courage, but building up a business to become successful takes more than that; it requires tenacity, determination, and the will to succeed.

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Bouncing Back: How To Turn A Crisis Into An Opportunity

Bouncing Back: How To Turn A Crisis Into An Opportunity

It is frequently said that the Mandarin Chinese word for “crisis” is the same as (or that it includes, depending on who is saying it) the word for “opportunity”. This is such a deeply-ingrained line that it has even become the setup for a joke on The Simpsons – and the only problem with this serendipitous fact is that it’s not true. In no Chinese dialect are the words for “crisis” and “opportunity” even related, which is a shame, because it’s a good story.

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The Digital Distinction: The Big Business Problems Small Companies Face Online

The Digital Distinction: The Big Business Problems Small Companies Face Online

Small businesses are often able to find comfort in the fact that they don’t have to worry about many of the challenges that come with running a big company until they grow. You won’t have to deal with the pressure of serving national or international customers, your reputation will be harder to tarnish, and the work you have to do to manage your company will be simpler. Of course, though, this is a different story when you turn your attention to the online world.

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