by Joel Lutfiyya | May 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Are your employees productive? With productive employees, your business is bound to go places in the industry. But it’s not like you’re going to even bother with this article if that were the case. You’re probably beating your head up right now trying to think of ways...
by Joel Lutfiyya | May 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
In just less than a decade, the human race went through a complete transformation thanks to rapid digitization across all facets of life. From the way handheld devices and respective apps control the way we think and act, to the dominating role of the web and social...
by Joel Lutfiyya | May 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ego. We’ve all got one, and often, it’s what stands between us and success. Here are a few ways that attention-seeking entity might be trying to destroy your small business. 1. It Tells You There’s Nothing New to Learn You’ve been in your industry a while, and you’ve...
by Joel Lutfiyya | May 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ego. We’ve all got one, and often, it’s what stands between us and success. Here are a few ways that attention-seeking entity might be trying to destroy your small business. 1. It Tells You There’s Nothing New to Learn You’ve been in your industry a while, and you’ve...
by Joel Lutfiyya | Mar 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Imagine that you’ve spent the last five years building a following for your brand on a social media account. You’ve now got over five thousand followers and tons of engagement. You use your account to sell products to your audience. Your business is growing more and...
by Joel Lutfiyya | Mar 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you’re the small business owner who thinks carefully about pricing and NAILS IT from the get go, Congratulations! But you’re not the norm. Most of us start a business and figure it out as we go, with pricing as an afterthought, usually loosely based around what our...
by Joel Lutfiyya | Mar 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Is cursing acceptable in business? When is it okay to curse in the business environment and when is it frowned upon? Growing up, I always believed that cursing was to be done in front of friends and family behind closed doors. But I’ve noticed the foul language...
by Joel Lutfiyya | Feb 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Have you ever heard the phrase “Take a leap of faith”? I’m sure you have as that phrase has been uttered in many circumstances including entrepreneurship. But what is faith? When we discuss the topic of faith in startup entrepreneurship, we’re not referring to the...
by Joel Lutfiyya | Feb 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Yes………you can hustle yourself into burn out mode. And as a matter of fact, I’ve done it myself. The word hustle has become a mainstay among entrepreneurs to describe the grind we all go through to build our businesses. But as with everything in life, moderation is...
by Joel Lutfiyya | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
The common saying in business is the customer is always right and of course we always want to do everything in our power to comply with their requests, but you absolutely can tell a customer no when the situation calls for it. Unfortunately, the word NO has become a...