If you had to distill your best business advice for new entrepreneurs into just seven words, what would they be? We asked Inc. readers this question, and you rose to the challenge, offering up wisdom on hustling, patience, leadership, and more.
Here's some of the amazing--and amazingly concise--advice you gave us.
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http://www.inc.com/stephanie-meyers/7-powerful-words-advice-entrepreneurs.html?cid=em01016week40e
Working from home while raising children is not an easy task. While your main priority is the care of your family, the added demands of making money from home can sometimes discourage even the best of moms in business. Staying motivated is essential to thriving as a work at home mom. If you find yourself losing motivation from time to time, here are five essential motivators to get you back on track.
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http://www.socialmoms.com/tech/5-essential-motivators-for-overworked-moms-in-business
As the school year winds down, I find myself loading up my Kindle with some summer time reads. Whether you’ll be traveling by car, plane, or just sitting by the pool this summer, make sure to stock up on some good books to help cultivate your mind and spirit over the summer months. A few of these are newer titles, but many of them have been around for quite some time, so you maybe able to find them at your local used book store.
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http://tinyurl.com/o5xcaky
According to Jakob Nielson, a website usability expert, one of the most important things that prospective customers are looking for on your website is pricing. Yet so many service businesses do not include their pricing on their site.
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http://www.passionforbusiness.com/blog/want-to-turn-off-website-visitors-dont-include-your-prices
One of the most important elements of getting more highly targeted referrals is to make it EASY for others to open the right doors by being crystal clear about what you want.
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http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2013/01/17/targeted-referral-prospecting
"It is so easy to commit mistakes in work at home related jobs. The margin of error is almost zero. One small mistake can land you in troubles leaving you nowhere. So you have to be extra careful always. Given below are few mistakes you need to evade."
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http://www.moneymakingmommy.com/mistakes-with-work-at-home
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http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/54792
With so many moving parts, getting started can seem rather challenging. A business plan is always a first good step. It will help you lay out your plans, anticipate how you will manage your business and help you get the right financing. In other words, it can really help your company succeed.
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http://blog.usa.gov/post/44295127971/how-to-make-a-business-plan
We asked 10 successful founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council to reveal which business mistakes taught them the most this year as they get ready for smarter growth in 2013. Here are there best answers.
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http://www.inc.com/young-entrepreneur-council/10-start-up-mistakes-to-avoid-in-the-new-year.html?cid=em01012week02
"...Even big-time entrepreneurs like Larry Page and Mark Zuckerberg had to learn how to be effective managers. If not, the companies they founded, the Googles and Facebooks of the world, never would have gone anywhere. I don't care how cool their innovations were."
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http://www.inc.com/steve-tobak/10-skills-to-land-a-management-job.html?cid=em01012week10b
The Young Entrepreneur Council asked 13 successful young entrepreneurs about the unique ways their companies save some extra cash. Here are their best answers.
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http://www.inc.com/young-entrepreneur-council/13-stealth-ways-to-save-more-start-up-money.html?cid=em01012week36
Starting a company means lots of surprises, but a lawsuit shouldn't be one. Successful young entrepreneurs explain what they wish they knew about the law when starting up.
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http://www.inc.com/young-entrepreneur-council/unexpected-legal-issues-while-starting-up.html?cid=em01012week36
Out of the almost 9,000 small business owners that were surveyed, there were 8 main themes that seemed to come up the most. Here are the 8 most popular answers that were given as the top secrets for Entrepreneurial Success.
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http://make1kadaywithimmacc.blogspot.com/2013/01/secrets-of-successful-home-business.html
Building your first website is a major event in the life of your business. Find out how to avoid these mistakes that can quickly turn an exciting Web project into a time-sucking headache.
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http://businessonmain.msn.com/browseresources/articles/onlinebusiness.aspx?cp-documentid=256355489&buffer_share=9d25d&utm_source=buffer#fbid=tklmmRXRpo9
FMLA, or Family medical leave Act, is in place so that employees, who have medical issues, or family members with medical issues (with some additions and some exceptions), can take time off of work to take care of those issues without fear of losing their job. The Act does not require that employers pay the employee while out on leave, just that the employer does not discriminate against the employee for needing the time off.
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http://www.cauleypridgen.com/2013/01/fmla-what-is-it-and-does-it-apply-to-me
Does your direct sales company have a customer referral program or customer loyalty program in place? If not, you can set one up on your own! Offering a referral program and loyalty program to your established customers is a great way to get their repeat business and the business of their friends, family and co-workers.
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http://www.workathomebusinessoptions.com/2012/10/19/direct-sales-customer-referral-programs-and-loyalty-programs
The women who make up Working Mother's Most Powerful Moms in Social Media list are powerful influencers–reaching large audiences across all of the major social media platforms including blogs of all styles, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. They also all have at least one-child at home who is under 18 years old.
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http://www.workingmother.com/most-powerful-moms/most-powerful-moms-social-media
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http://www.workingmother.com/most-powerful-moms/most-powerful-moms-social-media-pictures