| This year more than 17 million people
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| | sales will mean you forego a vacation
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| will become entrepreneurs, according to
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| | next summer.If resources are insufficient
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| the National Association of Self Employed
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| | or the cost is too great, you need to
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| (NASE). By the end of the year, 8
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| | rethink the goal. This does not mean to
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| million of them will return to the
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| | reject it as it may simply need to be
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| corporate world because their
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| | tweaked slightly. If the goal is too
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| entrepreneurial effort did not succeed.
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| | soft, go back to step one and two and
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| Many will say the businesses failed
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| | increase your expectation or shorten the
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| because of insufficient capitalization.
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| | timing. If the second phase validates
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| Actually under-capitalization is not the
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| | that the goal is possible, you can
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| cause of failure, but a symptom of a far
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| | continue the road to success!Assess your
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| more serious problem.Many experts will
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| | strengthsThe third component to position
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| say that undercapitalization is the main
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| | yourself for success is to assess your
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| reason for the failure of an entrepreneur
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| | strengths. Assessments are done online
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| to achieve the dream of having their own
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| | by answering a series of questions to
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| business. They will point out that
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| | reveal your competitiveness, sales drive,
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| failing entrepreneurs did not start with
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| | persistence, and other aspects of your
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| a large enough bank account to offset the
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| | personality.When I started MaxImpact, a
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| period it takes before a business is
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| | leadership and organization development
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| profitable. Statistics always back up
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| | company in Rochester Hills, Michigan, I
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| this theory because, sure enough, the
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| | decided to take three different
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| money has run out before the business is
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| | assessments. To be honest, I took them
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| profitable. Therefore, they argue, the
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| | because they are a product offering of my
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| theory must be accurate.Hogwash!The fact
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| | company. However the information I
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| that capital ran out before a business is
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| | learned was extremely valuable. For
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| profitable overlooks other factors having
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| | example, the assessments showed that I
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| an impact on capital. Yes, the business
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| | had a real challenge in cold-calling.They
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| failed because it ran out of money, but
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| | indicated I would always be reluctant to
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| under-capitalization is not the culprit.
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| | make the first call, but once I made one
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| Let me explain.In 1952, an interstate
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| | call I would find subsequent calls would
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| highway was built to bypass the town of
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| | be easy for me. As a result I force
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| Corbin, Kentucky. A small motel owner
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| | myself into the first call by making it a
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| saw this as potentially the end to his
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| | "soft-call". By not allowing for
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| business so sold off his entire operation
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| | interruptions, I can continue for dozens
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| to pay outstanding debt. Penniless, he
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| | of additional calls.Assessments are an
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| took his first social security check of
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| | inexpensive way to enhance your ability
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| $105 and decided to use it to start a new
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| | to negotiate, close a sale, make
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| business. With no other income, no
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| | decisions and much more. They are a
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| savings to draw on, this small check
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| | critical stop on the road to success.WHEN
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| represented his only capitalization. He
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| | YOU'RE READY TO GOFind someone to hold
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| developed a product and traveled through
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| | you accountableIn corporate America
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| the area looking for restaurant owners
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| | workers always have a supervisor to whom
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| that would sell it, giving him just five
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| | they are accountable. On the other hand,
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| cents for each one sold. Twelve years
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| | many entrepreneurs feel they are their
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| later he sold his business for
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| | own boss and do not need a "supervisor".
