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The flow of events that one typically navigates through when looking to start a business is known by heart to the experienced entrepreneur, but to someone new to the game it can often seem quite confusing and overwhelming. To help clear things up, I wanted to share with you an excellent infographic that depicts the process flow one will want to follow when trying to take a idea and turn it into a full blown functioning business. Click the image below for the complete infographic:

The general process involved with staring your own business might be familiar to some, but even with that being so  it’s nice to get a reminder from time to time.  I’m a visual learner myself, which makes something like this a excellent resource.  Hope it helps to put things in perspective for you as well.



Source: HackFwd

Gary Vaynerchuk is an interesting recent high-profile entrepreneur.  Some people seem to love him while others find is in your face personality to be a little too intense.  Either way though, it doesn’t change the fact that Gary is a successful entrepreneur by any standard who was able to turn his parent’s small wine business into a multimillion dollar per year business.


As I discussed here a few weeks ago (The Entrepreneur Spotlight: Gary Vaynerchuk), Gary has since gone onto publish a book and become a motivational speaker for hopeful future entrepreneurs.  In the interview below, Vaynerchuk offers some good advice to anyone looking to start their own business and provides some insight into what he feels helped to make him such a success.

Remember to take a moment to leave a comment before you go.  Thanks and have a great weekend!


Source: TPE

Almost all the entrepreneurs I’ve talked to have told me the same thing, which is you can’t go it alone forever.  Many entrepreneurs often launch a start-up business with no official team to leverage for support.  This can work initially, but it can also quickly become a huge negative as your company begins to mature and grow in popularity.  The importance of team building should never be underestimated.  The sooner you start putting together a solid team of people, the better off you’ll be going forward.  Here now is an excellent quick video on the importance of team building, and how it can make a difference for your business. 


Take a look at this 5 minute video:

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I would also like to take a moment to throw in my two cents here as well.  You’ll want to make sure that the team you build isn’t too large.  A small team can be just as effective as a large one.  The important thing is finding the people that fit and hiring based on the amount of actual work that needs to be done.  Remember that team building is a great way to overcome your weaknesses.

No matter what type of blog or business you run online, trust from your readers is crucial in order to maintain growth and have long-term success.  Last week, I wrote a post (Be Your Own Boss) about the importance of having side projects in your daily life, and the huge payoff you can get back by investing a few hours a week in a side business.  This week I wanted to take it one step further and give everyone some key steps in building your side business up once you have the groundwork setup. More »