Differentiation - Smart Marketing Strategies for the Solo Entrepreneur

Are you ever frustrated or hesitant when you talk to prospective customers because you can’t readily explain why they should come to you rather than go to your competitors? Sure, you might have your 30-second elevator speech, but then they ask you that dreaded question, “So what makes you different?” Then, all those self-doubts creep in, and you just aren’t sure what to say. Differentiation can boost confidence--yours in yourself and that prospective customer’s confidence in you!

Saying 'No' Gracefully to Customers and Colleagues

Whether you are saying no to a colleague asking you to do something, or saying no to a potential client that you really don’t want to have, the ability to say no gracefully is a key skill when you are in business as a solo entrepreneur. Here are four quick steps to learning this skill.

Successful Business Decision Making

Some people make decisions without any difficulty, while others struggle. Are you having trouble making a decision? Do you feel overwhelmed by all the choices you have, and aren’t sure how to pick just one? No matter how big or small those decisions might be, here's how you can make good, strategic decisions.

Small Business Success: Thriving During Change (And Landing On Your Feet!)

Some people thrive on change – they love it and even create more of it. Others view change with anxiety and resistance. Often times we react to it; we try to control it; we create situations and problems to avoid dealing with it. If you’re facing (or anticipating) one change or several changes, these tips will help you navigate through transition and help you land on your feet.

Marketing Your Small Business with Success Stories

One of your best customers achieved great success with your new service. What can you do with this? Tell everyone their success story! Here’s how…

Health Insurance for Solo Entrepreneurs

One of the most important benefits employed people enjoy is health insurance coverage. It is also the single most costly expense for self-employed entrepreneurs. So what can you do to reduce ever increasing costs of health care coverage? Here are a few tips.

Keep The Faith - Transform The Fear

To what extent does fear rule your life? How is fear controlling or motivating you? If your life is ruled by fear, learn powerfull tips that will empower you to take charge of your life, NOW!

Creating A Vision - Bringing Your Dreams Into Reality

Do you have some goals you want to achieve or dreams you want to fulfill? A useful tool in reaching the outcomes you desire is the creation of a vision. Learn more...

What Is A Solo Entrepreneur?

Learn what it means to be a Solo Entrepreneur.

Banish Those Bookkeeping Blues

Are you one of those people who are guilty of just stuffing your receipts into a folder and thinking 'I'll sort that out when I've got time'? Do you need a more organised bookkeeping system, nothing too flash, just something that's simple and easy to manage?

CEO, Entrepreneur or Both?

This article describes how to evaluate whether the company founder should also serve as its chief executive.

Which Industries have the Most Solo Professionals?

The other day someone asked me what a solo professional was, so I explained this to them and then they asked me a question which made me stop and think a bit. Their question was simple enough and it was indeed a very good one as well; Which industries do you think have the most solo professionals.

Mythbusters: Professionals Always Know What They’re Doing

Physicians and attorneys are often put on a pedestal like mythical Greek Gods of Mount Olympus. But, unlike those Gods, they have human traits and are subject to human frailties that can affect your outcome. In those instances, you have to know how to spot them.

Job Stress

This is the study carried out in electronic instruments manufacturing industries in tamilnadu and specific sample areas of Coimbatore based electronic instrument manufacturers. Job stress is a problem in Industries due to the practical of human resource in the organization, due to the work load, illness and also proper training about that work. Stress is a any physical or Psychological event perceived at being able to cause harm or emotional distress. Responding to stress in a way that reduced the threat and its effects include what a person deal, feels, or think in order to master, tolerate or decrease the negative effects of a stressful situation. Stress is a failure of worker to report for work when he is scheduled to work. It also a dynamic process in the individual. Stress was assessed using questionnaire among the workers. The sample taken was 100. The data was analyzed by simple percentage method, weighted average method and rank correlation. Based on the result conclusion were drawn suggestion were made.

Solo Professionals and Dead Reckoning Discussed

Being your own boss and owning your own business can be a lot of fun. For some they consider it part of their American Dream. Many people decide to be their own boss as solo-professionals and this makes sense, as you have no employees to deal with and if you need help you can contract with others in the industry and work on Team Projects.