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Guest Blog: Nadine Lajoie on Life’s Challenges & Lessons in Faith
There are periods in life when we trust and count on people to keep to their commitments and/or follow through on their responsibilities! We go full throttle to make things happen, expecting we have support from these people. It can be so challenging for all of us when people don’t follow through on their ...
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…and we’re back!
Hi everyone! Lots of apologies for our lack in blog posts and lack of updates, whether it was on our blog, Twitter, Facebook, or Linkedin pages these past couple of weeks. We missed you all, but don’t fret because Amira and I are back! Once again, if you haven’t done so already, follow us on ...
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Recap of the Week: Amira in Dominica
Hi everyone! Sorry for the lack of articles and posts this week. Amira will be going on vacation starting tomorrow – she will be in Dominica (pictured below)! She deserves to be on this much-needed vacation for all that she does at ASI. To learn more about Dominica, click here. As she will be away ...
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Guest Blog: Neil Wood-Mitchell on Top 5 Tips For YouTube Marketing
We’ve all heard an amazing stat or two about the power of YouTube, such as over 4 billion hours of video are watched each month on YouTube and in 2011 it had more than 1 trillion views (around 140 views per person in the world). It’s become an important marketing channel for many businesses. But ...
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Recap of the Week and Amira in Syracuse
Hey everyone! This will be a short recap because I’m sick once again. I got sick when I was back home in Florida and now I’m sick again up here in Philly… it’s the drastic weather change, I’m telling you. Ugh, I keep getting sick! Hope everyone got their flu shots (or will get them ...
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The Delicate Nature of Delegating
So you’re starting your business, but you can’t seem to do everything because you are just one person. Assigning tasks to different people who work for your startup may seem risky because 1) you are not sure if they are up to the task 2) they will get them done the way you will, but ...
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Work Long Hours, but What About Results?
Work long hours, but get absolutely nothing done? Work short hours, but get work done? You’re not alone. Sometimes, being restricted to hourly pay makes us procrastinate and steer off what tasks need to be done. Instead, focus on your results instead of the long (or short) hours, according to senior lecturer at Harvard Business ...
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Guest Blog: Richard Jacobs On Starting Your Own Business
I’ve built from scratch and operated several businesses over the past 12 years, and here’s what I’ve found to be the greatest threats to their success and continued existence: 1. Running out of money (cashflow) even when business is picking up. Yes, you can grow yourself out of business if you don’t keep an eye on cashflow. Funding marketing ...
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Recap of the Week from The Sunshine State
Happy Friday everyone! This week, I’ve been working from home in Florida – sending those last few press releases and contacting the media for the 9th Annual Syracuse International Film Festival. I kind of miss the cool weather in Philly and Philly in general, but it’s good to be here with my family and my ...
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Establishing A New Mindset As An Entrepreneur
Most people want to create their own career paths and in turn, their own businesses, but there are some things that you ultimately have to think of before that – a new mindset is one of them. Below is a great article written by Jade Kira about some of the important things you have to ...