[ad_1] When Gillian Stollwerk Garrett (aka Gilly) was a young girl, you could find her mixing up lotions, potions and makeup in her parents’ pharmacy when she wasn’t helping customers. Fast forward to today, the wife and mother of three says she knew she eventually had to make her hobby a …
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Open Enrollment: An Important Moment for America's Self…
[ad_1] Despite the partisan bickering in Washington, D.C. over the future of health care, millions of Americans will soon be making decisions regarding their health insurance plans and coverage during the upcoming open enrollment season. This year, the open enrollment period at healthcare.gov is shorter than usual and only runs …
Read More »Want to Change a Bad Habit Forever? Here Are the 4 Proven St…
[ad_1] In a few key ways, our bad habits aren’t too different from our good ones. They are both created to meet our needs, for instance. And these routine behaviors get assigned to a part of the brain that processes behaviors automatically. In other words, we don’t have to …
Read More »You've Probably Been Taking Notes Wrong — Here Are 5 Ways to Fix It…
[ad_1] In the Information Age, one of the primary challenges we face is how to process and store all the data available to us so that we can use it. With so many stimuli flying at us, many of us find ourselves multitasking by default — even though multitasking has …
Read More »5 Public Relations Tips to Help You Write a Pitch Someone Wi…
[ad_1] My inbox is constantly flooded with pitches from public relations (PR) professionals, and the majority of them are complete garbage. While a few come over that are perfectly fine, most are downright cringe-worthy. “Want to interview the company founder Jonathon?” You can’t even spell my name correctly? Pass. “We are …
Read More »This Former DJ Bootstrapped His Way to Selling Kimchi in Sta…
[ad_1] In this ongoing column, The Digest, Entrepreneur.com News Director Stephen J. Bronner speaks with food entrepreneurs and executives to see what it took to get their products into the mouths of customers. Kheedim Oh just wanted some tasty, homemade kimchi. What he eventually got was his own kimchi product …
Read More »3 Ways to Become the Most In-Demand Mentor…
[ad_1] Snagging investors to fund a flagship project might feel like a huge hurdle, but the next step is even worse: a veritable plateau sitting at the base of a staggering mountain. Without the proper gear and a few good Sherpas, even entrepreneurs with the funding they need face treacherous …
Read More »7 Must-Read Books From Entrepreneurs in the Trenches…
[ad_1] Aside from incredible success, what do Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey and Mark Zuckerberg have in common? They read more than most. Founders often claim they don’t have time to read, but they do — they just spend that time doing other things, such as tapping on smartphones, texting and …
Read More »4 Emerging Fintech Trends Relevant to Every Entrepreneur…
[ad_1] Be innovative, or get left behind. 2018 is fast approaching and the market demand on FinTech is fierce. FinTech is disrupting the traditional financial services, such as: money transfers, loans, mobile payments, asset management and fundraising. According to Statista, Transaction Value is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR …
Read More »How to Become a LinkedIn Power User (Infographic)…
[ad_1] More than 70 percent of employers are using LinkedIn to recruit and hire new employees, so having an effective profile can be the difference between being the preferred candidate and getting beaten by the competition. Your LinkedIn profile can highlight your skills and showcase your personal brand with one …
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