Why you wont start your own business (Pitfalls, barriers and pains)

Why you wont start your own business (Pitfalls, barriers and pains) A question I asked on LinkedIn Wednesday prompted this post.  See the question and great answers here: 101 Alternatives to a Real Job: What pitfalls are there to starting your own business? I am writing a really fun book titled 101 Alternatives to a Real Job.  I have submitted 41 of the 101 to my editor, and have about 10 more that are out to people doing it for quotes. More than just a list of ideas, with blabbering by me, this book includes quotes and tips from people who have actually done these things.  Ive come to believe that the reason this book will be so awesome is because of what others are contributing, not what Im writing.  Im excited to see it evolve, although I sometimes wish I would have titled it 47 Alternatives to a Real Job, since Id pretty much be done by now :p  Oh well, onward! Anyway, a few circumstances lined up just the right way and I decided I needed to try one of these out for myself.  I am a believer of the idea that so-called experts need experience in what they talk about, or in my case, write about.  So I finally picked one that seemed easy to start, easy to do, and easy to bring in the money. I bought a kit so I could paint numbers on curbs.  Supposedly you can make $20 to $60 an hour.  I know many of the people in my audience, whether you are reading it here or at one of my presentations, would welcome the chance to earn anywhere in that range. I proposed the idea to my kids and set up a cool and so-far very effective system: they sell and I paint. They bring in the money, I deliver on the service. Easy, efficient, and a money machine, right? EXACTLY! The first night, in two hours, they collected $65.  Not bad at all.  The second night, in two hours, they collected $100.  In four hours they sold $165, which is about $41/hour.  That is really good money, especially for an eight and eleven year old, dont you think? Here are a few points where this business is a pain: I have to get a solicitors licence from the city.  It only cost me $30, but it took a good hour because of drive time and the time I had to fill out the form, etc.  This is honestly a pain.   And its kind-of-almost embarrassing.  After all, whats a smart successful guy like me doing getting a door-to-door solicitors license for???  Shouldnt I do something productive with my MBA?  Yes, definitely a pride issue. In order to get a solicitors license, I had to go to the state Bureau of Criminal Affairs and get a background check.  Thats what I was told. In fact, they call it a Criminal History Record.  I took some of my kids and their friends, and walked into what seemed to be a big jail cell with a bunch of bad guys waiting to do their own paperwork.  My littlest was 2, the oldest was 11.  I suddenly felt worried that I brought these sweet, cute kids into a place that would make a bartender nervous.  Oh yeah, it took another hour or two to get this done.  This was much further away from my house than the city building. I rolled this business under my existing business (JibberJobber LLC).  That means I am already licensed with the city (a pain and a seemingly waste of money, since the city doesnt do anything for me), and I have a Federal Tax ID (another pain).  I did this about six years ago (and have kept current), so it was easy to put that in, but I thought if I didnt have this, it could easily be a barrier to entry.  I remember the three days it took to do all the business set-up a few years ago, thinking how much I hated that part of it, and that that alone was enough to make people start businesses illegally, without registering with the different levels of government. Along those lines, I should mention you should have a business checking account, which is actually not just another bank account, but a certain type of bank account.  Not fun or fast! Thats most of the administrative, bureacratic pain.  Technically, I wasnt even supposed to have made a buck yet!  Here are the things that cause me pain in actually doing this type of easy-money business: Knocking on doors.  This is not in most peoples comfort zone.  In fact, I am not looking forward to the time when my kids arent doing it (because of other activities), and I do it.  I know I need to I need to get over it, but door-to-door is just not my favorite thing. Delivery. So my sales team sold a bunch of stuff.  Now someone (me) has to deliver!  And delivery will take time twenty or thirty minutes per sale.  The more they sell, the more work I have to do (remember, this isnt my day job!).  I like how I can do it whenever I want, but its still weighing on me until I finish delivery. Weather.  This week weve been rained out I think three times.  No sales, no painting, NO MONEY.  Its a great idea, but if the weather doesnt cooperate you are stuck. Why am I doing this?  For various reason.  Ill outline the good stuff  in another post.  But I thought I share my thoughts on barriers to entry for a business that seems to not have any. Oh yeah, I read yesterday a college kid was making about $80k/year doing curb paintings. Read the LinkedIn question and answers here: 101 Alternatives to a Real Job: What pitfalls are there to starting your own business? Why you wont start your own business (Pitfalls, barriers and pains) A question I asked on LinkedIn Wednesday prompted this post.  