Feb 9, 2012 | Article Index, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Social Change
If you’re a typical self-employed coach, you entered the coaching profession with a desire to help people and make a contribution. Without much prior experience in marketing and sales, you then set out to learn about building a coaching practice. But what happened...
Jan 18, 2012 | Article Index, Entrepreneurship, Getting Unstuck, Marketing
Every day, I hear self-employed professionals blaming the economy for their business woes. “People aren’t buying right now,” they say. Or, “With the economy this bad, I can’t…” Or, “When the economy improves,...
Dec 18, 2010 | Article Index, Entrepreneurship
Start a Service Business Using Your Professional Skills and Talents Are you cut out to be a consultant? Consulting to businesses and organizations can result in higher earnings than working as an employee, provide you with needed income if you are laid off, and allow...
Dec 18, 2010 | Article Index, Entrepreneurship, Social Change
There’s a quiet revolution going on in the world of business. A 2005 survey by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reported that 81% of business executives believe that “corporate citizenship” should be a priority, and 75% report their businesses are...
Nov 20, 2008 | Article Index, Entrepreneurship
When Times Get Tough and Jobs Dry Up, Consulting May Be the Ticket An economic downturn may seem like the wrong time to start your own business, but layoffs and downsizing can create new opportunities for one breed of entrepreneur — the corporate consultant....
Oct 3, 2008 | Article Index, Entrepreneurship, Social Change
Building a Culture that Supports Women Entrepreneurs Supporting entrepreneurship in the developing world has long been considered one of the best approaches to “teach people to fish” and build sustainable local economies. In recent years, studies by the...
