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How to Deal with Loneliness as a Solopreneur
It probably sounds like the best life in the world: being able to run a 6-figure business from your kitchen, in your pajamas, knowing you CAN have a glass of wine at 3 pm if you damn well feel like it,...
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Okay, so you’re sitting in your cubicle dreaming about that day when you’ll finally tell your job to “stick it!” and head on out for an entrepreneurial journey of a lifetime, when all of a sudden it...
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Why You Should Never, Ever, EVER Discount Your Professional Services
It used to be that when my business got a little slow and I had fewer clients, I would offer some sort of discount to encourage people to get their projects started. Sometimes it worked really well,...
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If You Have a Service-Based Business, You Should Definitely Try This!
A service business is easy to launch. There are no startup costs, and there’s nothing to manufacture. All you need is to sell your skills to people who are willing to buy. Sounds easy, right? The...
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My Disastrous First Year Business Plan
It was 2010, and I was at the tail end of my career as an academic administrator. At the ripe old age of 31 it felt a little strange to be ending one career and starting a new one. But my heart was set...
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Why Investment in Your Business = Investment in Yourself
Are you guilty of refusing to spend money on your business? Convinced you can do it all with “free” advice and strategy you find on the internet? Quit Hoarding Your Cash. The thing that almost every...
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When NOT to Write a Business Plan
If you know me at all, you know I’m a huge proponent of business planning (well, life planning too). I believe that even if you don’t follow or completely implement your plan, that just the process of...
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Writing a Business Plan? STOP: Read This First
There’s a misconception that the first thing you should do after you decide to start a business is to write a business plan. In my last post, I talked about why that’s not always true. Let’s get into...
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Why Your Business Plan MUST Describe Your Ideal Customer
Marketers, business coaches and lots of other experts (including me) talk ad infinitum about how you need to know who your Ideal Customer is in order to run a scalable and efficient business that makes...
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Here’s Why You Have to Do all that Market Research for Your Business Plan
Yeah I know, research is tedious. Annoying. Time-consuming. You might think it’s only important for the bank. If you’ve sat down recently to try and complete a business plan, you’re probably thinking...
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Even Business Plans are Bigger in Texas
Let me get real with you for a minute. I’ve a confession to make. I think I’ve been letting you down. I write a lot about the practical stuff of business planning. The research, the money, the hiring....
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5 Essential Tools to Grow Your Business in 2016
2016 is almost upon us. And I don’t know about you but I can’t wait. It’s been a difficult year in many ways, but I’ve also made an incredible shift in the way I think about my company, my life, and...
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This ONE Thing Can Change Your Whole Business Game in 2016.
I want you to go back in your mind to January of this year. Yes, I know it’s hard – that seems like so long ago, doesn’t it? What were your plans for your business? What goals did you set? Take a...
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[FREE TRAINING] The Simple 2-Step Process to Growing Your Business Like a...
As the December holidays quickly approach, you might be thinking about your business plans for 2016. What are your big business goals? What didn’t you get to this year, that you want to make sure you...
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Be the Change
It’s over, folks. 2015, that is. Was it the year you wanted it to be? Whether it was, or it wasn’t, I want you to say goodbye to this year with hope. With excitement and possibility. With the belief...
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How Your Business Plan affects Your Personal Finances
It’s still very early in the year, and I’m excitedly working on my 2016 business plan, thinking about everything I’d like to accomplish in my business this year. My first priority is determining how to...
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How to Set Business Goals that Match Your Lifestyle
Last week I touched on some of the ways that your business plan matters to your personal financial situation – as well as your lifestyle, and ultimately your happiness in your entrepreneurial journey....
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Personal Financial Planning for Entrepreneurs: A New @RenegadePlanner Blog...
Today I’m sharing a little VIDEO! In which I explain why I’m doing a series specifically on personal financial planning for entrepreneurs, and what you can expect out of the series. Check it out: You...
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How to Create a Budget for Your New Business
I hear this lament all. The. Time: “I just don’t “get” the financial part of my business!” This is a big problem. A problem you better overcome if you plan to enjoy any degree of success in your...
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How to Avoid Cash Flow Crunches that Swallow Your Personal Income
Alright folks it’s time for the first post in my Personal Financial Planning for Entrepreneurs blog series. I’ll keep writing as long as I have questions to answer, so leave a comment with the ONE...
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