See the question and great answers here: 101 Alternatives to a Real Job: What pitfalls are there to starting your own business? I am writing a really fun book titled 101 Alternatives to a Real Job.  I have submitted 41 of the 101 to my editor, and have about 10 more that are out to people doing it for quotes. More than just a list of ideas, with blabbering by me, this book includes quotes and tips from people who have actually done these things.  Ive come to believe that the reason this book will be so awesome is because of what others are contributing, not what Im writing.  Im excited to see it evolve, although I sometimes wish I would have titled it 47 Alternatives to a Real Job, since Id pretty much be done by now :p  Oh well, onward! Anyway, a few circumstances lined up just the right way and I decided I needed to try one of these out for myself.  I am a believer of the idea that so-called experts need experience in what they talk about, or in my case, write about.  So I finally picked one that seemed easy to start, easy to do, and easy to bring in the money. I bought a kit so I could paint numbers on curbs.  Supposedly you can make $20 to $60 an hour.  I know many of the people in my audience, whether you are reading it here or at one of my presentations, would welcome the chance to earn anywhere in that range. I proposed the idea to my kids and set up a cool and so-far very effective system: they sell and I paint. They bring in the money, I deliver on the service. Easy, efficient, and a money machine, right? EXACTLY! The first night, in two hours, they collected $65.  Not bad at all.  The second night, in two hours, they collected $100.  In four hours they sold $165, which is about $41/hour.  That is really good money, especially for an eight and eleven year old, dont you think? Here are a few points where this business is a pain: I have to get a solicitors licence from the city.  It only cost me $30, but it took a good hour because of drive time and the time I had to fill out the form, etc.  This is honestly a pain.   And its kind-of-almost embarrassing.  After all, whats a smart successful guy like me doing getting a door-to-door solicitors license for???  Shouldnt I do something productive with my MBA?  Yes, definitely a pride issue. In order to get a solicitors license, I had to go to the state Bureau of Criminal Affairs and get a background check.  Thats what I was told. In fact, they call it a Criminal History Record.  I took some of my kids and their friends, and walked into what seemed to be a big jail cell with a bunch of bad guys waiting to do their own paperwork.  My littlest was 2, the oldest was 11.  I suddenly felt worried that I brought these sweet, cute kids into a place that would make a bartender nervous.  Oh yeah, it took another hour or two to get this done.  This was much further away from my house than the city building. I rolled this business under my existing business (JibberJobber LLC).  That means I am already licensed with the city (a pain and a seemingly waste of money, since the city doesnt do anything for me), and I have a Federal Tax ID (another pain).  I did this about six years ago (and have kept current), so it was easy to put that in, but I thought if I didnt have this, it could easily be a barrier to entry.  I remember the three days it took to do all the business set-up a few years ago, thinking how much I hated that part of it, and that that alone was enough to make people start businesses illegally, without registering with the different levels of government. Along those lines, I should mention you should have a business checking account, which is actually not just another bank account, but a certain type of bank account.  Not fun or fast! Thats most of the administrative, bureacratic pain.  Technically, I wasnt even supposed to have made a buck yet!  Here are the things that cause me pain in actually doing this type of easy-money business: Knocking on doors.  This is not in most peoples comfort zone.  In fact, I am not looking forward to the time when my kids arent doing it (because of other activities), and I do it.  I know I need to I need to get over it, but door-to-door is just not my favorite thing. Delivery. So my sales team sold a bunch of stuff.  Now someone (me) has to deliver!  And delivery will take time twenty or thirty minutes per sale.  The more they sell, the more work I have to do (remember, this isnt my day job!).  I like how I can do it whenever I want, but its still weighing on me until I finish delivery. Weather.  This week weve been rained out I think three times.  No sales, no painting, NO MONEY.  Its a great idea, but if the weather doesnt cooperate you are stuck. Why am I doing this?  For various reason.  Ill outline the good stuff  in another post.  But I thought I share my thoughts on barriers to entry for a business that seems to not have any. Oh yeah, I read yesterday a college kid was making about $80k/year doing curb paintings. Read the LinkedIn question and answers here: 101 Alternatives to a Real Job: What pitfalls are there to starting your own business?