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| two-million dollars. Twenty years later
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| | This view overlooks the fact that even a
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| the business would be sold again, this
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| | corporation's CEO is held accountable to
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| time for $840 million, with the
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| | the Board of Directors.The reality is
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| stipulation this entrepreneur would
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| | that entrepreneurs with a mentor,
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| remain the spokesperson. It seemed
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| | accountability partner, or one-on-one
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| appropriate because the inventor, a
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| | coach outperform their competitors. I
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| gentleman by the name of Colonel Harlan
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| | gained some first hand experience when I
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| Sanders, had become one of the most
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| | started to work with an entrepreneur in
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| recognized people in the world.Dave and
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| | Colorado. We had a weekly telephone
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| Lucile moved into the first floor flat of
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| | meeting to share each other's goals and
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| a house at 367 Addison Avenue, Palo Alto,
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| | exchange ideas. Initially the calls were
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| California. Soon, Dave would begin
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| | nothing more than justifications as to
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| working part-time in their garage with
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| | why we had not reached our goals from the
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| Bill, who rented the cottage behind the
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| | prior week. Eventually we both tired of
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| house. Together they had $538 in working
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| | making excuses and began challenging each
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| capital and a used Sears-Roebuck drill
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| | other. We developed a model that enabled
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| press.Bill had been studying negative
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| | us to be challenged to make real progress
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| electronic feedback. They tinkered
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| | in our businesses. In a less than two
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| together and made a gadget they called
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| | months we had become so busy it was
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| the audio oscillator which they called
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| | difficult to schedule our calls around
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| the 200A "because we thought the name
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| | our increased client appointments.We both
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| would make us look like we'd been around
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| | continue to use our process to help
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| for awhile," says Dave later. The Walt
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| | others focus on moving themselves closer
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| Disney Company ordered eight oscillators,
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| | to reaching their
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| giving Bill and Dave's company,
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| | goals.DifferentiateRobert Middleton, the
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| Hewlett-Packard, the ability to grow into
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| | author of "Info Guru", says you must
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| the corporation we know today.These are
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| | "differentiate or die". He could not be
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| two of the more prominent mega-companies
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| | more correct. Let's say you are one of
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| that were under-capitalized when they
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| | the hundreds of realtors in any given
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| started. Smaller companies share in
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| | area. In a game of numbers you will get a
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| success despite a lack of start-up
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| | certain amount of business regardless of
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| capital.Steven and Bennique Blasini
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| | what you do, but not enough to thrive.
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| started BFX Imageworks in Hollywood in
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| | If you are patient you will pick up
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| 2001 without any capital. They lived off
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| | referrals from past customers, but still
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| savings for six months and used their
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| | fall short of real success. Now imagine
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| existing home computers to build their
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| | that you are able to differentiate
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| business. In a few years they grew into
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| | yourself. Let's assume you live in a
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| a multi-million dollar company, winning
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| | transient area where people from another
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| awards for their cinematography work.
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| | geography location, say Texans, were
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| These people have proven the secret to
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| | constantly moving. If you were able to
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| success is not capital related. The
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| | establish yourself as someone who
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| secret lies within each of us. Let's
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| | completely understood what a Texan was
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| look at what it takes to be a
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| | looking for in housing style, property
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| success.BEFORE YOU STARTSelect the right
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| | amenities, and neighborhood assets, you
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| businessWhen the entrepreneurial bug
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| | would be able to shorten the time it took
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| bites, many people decide to do what they
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| | Texans to find the home of their desire.
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| have always done. Although this may seem
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| | Now you are differentiated.The Blasini's
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| to be a logical step, it is not
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| | low overhead allows them to work with
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| necessarily the best move. When selecting
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| | smaller Hollywood Studios that cannot
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| their entrepreneurial venture, one must
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| | budget to work with the larger
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| consider the lifestyle they desire, the
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| | competitors. This is one of their success
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| business location, what they have to
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| | secrets.You need to find a significant
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| invest in their business, and how they
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| | way you add more value than your
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| can add value to the sea of people
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| | competition. Something as simple as, "I
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| already in the same business in the same
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| | provide personal service" is not good
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| area.A friend of mine, Greg Doyle,
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| | enough. This type of statement solicits
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| coaches people transitioning from the
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| | the response, "Well I should hope so."
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| corporate or academic worlds into the
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| | To make an impact your prospect needs to
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| entrepreneurial world. He helps his
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| | say, "Wow!"The bottom-line: if you cannot
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| clients discover a business that best
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| | make a compelling argument as to why
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| matches their goals. Greg finds that 95%
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| | someone should deal with you instead of
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| of his clients end up discovering a
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| | your competitor, you are operating with a
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| business that they say they would never
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| | huge handicap.AFTER YOU OPENUnderstand
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| had considered on their own, or that they
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| | best-in-class customer serviceMost
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| had prematurely dismissed.Know how to
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| | entrepreneurs feel they already know
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| turn dreams into goalsThis could very
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| | enough about customer service based on
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| well be the biggest stumbling block for
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| | their own experiences as a consumer. The
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| new entrepreneurs, and continues to be a
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| | shortcoming of this belief is that they
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| struggle for experienced
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| | only know the specific things they have
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| businesspeople.It is easy to have dreams.
