I visited a chocolate factory and learned 5 Boston small business success stories: Chicken and Shakes, Taza Chocolate, Infusion Diabolique, La Tortilleria Niña, and NoLa’s Fresh Foods.
Category: Sales Training
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A major fear of many small business owners, including myself, is the fear of failure. However, it is this fear of failure that is actually driving me to achieve success.
Sometimes businesses, especially smaller operations or startups, may not have the resources, time, or staff to constantly create new, relevant, and useful content for their websites and company blogs. That’s why they hire freelance bloggers.
As a new small business owner, I’ve learned a lot in a short period of time about the challenges of doing it all on your own. One of those things I’ve learned recently is how to do more with efficient, targeted marketing for less out-of-pocket cost. Here are 5 simple and cost-effective marketing tips for […]
(Photo credit: ~jjjohn~ / Beach Photos / CC BY-NC-ND) Contrary to popular opinion, achieving your dream is never easy. If it was, then everybody would be achieving their dreams all around you, right? If you’re like most people, then you probably have a dream. It’s a dream you might have not just when you sleep, […]
NOTE: I may earn a commission for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial, and/or link to any Bluehost products or services from this website. Your purchase helps support The Idea Hunters.net and the community it serves. Like anybody else, I’m sometimes hesitant to step outside of my comfort zone and change my status quo. For years, I put […]
If you’ve been following me on Twitter, or if you Like Idea Hunters on Facebook, then then you would recognize my signature hashtag #FindYourGrind that I append to my “get up off that a$$ and do work!” type of inspirational business/quasi hip hop Tweets. What is my Grind? Funny you didn’t ask!
You can change your life if you want to. How? By wanting to change it. Sometimes when people have been in a job for while, they can start to believe various company culture fallacies that may actually do their career more harm than good. Here are three attitudes that could hold a person back […]
A CareerBuilder survey shows that almost 40% of prospective employers look up job candidates on Facebook. Here are 3 changes you can make to your Facebook profile right now to get the job you want (or to keep your current job).
Ever wanted to start your own small business? No? OK, then. You can stop reading this blog post right now and go back to being happy with not owning a small business.
Like many other bloggers, I write daily. I do freelance writing for small businesses as my main hustle, and I also like to capture my thoughts and ideas on paper before they are lost forever. So I write all the time, but not everything I write is worthy of a blog post. But, this is, […]
Chances are good you already have a daily grind aka “real job”. However, if your daily grind is not EXACTLY what you WANT to be doing, then that means you are not living the life YOU want. So how do we change that right NOW from the get for FREE?
I ask people what they would do as a dream job, however I specify that it has to be a job that they would enjoy greatly AND is actually feasible if certain steps are taken (education, training, certification, tools, experience, etc.) Not surprisingly, the answer given usually differs from the person’s real job.
When you try something new and outside of your comfort zone, such as a new business venture or hobby, then you are guaranteed at least one (or all) of three things will happen. They are: Success Failure Knowledge If you succeed at opening a thriving business and achieve your goals, then you can consider that […]
Saw this amazing post on the Flickr Blog about artist Christopher Renfro who turned a negative (borderline personality disorder) into a positive. Basically…he converted a “crutch” into a bazooka blasting incredible art all up in YOUR EYEBALLS! NO LASIK REQUIRED! But, what I also love about this story (besides the cool light art photography images) […]
— Here at Idea Hunters, we hope to bring you the hardest hitting news and…actually, no. I’m not a news site. Leave that to other sites. I’m just a dude with a website talking about business, marketing, pop culture, and whatever else comes to mind. For now. Tomorrow, it could be about chili. Who knows. […]
In anticipation of Breaking Bad starting up again, I’d like to talk about my habitual use of Crystal, er, specifically Crystal Body Deodorant. I’ve been a loyal user of this stuff for almost 3 years. How do I know this? Because that’s how long just one stick (my first Crystal) lasted me.
Here’s a clip of Steve Harvey from his talk show where he was celebrating his recent 56th birthday. As part of the birthday festivities, he was surprised with a live feed to Orlando, where he spoke with the couple who gave him his first big break. No, I don’t mean his first comedy gig, I […]
I enjoy the new “Couchgating” TV spot from KFC. And it’s not because I like KFC (at least sober). I love this commercial because it is just so stupid (but in a good way). As in every time this ad comes on, I pay attention, pick up something new that maybe I didn’t notice before, […]
As my first “real” blog entry, I wanted to share a true story that could also be applied to your marketing message. How do you get somebody’s attention? How do you quickly communicate to them how you can help? Or in this case, that you need help? This past Christmas Eve around noon, I was […]