Tools to Change Your Financial Reality

Tools to Change Your Financial Reality The following is a guest post by  Simone Milasas.  Her bio follows. Valentine’s Day around the corner has lots of people evaluating their relationships. What’s working? What’s not? What would it take for it to be better than you could imagine? Since we’re on the topic of relationship, how’s your relationship with money? Is it fun and light-hearted? Does it contribute to your life? To your sense of joy? Or does it leave you feeling anxious, stressed-out and wondering if things will ever change? If your relationship with money is anything less than joyful, it may be time to choose something different. Something else is possible. Something else is always possible. And if you desire change in your financial reality, you can start creating that change today. The best way to begin is to begin. How often are you waiting for someone to come along and tell you what to do or how to do it? How often do you discount what you already know? What if you stopped dismissing you and what you know? What if you started creating the financial reality you desire today? If now’s the time to divorce the money situation that’s not working for you and embrace a new financial reality, here are 3 tips to get you going:  Commit to your life Commitment to your life doesn’t mean putting yourself in a straightjacket, or being set on one particular path forever. It means never giving up, never giving in and never quitting. Are you willing to commit to you? Are you willing to never give up on you? Committing to you is about being willing to have an adventure of living, to keep choosing what works for you, even if it is uncomfortable, and even if that means making changes and choices that no one else (even your partner, your family or friends) understands. Committing to you can take you beyond your comfort zone, especially as most of us are well trained in giving up what we would truly like to choose in order to t in with everyone else. You have to be willing to be as different as you actually are, no matter what anyone else thinks, says or does. Demand of yourself that you will be and do whatever it takes Making the demand of yourself is realizing that no matter what, you will have what you desire in your life. You start creating your life when you finally demand, “No matter what it takes and no matter what it looks like, I’m going to create my life. I am not going to live by anybody else’s point of view or reality. I am going to create my own.” This is the adventure of living. Are you willing to have the adventure of living? Are you willing for that adventure to include having money? As my friend and the found of Access Consciousness ®, Gary Douglas says, “What if the purpose of life was to have fun?” Be willing to choose, lose, create and change anything Einstein’s definition of insanity was doing the same thing and expecting a different result. If you would like to change your financial reality, you have to change where you are currently functioning. What have you created as unchangeable, set in stone? What do you see as valuable, permanent, and lasting? Owning a home? Having a long marriage? Owning your own business? Staying in a job? Being in debt? What have you decided you do not have the ability to change? Do you feel choice-less about your financial situation, your lack of money, your debt, or your financial prospects? Have you made a commitment to maintaining the financial structures that you’ve created in your own universe, rather than doing something completely different? Do you keep trying to change but nothing seems to work? What are you not doing that if you did do it different would change it all? Ask, “What can I do or be different today to change all of this right away?” The Choice Is Yours What if you were willing to start a new relationship with money today? A relationship based on the adventure of life and living? You can. Changing your relationship with money, creating a new financial reality, starts with you. Commit to your life. Make the demand, no matter what it takes, no matter what it looks like, this is changing. You don’t have to be the same as everyone else. You don’t have to do things the same as everybody else. What YOU know is far greater than all of that. Be willing to know what you know. Be willing to choose to create what you would like to create in the world; what you would like to create as your life. What if the purpose of life IS to have fun? Are YOU having any? About  Simone Milasas Simone Milasas is the Founder and Creator of Joy of Business as well as the Worldwide Coordinator of Access Consciousness ® which operates in over 170 countries. Simone is the author of the internationally acclaimed book Joy of Business (currently available in 11 languages) and her brand new book, Getting Out of Debt â€" Joyfully. You can find out more about Simone by visiting her website at gettingoutofdebtjoyfully.com.

