Dr. Mary Kelly, author of 15 Ways to Grow Your Business in Every Economy, speaks on the importance of social media and how to use an online presence to grow your business. source

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[ad_1] This story appears in the November 2016 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » In 2011, my five pals and I were driving home from one of our weekend ski trips in Vermont. We were engineering students at the time and used to throw out all kinds of ideas during those …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Apply now to be an Entrepreneur 360™ company. Let us tell the world your success story. Get Started » The majority of business owners these days will tell you that a critical element in any successful manager/employee relationship is early establishment of personal and professional boundaries. That’s …

[ad_1] First, the good news: It’s never been easier to create a niche-media platform. And now, the bad: You’ve never faced more competition in your efforts to make your platform profitable. Related: 4 Ways You Can Secure Partnerships for Your Startup You need to be fast, flexible and unafraid to fail. …

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[ad_1] Ben Bernanke isn’t optimistic that Democrats and Republicans will be reaching across the aisle anytime soon to help the US economy. “The partisanship is extraordinarily strong,” Bernanke told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in an interview that aired Sunday. “It’s going to make it harder for Democrats and Republicans to come …

[ad_1] It’s appropriate for brands to make social statements, but it should be done very carefully. A brand can’t just hop onto a social issue; it must be very purposeful and sincere because, truthfully, it might work or it might fail. Pepsi’s most recent move failed. The backlash to Pepsi’s …

[ad_1] The following is the ninth in the series “Personal Branding For A Better Life,” in which marketing expert Jim Joseph applies big brand marketing lessons to help you build a successful personal brand. If there’s one thing that marketers could be accused of, it’s too much planning. I know …

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