Personal vs Professional Goodwill- A Real-Life Application
Recall from last week’s blog entry that the goodwill portion of the value of your business can be divided into two parts- personal and professional goodwill. In order to crystallize ... How Do You Engage With Your Audience?
While it’s beneficial to market yourself and your company in conversations, presentations, emails and social media updates, it’s even more important to be engaged. Your audience could care less about ... Four Reasons Why Blogging Is Good for Business
I’m not a dedicated blogger. In fact the only reason I started was for business development. I began my blog and my company simultaneously. It was easy then to find ... I before (h)e…. why the first person voice is a must for LinkedIn
As someone who has a lot of LinkedIn contacts, I amazed at how many of my “peeps” write their profile in either “resume speak” or the third person. Yet, many of ... How Effective Is Your Fundraising Plan?
Especially in challenging economic times like these it is critical for nonprofits to have a solid, well-thought out plan for bringing money in the door. But many organizations either don’t ... How to take a “NO” from a VC
Last night John and I had dinner with a rather prolific venture capital partner who was explaining that over the past 12 months he has met with over 300 companies, ... Treat The Good Ones Like GOLD
Two blog posts I read today inspired this  blog post. The first is by Chris Brogan.  Chris wrote about flaws, and in reading his post it seems that maybe the critical ... Personal v Professional Goodwill- what’s the difference?
Recall from last week’s post that goodwill is the value of your business that is not represented on your balance sheet- the location of your business, great employees, your own ... Getting Your Board to Fundraise
I hear the frustration ALL the time. “My board won’t fundraise.” “They’ve never made it part of their responsibilities.” “They are afraid of the ask.” “Fundraising is all up to ... Attitude is [almost] Everything
Tweet Conor Neill, a close friend of mine and a prominent Entrepreneur in Spain, wrote this short story below for the Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s blog.  It’s a great reminder of just how ...
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