Tag Archives: Entrepreneur

Marketing That Pays Off

Posted on March 23, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Spend what you must on marketing, don’t worry about wasting some money, and figure out how to close the prospects your marketing generates. Continue reading →

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Check Your Life Insurance Policy

Posted on December 30, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Well, it’s the end of the year, nearly, and I thought that we’d impart a little wisdom on something that happened recently. Actually reading your life insurance policy probably ranks right up there with reading the phone book, and I … Continue reading →

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Time and Status, or Why the Boss is Late for Everything

Posted on August 4, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

There was an article in the Wall Street Journal about a week ago, that postulated that with greater power comes an expanded time universe for the powerful. We thought there was a lot of psychobabble in the article, but some … Continue reading →

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Should You Drain Your 401(k) to Start a Business

Posted on June 27, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

The short answer is, no. No because you shouldn’t put all your eggs in your business basket, because it could fail.  However, your 401(k) is a good source of funds. But, money.cnn.com ran a good article this week about using … Continue reading →

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Don’t Leave Money on the Table with this Crash Course in Pricing

Posted on May 2, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Aside from a grammar error in the title, this was a pretty good article in firstround.com. But, we have a few comments (or we wouldn’t blog about it) 1. The usual lack of consideration for perceptual pricing, i.e., how much … Continue reading →

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The Missing Driver of Sales Excellence

Posted on April 23, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

OK, sportsfans, what is it? I have to confess I missed it when I read the headline. The missing driver is ‘ listening to the market’. This is interesting, because when we do sales consulting, the missing driver is often accountability. … Continue reading →

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Rating the Crowdfunding Platforms

Posted on January 23, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Entrepreneur in its print version had a useful article about a crowdfunding rating agency, if you will, called CrowdsUnite. We took a look at their site, and while not exactly a ratings agency, they did list 12 crowdfunding sites on … Continue reading →

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How to Make a Poor Performance Review More Effective

Posted on October 15, 2012 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Make poor performance reviews as positive as you can Continue reading →

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Cred, Connections, Cash–The Workings of a Business Accelerator

Posted on October 6, 2012 by asechmentor@gmail.com

explaining business accelerators and incubators Continue reading →

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5 Things You Need to Know When Hiring an SEO Consultant

Posted on August 11, 2012 by asechmentor@gmail.com

SEO is a key item in making your effort successful……hire the right consultant Continue reading →

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