On Sunday my son sold his pig

On Sunday my son sold his pig When the pig litters came in January, the Farmer helped my son pick out pigs for his 4H project. They picked four, because you never know, really, how a pig will grow. So you start with four and pick two after a few months. My son woke up every morning and fed his pigs, for six months. And after three months, he walked with the pigs, around in a circle, twice a day, to train the pig for the show. There is huge variety in the amount of help parents give their kids in these projects. Some kids parents buy show pigs from out of state and the kids take very little care of them until the fair. Some kids do everything themselves. I think its a lot like an allowance for a city kid. Each family manages the potential pitfalls of an allowance themselves. (My brother is a banker and he uses allowances to teach the concept of compound interest.) We decided it would be best if our son did most of the work. Doing the work is more important to us than getting a ribbon. While my son trained the pig, the Farmer trained my son. So much of going to the county fair with a pig is showmanship. There are rules you could never know being an outsider: Always make eye contact with the judge, never show frustration with the pig, keep the pig between you and the judge. That first rule is huge for my son. He has Aspergers and his eye contact is naturally limited. For someone with Aspergers, eye contact is awkward, overwhelming, and extremely tiring. The Farmer understands this problem very well, because when the Farmer is having a difficult discussion with me, I cover my eyes. So he focused especially on teaching our son to make eye contact with the judge. The day of the fair, my son was dressed up. Well, for a farmer. He had on a collared shirt and clean jeans. He had all the accoutrements of a great pig showman, including the brush you use in case the pig gets dirty in the ring. (You brush off the dirt when the judge is not looking another tricky rule that no city person could glean.) He stood by the pen, watching his pigs, all cleaned up and ready to go for nearly an hour. We had been preparing for so long. We had done preparation to help my son deal emotionally with the pigs getting slaughtered. We had prepared him for the chaos of lots of pigs, and utter boredom of waiting for his pigs weight class to be called. We had not prepared him for the huge tension that permeated the ring. My son showed four different times. The first time he showed his pig by weight. His pig weighed 287 pounds. As he waited by the show ring for his turn, we realized he would be showing his pig in a weight class with all older kids. The ring was hot and crowded and chaotic. But guess what? He did a great job. It turns out that the Farmer was not quite up to date on showing pigs. For one thing, people shave their pigs now and we didnt know that. So we had the only hairy pig. Another thing: The pig show does not reward pigs who are healthy and trouble-free and can be raised in a profitable family business. So, the pig show rewards a certain kind of shape and heft and its a type the Farmer doesnt raise, so I cant tell you that our pigs placed very high in the competition. All those unexpected obstacles did not faze my son. He stuck to what we practiced and did well at that. We showed his pigs three more times. Each time he got a little more confident. And I felt like my son was growing up, right in front of me. There is so much you can do to prepare for the world, but really, you grow only as you succeed or fail. You learn so much about yourself in that moment. I watched the Farmer watch our son. And we were both nervous. Its good to have the feeling that at some point, there is nothing more you can do. At some point, its time to fail or not fail. Those moments have been so important for me, and for the Farmer, and I was glad we could give that moment to my son. And, he still got a ribbon. Third place. I found myself hugging and kissing the Farmer a gazillion times one for every hour they spent together practicing. And when there was a special category for kids from farm families (technically: for pigs that were raised on the same farm as the mother pig) where there were only eight qualifying kids (out of about 200 kids showing pigs) and I was so happy to have my son in that bunch. Im so happy Im raising my kids on a farm. Sunday was the auction. The Farmer helped my son wash the pigs to get them ready. This was two days after my son showed his pigs, so by now, he felt like a pro around the stalls at the fair. I know that the lesson here is that running a business and earning money is really hard work. But the sweetness of my son and the Farmer working together made me choke up again and again. I think there is also a lesson here that if you work with people you love working with, it doesnt really feel like work. I was actually worried sick that my sons pig wouldnt sell. Most county fairs have a 4H show, but they dont auction the animals because there wouldnt be enough bidders. Our county, Lafayette, has an auction that is renowned, even in Wisconsin, for having huge community support. The local businesses bid way above market and neighbors bid on each others animals for the sole purpose of creating a good community that teaches kids how to raise an animal and sell it. To give you an idea of how special this community is when it comes to the 4H auction, San Diego County has 3 million people and it raises $400,000 at their 4H auction at the county fair. Lafayette County raises $100,000 from a population of 15,000. This is the first sale of the auction. I was so nervous that Melissa told me, No more talking! But I ended up making her register as a bidder because I was so scared that no one would bid. The auctioneer announces the parents of the kid. I think this is why three bunnies sold for $600. When the auctioneer said Penelope Trunk, I felt ill. But then it all happened so fast. He came into the ring, and he looked so in tune with his pig, and so self-confident in his ability to manage the pig. Bidding started. Market price for a pig like this is sixty cents a pound. The Farmer said anything over ninety-nine cents is a good sale. I told Melissa she should bid if it doesnt go to a dollar a pound. But right away, the bidding got to a dollar. And the pig sold for $2.50 a pound. I get choked up writing this. The guy who bought the pig is a guy who buys a lot of cattle from the Farmer. The guy who bought the pig is a farmer himself. Hell eat the pork, for sure, but Im sure he bought the pig because he believes in 4H and the county fair and what it teaches kids. And he believes we are part of the community, too: me and my sons and the Farmer.

