Forty-one must have this, 112 can’t live without that, 35 other things you haven’t seen yet. I read them all. Here are three that I found in the Sparkplugging archives that are really fantastic and worth a second look.
Grow your business with these 23 solid tips from Samir Balwani. Samir covers everything from the obvious–start a blog–to the not so obvious–get rid of bad clients. Definitely one to bookmark and return to again and again.
Wendy’s list of 13 inspirational women entrepreneurs is a real find. Some of these women I’ve been aware of for a while, and some I’ve never heard of, but they are all doing great things and are all worth following.
If you dream of being your own boss, this list of 15 entrepreneurial skills is a great place to start. Like Wendy says, you don’t have to possess all 15 from the start, but you need to either develop themor hire someone who can fill in the gaps for you.
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I really like the 15 entrepreneurial skills post. Good stuff.
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