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Entrepreneurial Traits By Tai Goodwin

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Some people know from their very first job, that working for someone else isn’t for them. Some of us are forced into entrepreneurship either through lay-off or impending infrastructure changes. Then some of us are led on a professional journey full of twists and turns before we that no job will ever allow us to live our purpose in a way that’s meaningful to us. However we come to this exhilarating yet anxiety-laden fork in the road, we come to a place where we have to decide: Do we pursue our entrepreneurial passion or settle for and in the cube? No one forces us into launching a business. More than likely people will try to talk you out of it, especially when you have what’s considered a “good “job. In fact it’s very easy to keep dreaming of being your own boss – many people talk about starting a business, fewer actually go from dream to action. Being an entrepreneur isn’t easy. Before you start the process, it makes sense to consider whether or not you really have wha

Say What?! by Reneé Lowe

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Have you ever been listening to a presentation and you looked to the person next to you in confusion? Maybe you pretended to know what was being spoken about and later complained about the speaker over lunch with a friend. Speaking publicly is part of the PR professional job description and one has to become comfortable with it or their career may suffer. Public speaking is something that I did not think I would ever do in my life, until my first big corporate job. I was surprised when it came so naturally because I was never one to speak to large crowds. As my duties changed, I found myself speaking to small groups and building up to large conferences. The most memorable presentation I gave was to a group of librarians, lawyers and analysts. It was for a major government sector and I was scared! The whole ride over in the cab seemed like it was a walk down the plank with a pirate poking me in my back. I have to say, once I got settled into the groove of the presentation, I

Make your success a Reality in 2013! By Jennifer Garrett

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Have you heard the saying “if you don’t know where you are going, how will you know if you’ve got there?” Well it’s particularly true in business. Your lack of clarity around your vision or what success looks like for you could mean make or break for your business. When potential customers, staff, investors and peers ask you about your business you need to be able to paint a picture of where you are at and where you are going. So ask yourself “what does success look like for me?” You may have a business plan, but this is different. This is the dream, the potential, the aspiration, the ideal. This will inspire others and yourself. It will help to make your dream a reality. Success for you should be a holistic picture of work and life. If you don’t know what success looks like, you could end up:-       Taking on many projects unclear why because you are not sure what you are trying to achieve       Losing customers because they are not sure what you do or what you st

Our Message For Women Who Lead Through Entrepreneurship By Katrina Harrell

Severely undervaluing your time, energy, and physical resources is not a sign of leadership; it is proof of fear. To release that fear, you must be willing to leave Standing in Your Value off the negotiating table of business and life. Value is not created, it is established.  When black women entrepreneurs enter their markets with low-cost products that may have been created with value in mind, but are marketed with a "low budget" mindset, these products do not create sustainable businesses.  Low revenues from products and services due to poorly created infrastructures send many potentially successful entrepreneurs back to their day jobs, and disjointed from their true callings.  How She got Free aims to re-align women with their purpose, with a 5-Step Escape Plan from the enslavement of trial-and-error based business. Learn from the mistakes and successes of two women who are building their careers on the idea that black women who run businesses have an obligation to