How to Cope with Rejection While Job Hunting

How to Cope with Rejection While Job Hunting It’s disheartening to receive rejection letters after sending out resume after resume. However, dealing with rejection is an inevitable part of job hunting. Don’t lose hope and treat each rejection as a learning opportunity. Here are some strategies and tips to help you cope with rejection. 1) Don’t take things personally Don’t take the rejections personally. There are many reasons why an employer reject your job application. Maybe they can’t afford the  salary you are asking for, or maybe another candidate has a better skill set than you do. There’s another job opportunity out there, so move on. 2) Share your disappointment privately It’s frustrating to be rejected, and one of the best ways to let out your frustration is through venting and sharing. This helps you get over it much quickly. It’s ok to share your feeling with close friends and family, but do not vent on social media. You’ll come off as unprofessional, and you never know who’s reading your tweets or posts. 3) Ask for constructive feedback Some employers may not offer you any feedback when you don’t get the job, but there is no harm in asking. Their feedback will let you know what you did wrong and allow you to improve in your future interviews. 4) Review your job search process Whether you receive any feedback from an employer or not, you should reflect on your experience. Review your process to see what you can do better. Take a look at the job description again. Are you missing some necessary skills? If you were the hiring manager, would you hire someone with your skill set? 5) Network with the interviewer Despite being rejected, thank the interviewer for giving you an opportunity. You may impress them by handling the rejection with maturity and class. Connect with them on social media such as LinkedIn. If they are impressed with you, they may recommend you to other people in their network. 6) Take a break If you’ve been looking for a job for quite some time without success, it may be a good idea to take a break to regroup. You don’t have to go on a vacation. It could be as simple as going offline for a day and head to the beach. This will clear your mind and give you the rejuvenation you need. 7) Move on Job hunting requires resilience and persistence. There are still many opportunities out there. Pick yourself back up and look for the next best opportunity. There more resumes you send out, the greater your chances of finding your dream job. Image Credit: Shutterstock

