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Month: June 2017
Buttering up the customer
Parag Milk Foods, Prabhat Dairy, Hatsun Agro are sharpening the gaze on the retail customer
GST impact: Surat diamond merchants to protest against proposed rates
Many traders even intend to sit on a hunger strike from July 1, if their demands aren’t met
Author K. Renee Ward Gets Real About the Most Overlooked Skill Entrepreneurs Need
If you’ve ever asked the question, What does it take to become a successful entrepreneur? you might be surprised by how many people agree that soft skills outweigh book smarts. In fact, K. Renee Ward, a marketing entrepreneur wrote Straight Out of Corporateas a guide to not only help people make money at being their own boss but to also help them master their mindset. My book is the resource I wish I had when transitioning into entrepreneurship, says Ward. It’s perfect for professionals who need a nudge in the direction of turning their passion and/or personal brand into a paycheck. Check out more of Ward’s ingredients for entrepreneurial success.
Black Enterprise: When it comes to transitioning from employee to entrepreneur, what do youthink is the most overlooked and undervalued skill in entrepreneurship?
K. Renee Ward: Believe it or not, resiliency. Sounds weird, but I have seen so many talented people quit because of difficulties. As an entrepreneur, it is important to recover often.
We fall down, but we get up, has to be the motto. Typically, seasoned entrepreneurs are willing to share victories more than they’d share failures. We need more stories, especially as black women. It is important to understand that triumph and adversity has a relationship on the path to entrepreneurship. Once you accept that, you can roll with the punches.
BE: What’s the one thing you wish you had known before starting your own business?
KRW:I wish I had known or recognized that money is not the only solution to all your problems as an entrepreneur. For example, sometimes, you can have money, but the wrong vendor. You could have money, but not enough time or the right team. It’s important to always look at the big picture.
BE: Everyone has a secret sauce that has defined his or her success. What
are your key ingredients for building a successful business?
KRW: My secret sauce has always been having an authentic personal brand. It has been said time and time again, people buy you. They resonate with stories and transparency, not with just products, that’s why marketing trends have moved to more storytelling.
Another component for me has been remaining consistent. Businesses that consistently produce quality content will continue to win the hearts and minds of customers in
the global marketplace.
Tips to keep body odour away this summer
Adding perfumes to your daily regime does not mean to add hygiene but helps to eliminate foul smell
Beat the System: Stay away from bitcoin – it’s complete garbage
US sanctions plan targets Russia-Europe pipeline projects
Vladimir Putin brushed off the proposed sanctions as just one step in a long line of anti-Russian moves, Financial Times reports.
This is the best trade in the market right now: Strategist
The nearly decadelong bull market in the U.S. is long in the tooth, according to one strategist.
Are technology stocks due for a correction?
TWC New America Portfolio Manager Joseph Shaposhnik on the sudden turnaround in technology stocks.
Need a distraction? The Powerball jackpot is ginormous
A massive Powerball jackpot is up for grabs on Saturday.