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| | conscientiously noticed. Best-in-class
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| Young girls dream about meeting a
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| | customer service is more like elevator
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| handsome prince and having a magnificent
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| | music - you don't notice it until it is
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| wedding. A young boy becomes captivated
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| | missing.Customer relations are vital to
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| by a sport and dreams about making the
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| | the success of a business. Every
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| final play to win the championship. A
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| | professional should personally understand
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| new entrepreneur dreams about opening
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| | how to deliver customer service that will
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| their business and then retiring on the
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| | not only retain their existing customers;
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| beach in Maui. Why is it that only a
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| | it will create a customer base that is
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| small handful of people attain these, or
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| | consistently telling others about what a
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| any dreams? The answer is really quite
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| | great person or company you are to deal
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| simple; they know how to turn their
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| | with.Best-in-class customer service is
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| dreams into goals.Success is a matter of
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| | not a one-time lesson to be learned, it
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| taking a dream and turning it into a
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| | is a continuous learning process taking
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| goal. It is more than semantics. A
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| | advantage of personal ideas coupled with
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| dream is a desire while a goal is an
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| | the experiences of others.Putting it all
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| actionable plan.The transition from dream
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| | togetherAlthough it would be naive to
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| to goal involves four steps:1. Assign
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| | suggest capital is not important in a
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| measurable actions. Determine what needs
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| | business, having validated goals, as
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| to be done in pursuit of your dream. Be
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| | mentioned here, are much more important.
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| specific, listing big actions first, then
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| | These goals are bolstered if the business
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| "chunk" the actions into the smaller
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| | has a personal match to one's interests
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| components that will make them
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| | and desires, if a qualified
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| happen.2. Apply an element of time. Take
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| | accountability partner is enlisted,
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| each of the measurable actions and assign
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| | strengths are understood and exploited,
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| a start and end date to it. It is
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| | and the entrepreneur is continually
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| acceptable to have more than one activity
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| | looking to increase knowledge and skills
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| at the same time unless the task requires
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| | - especially with regard to customer
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| your full attention.3. Examine your
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| | retention.Any entrepreneur CAN succeed if
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| resources. Even people that have
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| | they follow these six steps, whether or
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| mastered the first two steps falter at
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| | not they take them in order. The key is
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| this step. Examining your resources
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| | to admit to yourself that no matter how
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| requires a hard look at what you have at
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| | successful you have been in the past, the
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| your disposal. Resource needs could
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| | world of entrepreneurialism requires
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| include licensing, knowledge, office or
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| | special knowledge and accountability. If
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| retail space, materials, vendors, office
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| | you are entering into this very rewarding
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| supplies, a method to receive and deposit
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| | world, make sure you get the help you
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| income, bookkeeping, referral sources,
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| | need.Rick Weaver is President of Max
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| and a variety of other possibilities. Be
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| | Impact, a national leadership and
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| extensive in your list of resource needs
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| | organization development company based in
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| by thinking of different customers from
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| | Rochester Hills, Michigan. Rick is an
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| the time you get their attention until
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| | accomplished business executive with
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| post-sale.4. Examine the cost. Look at
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| | experience in retail, market analysis,
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| both financial and opportunity costs
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| | supply chain and project management, team
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| required to achieve your goal. Financial
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| | building, and process improvement. He
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| costs include the cost of opening and
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| | has worked with hundreds of companies to
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| sustaining your business until it becomes
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| | improve sales, processes, and bottom-line
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| profitable. Opportunity costs refers to
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| | results. MaxImpact offers leadership and
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| what you will have to put on hold in
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| | organizational development services along
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| pursuit of attaining you goal. For
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| | with employee assessments and background
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| example, you may find that boosting your
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| | checks.
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