How to Deal With a Boss You Hate - CareerMetis.com

How to Deal With a Boss You Hate Do you have a problem with your boss? Well, you’re not alone in this!In fact, according to research in 2015, 50% of employees resigned from their jobs merely because they didn’t like their boss. That doesn’t mean you should also do the same, though!Source : elevatedtoday.comIt’s true that when you work for someone you dislike, it makes your life miserable. However, if you stop going to work, you’ll be the one to end up with unpaid bills and no food to eat. Therefore, all employees should deal with this situation sensibly and professionally.evalGetting a new job and a change in your work environment isn’t easy. However, we can provide you with a few pointers on how you can learn and work with a boss who gets on your nerves. 1. Zip It!It’s true that open communication and honesty are suitable for a healthy work environment. However, if you come across a superior who you don’t like very much, it’s better to speak less and work more.Even if you have the guts to stand up against someone who has more power than you, it’ll be a foolish act.I’m not demotivating you at all! It’s good to stand up for your rights, but when it has a connection with your career, you need to be more careful.The person giving you orders can make and even destroy your career. Play smartly!2. Visit a ConsultantThis tip may sound pretty dull to many of you, but believe me, it helps!With the help of a consultant, you’ll be able to share all your problems and relax.evalThey will also teach you a few exercises that’ll help you relax your minds and obtain piece every time you come home after a tiresome day at work. These sessions don’t take long and can help you get over your frustration.3. Look Yourself in the MirrorHave you tried looking at yourself in the mirror before going to work? Do you see a happy person?If not, most probably you aren’t satisfied with either where you work or what you do. If that’s the case, you’re going to hate everything about work, incl uding your boss.Source : clinicadentalmontane.comNot all leaders are bad! If they were that bad, then they wouldn’t be where they are today. If you are merely doing the job to feed your family and aren’t enjoying it, maybe you should try to apply somewhere else.evalTill then, I guess you’ll just have to tolerate whatever is happening at work. 4. Get to Know Your Boss BetterIf you are starting your career, let me tell you that you’ll come across many superiors who follow an authoritative style of leadership. So, they will consider work above all other factors.On the other hand, the chances are that your leader is so dedicated to doing his job and finishing off tasks that he hides his emotions to avoid getting distracted.Or, it’s also possible that your leader has a manager above him who is cruel and has instructed him to work like this.Source : cbs.dkThat doesn’t mean the fellow is brutal or mean himself. To find out the truth, you can have a few quick chats over coffee w ith your boss regularly. A simple greeting can also change how someone behaves with you.You never know, this trick may result in your favor. â€" Remember, when you understand someone better it becomes easier to work with them.5. Respect the Opportunity!Have you ever thought that the person you hate may be the one who either appointed you or hasn’t chosen to fire you yet? That’s probably because they might have seen something in you.You should be thankful for having a job. I’m sure listening to a cruel boss’s taunts are much more pleasing than sitting on your couch unemployed.Instead of looking for all the bad points about your senior, you should appreciate the fact that you are still working under this person. â€" Your mindset plays a vital role in making adjustments.6. Ride It OutevalHave you ever seen two political leaders from different countries reach an agreement even though they don’t like each other? If they can do it, why can’t you?Whenever you face your boss, be patient. It won’t last for long, but when you have no options, it’s better to just ride it out by becoming a diplomat. 7. Walk in Their ShoesI’m pretty sure if you spend a single day in their place, you’ll act the same way. Most of the time it isn’t even their fault. The pressure of work, managing a team and answering to superiors takes significant responsibility.Instead of making your judgments, follow their orders and learn as much as you can from them. You never know, a few years later you may become someone better all thanks to their cruelty, taunts and strict orders.8. Start Your Own BusinessAre you worried where you’ll get enough funds to start your own business? To be honest, obtaining funds is very hard, and I won’t advise you to fall into any debt trap!evalHowever, you can quickly start your e-commerce business with barely any investments.You can either create a website to feature your products or, you can use platforms like Amazon and eBay to sell your merc handise.Source : yourpresenceheals.comThe best part about running an online business is that you can advertise on social networks without spending a penny. Start your business and work on it during your free time.It will take time, but once you have a grip on it and have started making enough to fulfill your necessities, leave your job. Then you can focus on growing your business. Be your boss!Wrap UpYou can’t change how your boss is until someone else replaces him. However, you have control over your mindset, and you can change it to accept your fate.I know how unfortunate it is working for someone you can’t understand or like. But with the help of our tips, I’m pretty sure your boss will never see the hatred you have for him behind your smile.One thing that you should always know is that you still have a choice. Anxiety and depression are two very painful feelings that can destroy you both physically and mentally.If you’ve reached your bottom line of taking all the critici sm and negativity from your superiors, it’s time to move on. Look for another job or merely start something of your own.Thanks to technological development, starting your own business has become more accessible than ever. Sit back, and brainstorm all the options you have.

