This is a guest post by Julie Steelman, adapted from her new book, The Effortless Yes." The number of women-owned businesses grew twice as fast as men-owned firms in the last 14 years, according to a new study. And yet, revenue growth of women-owned enterprises between 1997 and 2011 lagged behind at just 54%, compared [...]

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This is from my post on FutureSimple’s GrowthUniversity. Now that you’ve learned the art of delegation, let’s talk about the best things to outsource. Some tasks can be handled internal to your company, while others should be taken care of by a freelancer or firm that specializes in that area of expertise. Take accounting, for [...]

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This is from my post on Small Business Trends. As summer draws near, thoughts turn to lazy vacations. But not for more than half of small business owners. According to the 2011 American Express OPEN Small Business Vacation Monitor, only 46% of U.S. small biz owners plan to take a summer vacation this year. That’s [...]

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As you know, Egg has been doing a lot of writing projects lately. It’s been great. Sometimes I’m overwhelmed and/or amazed at how much content we’re churning out each week (averages about 50 articles), and wonder how it’s possible to go on and on coming up with new topics about marketing, small business, travel, health, [...]

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This is from FutureSimple’s Growth University Blog that I write for. We covered several topics last week for Small Business Week worth reviewing. You hear all the time, “Do what you love.” And while on the surface, that’s good advice (after all, why would you start a business doing what you dislike?), it might not [...]

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I’ve been hearing the term “lifestyle business” thrown around a lot lately. I never really reflected on it until a not particularly pleasant man at a dinner party accused me of having one. That’s what it felt like: an accusation. It felt like he was telling me I didn’t have a “real” business, and that [...]

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As entrepreneurs, we tend to dive into whatever we’re passionate about. It could be mobile apps, car gears or PR. But sometimes, we’re doing whatever it is for the wrong reason: money. It’s easy to get our heads turned and go where the money is. But ultimately, that’s not going to help your on goal [...]

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This is from my post on Small Business Trends. Having a Facebook Page will not bring instant sales. Twitter will not triple your Web traffic overnight. A press release will not get journalists banging down your door. Harsh truths, I know, but ones you need to hear. The problem with small businesses and marketing is [...]

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