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How to Present Webinars in an Engaging Way that will Grow Your Bank Account featuring Steve Werner
In this episode, host Shadeed Eleazer celebrates National Coaches' Day and reflects on the importance of coaches throughout his life's journey. In the Conversations with Experts segment, we go in-depth with Steve Werner on best practices on effective webinar delivery...
Microsoft Shifts MVP Global Summit Online
The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Global Summit annual event has been shifted from an in-person conference to virtual amid safety concerns around the COVID-19 outbreak. The MVP Global Summit is scheduled for March 16-19, 2020. Microsoft has been taking an...
The Power of Reciprocity in Business and Life
A chance encounter that was 16 years in the making between SCORE Chapter President Shadeed Eleazer and Veterans Coordinator Jorge Cruz from the Department of Labor.
SBA District Director Outlines Baltimore’s Entrepreneurial Vision
The progress of the SCORE Greater Baltimore chapter is by no means a solo effort. I am thankful that my role as President/Chapter Chair has the full support from our District/regional lead Ed Coleman . My goal for greater Maryland is deeper access to funding and...
The Value of Automated Webinars
Time for money is a trap that ensnares ever the most time conscious service provider. If you're selling services online, your business would *greatly* benefit from an automated webinar strategy. Why should you read my thoughts on Automated Webinars? Sometime in 2020,...
Microsoft Teams Offers Free License
Microsoft has taken a proactive approach to ensuring the safety of team members and customers by announcing a free license of Microsoft Teams. The software giant, which is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, has kept abreast of the Coronavirus outbreak, which...
PERSONAL BRANDING? I DON’T NEED IT, AND I DON’T HAVE TIME
Why you must engage in Personal Branding to better manage your business When it comes to Personal Branding, there’s a lot of skepticism out there. The term itself is often misunderstood. So let’s begin with a quick definition. In a nutshell, Personal Branding means...
Learning personal branding from the best
Elon Musk announced that he will be selling flamethrowers at $500 apiece, and within the next few days, he sold all his 20,000 production units, amassing a total revenue of $10 million. Musk also sold out 50,000 Boring company baseball caps priced at $20 each. There...
The Sales Playbook to Social Selling
What Is Social Selling? Social selling is the process of researching, connecting, and interacting with prospects and customers on social media networks -- notably Twitter and LinkedIn, but others certainly fit the bill. Through commenting on, liking, and sharing...
IT TAKES A HUMAN TO BE A LEADER OF HUMAN BEINGS
We’re all human. We have different hopes and dreams, and different fears and flaws. We’re all unique in our own unique way. It’s our uniqueness that makes each one of us 7.8 billion human beings on this planet, human. But what is it that sets us apart from all the...
HATE YOUR NEW JOB? HERE’S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
Admit it. Your new job just isn’t living up to expectations. On paper, it should be everything you’d hope it would be – after all, you’re now in a more senior position, working on more exciting projects and even being better financially rewarded than you were in your...
When to Refresh Your Career Option
The head of a major multi-national, multi-business firm had a very simple but effective strategy. Whenever he returned to the US from a major international trip, he began at work thinking it is his first day and outlined areas for change and focus to his team. He had...
Tips to Have an Effective Career Strategy
What is Career Strategy? Career strategy is an organized way of developing capabilities, skills, understanding tools and their usage to achieve a desirable position or role in your career. It could be done on a personal level, and many organizations also do it for...
How To Start A Successful Online T-Shirt Business
If you’ve been thinking about starting your own online T-shirt business, it’s important that you’re aware that it’s a competitive field in ecommerce. If you want to succeed, you’ll need to make sure that your store stands out from the crowd. To ensure this, it’s...
Set on the Path for Success
Even for him, Scott’s success with the one product store sometimes felt surprising. “When I hit 100 orders I was thinking, ‘I don’t know if I’ll sell too many more of this.’ When I hit 1,000 I was like, ‘You know I think it’s kind of getting exhausted.’ When I hit...
The Journey Towards the One Product Store
If you’re going to have a single product ecommerce business, you should make sure that the product you choose is really, really good. But how do you go about choosing that one perfect product for your store? Scott followed a few golden rules...
The One Product Store: This Entrepreneur’s Simple Formula for Success
“K.I.S.S.” Keep it simple, stupid. Scott Hilse has been taking this philosophy very seriously. Over the past year and a half, he built a six-figure ecommerce business and transformed his life. And he did it all by selling just one product. Starting From...
What Should You Sell Online?
1. Brainstorm Dropshipping Product Ideas You never have to start on a blank page. Your head is already full of the best items to dropship: your hobbies, products you like, newly discovered passions. Using tools such as Google Trends can unearth new possibilities and...
This Millennial Entrepreneur Is Carving Her Own Path to Success
Millennials, huh? Those avocado-toast-loving, Instagram-influencering, selfie-taking young’uns. They’re always too busy disrupting industries to get to the business of making themselves a proper career. Just kidding. You’re safe here in the knowledge that I, too, am...
10 Ways to Increase Average Order Value in 2020
The key benefit of increasing average order value is that you make more money from each transaction. Thus, making your store more profitable. Often, when a customer shops online, they’ll only buy exactly what they’re looking for. However, with some of the average...
What is the Small Business Administration?
Small businesses in American have undergone rapid growth in the past 20 years. It's important to understand the vast amount of resources available to the small business communities in the United States. One powerful resource is the Small Business Administration. The...