How to Communicate Difficult Stories on Your Resume

How to Communicate Difficult Stories on Your Resume Yesterday was my sons birthday. It is a tradition in our family to tell our kids the story of the day they were born each year on their birthday. And while Ive been telling my son this story for the past 13 years, it has always been somewhat sanitized. You see, my sons birth was particularly hairy and what seemed like a routine delivery quickly turned into an emergency. For awhile, the doctors didnt know if he would survive the birth. So every year Ive pretty much glossed over this part of the story, thinking it would be too scary for him to hear. But this year, I decided he was ready to hear the whole story.I encourage my clients to tell me authentic stories about their work experiences so I can craft a strong resume for them. Frequently, they shy away from telling stories   about disastrous departments, sluggish sales, failed projects, or difficult relationships because they think their story has to be sanitized in order to be acceptable to a hiring manager. But I disagree. Job see kers can show their ability to influence positive outcomes, even when the deck is stacked against them and business conditions are exceptionally challenging. Here are some examples of such situations and how information can be presented in a positive way under challenging circumstances.Selling in a challenging marketSecured sales meetings with 80% of target audience; successfully introduced products and services despite inherent obstacles including saturated and shrinking market.Providing leadership in environments plagued with infightingSuccessfully broke down business silos and improved information sharing across cross- functional teams by creating an open and transparent work environment to foster collaboration.Salvaging a damaged client relationshipReversed strained client relationship that was damaged due to a previous producer’s missed deadline by quickly mobilizing team resources to shave close to 75% off the normal project completion time.Preparing for a failed companys cl osingDeveloped a liquidation strategy that maximized profit margin from inventory and kept vendors and staff engaged until final closing.Managing poor performersReversed performance issues for a struggling employee who went on to become the division’s #1 account executive and ranked in the top-ten firm-wide.What are your harrowing work stories and what positive outcomes can be drawn from them?On the day my son was born, during labor the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. Oxygen wasnt going to his brain. The doctors performed an emergency C-section and time was so critical that they had to start the procedure before the anesthesia kicked in. And while I dont love remembering that part of the story, I certainly do love the end result which was a healthy baby. Happy 14th birthday to my positive outcome, Darius!

Writing a Small Business Owner Resume

Writing a Small Business Owner ResumeMany small business owners like to keep their resumes simple and straight to the point. However, it is important that you use as much detail as possible on your resume so that you stand out from the crowd. Below are some tips to get you started when writing a small business owner resume.People want to know how you will benefit them with your small business owner resume. Most people are not going to hire you unless they see you can do a job that they need done. This is true for any employee so don't be afraid to use your qualifications. Use your skills and your qualifications. While this may sound like it is really basic stuff, your potential employer knows that you can do anything they need to be done.Also, write in your own strengths so that you are writing about your own talents. Most people who are hired for a position usually have a different idea of what they are going to be doing. Be upfront about your actual employment history and what your past employment record shows.An excellent way to write a resume is to use a template. These templates make it easier to create a resume that meets the needs of a company instead of you trying to figure out what the company needs. The templates include the points that are important to the company.It is important to include all of the information necessary but don't get too busy with the information. For example, you may be tempted to include information that doesn't really matter, like when you graduated high school or when you were admitted to college. Your best choice is to focus on what is most important to the company.You want to write your business owner resume without including an extensive amount of information. This will make you look like you have lots of experience but in reality, you don't. You should only be focusing on your qualifications and where you would fit in. Don't try to sell yourself because it is always better to show what you are good at and who you are on pa per than to try to convince them of your capabilities with your skills and qualifications.The next tip is to be honest about your employment history. Don't exaggerate or lie on your small business owner resume. People do that all the time so you want to avoid this mistake. Be honest now.Use these tips to write a small business owner resume and it will help to get you started on your road to success. Start writing your future and be the best business owner you can be. It is up to you to make this dream a reality.