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6 Ways To Build A Business Based On A Higher Purpose

Startup Professionals Musings

For your own happiness and satisfaction, I recommend you start instead working from that higher purpose and passion. All too often, business owners find the financial returns alone do not provide the long-term satisfaction and success they assumed would come with all the hard work and challenges that come with every business, large or small.

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8 Tasks To Prepare You For Starting Your Own Business

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The cost of entry has never been lower, with new tools to create your own website , and free social media to get your message out everywhere. Make sure the name and trademarks you want are available, as well as web site address, social media tags, and any other intellectual property. Pick a name, location, and marketing strategy early.

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10 Keys To Winning Your Career And Startup Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

As a business owner, I myself had to learn to depend on skilled partners, rather than jump in and try to solve every business challenge myself, from fund raising to social media. Follow your own interests and business insights to increase satisfaction and long-term success. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 1/12/2023

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8 Keys To Improving Your Image And Career Advancement

Startup Professionals Musings

Constant attention to work devices, location, and travel is not humanly sustainable without loss of quality, satisfaction, and productivity. Like me, I’m sure you notice if work-related phone calls and social media requests are not acknowledged or answered within one full workday. Stretch here also increases job satisfaction.

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8 Strategies To Maximize Team Trust In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Here is my list of eight key strategies and tactics, gleaned from my own observations and feedback, which I believe will define you as a trusted leader, and will result in loyal teams to amplify your business initiatives into long-term success and satisfaction: Share your values and expectations to everyone.

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6 Keys to Superior Thinking in Business Innovations

Startup Professionals Musings

Use all available search platforms, including Internet search engines, social media, and discussions with experts to find and evaluate these alternatives. There is no guarantee, of course, that any combination or process will work, but thinking bigger about any new idea will certainly improve your odds and satisfaction.

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6 Keys To Competitive Advantage By Memorable Service

Startup Professionals Musings

With the advent of social media, and instant communication via the Internet, that definition has been expanded to include all aspects of the customer experience , from finding you and what they need, to the ease of completing the transaction, as well as all follow-on support. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 1/3/2023.