1. Excuses Have you ever noticed how weed killer destroys weeds? You spray it on one day, and in the following days the weed slowly decays, crumbles, withers, and dies. Excuses do the same thing to aspiring entrepreneurs. "I don't have time." "I don't have money." "I don't have an idea." "I don't know how." These are the four infamous and deadly excuses that will … [Read more...]
ESP 005: Starting A Nonprofit, Planting A Church, and Being Successful in Your Family, with Joe Barlow
Joe has been serving in Christian ministry since he was 11 years old. He's been a worship leader for over 40 years. Served as Director of Living Word Christian Center's School of Ministry under Dr. Bill Winston. As well as running his Bible Training Center, World Missions and Foundations ministry. Since 2005 Joe has been founding pastor at Family Life Christian Center in the … [Read more...]
Who Is On Your Personal Board Of Advisors?
Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory." - Proverbs 11:14 (NASB) The President of The United States has them. Successful entrepreneurs and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies have them. Nonprofit founders and pastors have them. Do you? I'm talking about a personal board of advisors. In business and in life, … [Read more...]
9 Practical Ways To Start A Business (with Real Life Stories and Examples)
The benefits of running your own business are numerous. Some of the benefits include (but not limited to): Finance and flexibility for ministry and lifestyle design Intrinsic joy of doing work you enjoy and are proud of What do you need to start a business? Paying customers. That's it. To start and grow a business, you need to either solve a problem or satisfy a … [Read more...]
4 Ways Small Businesses Can Get Found On Google and Generate More Leads and Customers
Whether you're a local business selling to customers nearby, or a small business trying to reach people across the country, leveraging Google should be a key component in your marketing game plan. There are millions of Google searches happening every minute of every day, and searches containing the phrase 'near me' have doubled since last year (with 80% of those searches coming … [Read more...]
These 3 Multimillion Dollar Businesses Do This One Thing Extremely Well. Can You Guess What It Is?
Buffer has been committed to transparency and treating others right since their company began. They openly share revenue numbers (even though they're a private company), staff salaries, and business advice through their blogs. Since then, they've reached annual recurring revenue of over $5.9 million dollars. Sevenly is a socially conscious ecommerce company that makes … [Read more...]
It’s Never Too Late To Learn Something New and Become Successful
Think it's too late to learn a new skill and/or become successful? Think again. Here are 15 successful people who learned a new skill later on in life, and became successful. Props and credit to Funders and Founders for this great infographic and research: And if that isn't enough motivation, check out this data on the age of some of the most successful company … [Read more...]