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A Blockbuster Retail Franchisee Reveals Why The Chain Was Built to Fail
The following is adapted from the book "Built to Fail: The Inside Story of Blockbuster’s Inevitable Bust." Blockbuster was built by one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history, Wayne Huizenga. Before turning it into...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Small Business Failure Statistics Don’t Tell the Whole Story (Episode 234)
On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses the deeper meaning behind small business failure statistics — and what you should do to make sure you don't become a part of those numbers. According to data from...
7 Ways To Bounce Back From Your Biggest Setback
Everyone grapples with setbacks and obstacles on the path to success. Sometimes, a breakdown can lead you to a significant breakthrough. Here’s how seven successful entrepreneurs and members of The Oracles overcame a setback to fast-track their...
How Entrepreneurs Can Overcome the Fear of Failing
Fear comes in many shapes and sizes. It can affect all areas of our lives, including business; and one of the most common business fears is failing. In fact, Statista reports that as many as...
How to Create a Culture of Learning Within Your Startup
Too often, learning is neglected in favor of productivity at startup companies. While it may be easy to get caught up in the day-to-day process of getting things done during the early days, creating a...
3 Ways Leaders Can Make an Authentic Impact on Social Media
It’s not uncommon for CEOs to create personal social media accounts on platforms like Twitter and Instagram. What is fairly common is attempting to figure out what to do next. It wasn’t that long ago...
4 Ways to Take Your Passion Project to the Next Level
What does success mean to you? Sitting down and honestly thinking about the answer to this question will help you know when it’s time to take your side hustle or freelance project to the next...
Top 5 Reasons Why Startups Fail (and How You Can Avoid the Same Mistakes)
It goes without saying that every entrepreneur wants their startup to succeed. While starting a business, your passion and drive is often the easy part, while trying to keep your business afloat and heading in...
Athlete Turned Entrepreneur: Shawne Merriman Sheds Light on Lights Out Brand
If you're a fan of NFL football like myself, then Shawne Merriman needs no introduction: a former three-time All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowl linebacker for the (then) San Diego Chargers. What you may not know,...
The Power of a Can-Do Attitude: Why Smart CEOs Always Say Yes
If you want to disrupt your industry, you need to adopt a mentality that distinguishes you from other leaders. When everyone else is saying no, you should always say yes. “Yes” seems like an innocuous...
Zero to Half a Million: Year One Lessons in Entrepreneurship
In 2017, I shared a lot of thoughts, ideas and tactics for successful content marketing. But, that entire time, I was also experiencing my first year of entrepreneurship. In December of 2016, I launched my content...
Your Business May Have Failed, But You Can Still Prevail
Upper Street was a dream for any entrepreneur. The bespoke shoe label, started in 2010 by Julia Elliott Brown and her sister Katy Chandler, allowed customers to design their own shoes online using 3-D technology...
8 Fears All New Entrepreneurs Must Understand and Overcome
Are you familiar with the story of Zeno of Cyprus? Here’s a quick synopsis: a merchant named Zeno lost his wealth when his boat shipwrecked. Shortly after this incident, he took an interest in philosophy,...
Success After Failure: How These 5 Entrepreneurs Bounced Back
Any successful person will tell you about a life-defining or breakdown moment of failure from their past that was responsible for making them who they are today. These entrepreneurs and members of The Oracles share their black...
Test, Measure, Grow: The Critical Process You Need to Improve Your Content Marketing Strategy
I get a lot of questions about content measurement and analysis. If you’re going to spend time and money on content marketing, then you want to understand how well it’s working and if it’s worth the...
Lessons From Amazon to Apply to an On-Demand Economy Business
About two years ago, I made the decision to move from the CEO of a $100 million plus public company to work full-time for a new company I founded and funded that had revenue of...