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Flying High: Hughes’ Success Factors
Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Hughes never knew what it was like to be anything but rich. But, it was the degree of his wealth that would drastically change over time. From inheriting $1 million to becoming North America’s first billionaire, Hughes would prove to be one of the greatest and most-talked about entrepreneurs of the 20th century. His significant feats were a result of the following factors:
Lesson #5: Stay Focused
“I am a very focused person,” says Combs. “Right now I'm in a real, real strong creative zone. You know, musically I'm in that zone. Fashion, designer-wise, I'm in that zone. I'm in a zone right now. I'm like Jordan in the fourth right now, ladies and gentlemen.” Between all his business ventures, court battles, marathon runs and his family, if it weren’t for Combs’ ability to focus on one important thing at a time, he would have succumbed to the pressure long ago.

Sweetening The Deal: Hershey Tries Chocolate
Back at home in Lancaster, Hershey had no capital to start another business, but he still had the vision and the determination. He managed to convince a former employee, Harry Lebkicher, to back his venture financially. Soon thereafter, his mother’s family also came on board. This support allowed Hershey to begin experimenting once again. In a short time, Hershey had perfected a recipe he called ‘Hershey’s Crystal A’, a caramel candy made with the secret weapon he had learned of in Denver: fresh milk.

Lesson #2: Don’t Take The Shortcut
“There are no shortcuts,” says Cuban. “Everyone tells you how they are going to be ‘special,’ but few do the work to get there. Do the work.”
The Dark Horse of Success: Cowell Becomes a Hit
Now that Cowell had started his company, he needed to find an artist that would help take it to the top. That was when he met Sinitta, an aspiring pop singer, who Cowell immediately both asked out on a date and signed a contract with. In little time, her single “So Macho” had become a smash hit in the UK. At the same time, Cowell struck up a friendship with successful producer Peter Waterman and, in his own words, “followed him around like a dog,” in order to learn as much as he could about the industry.

A Mighty Mother: Babies Fall In Love With Baby Einstein
“The first Baby Einstein video took off because it was a completely new concept,” says Aigner-Clark. “It was an entirely new idea. No one else had videos for babies.”

Lesson #4: The Name of the Game is Profit or Perish
In Subway’s early days, DeLuca maintained a close watch over all of his expenses, making sure that they were always kept to a minimum. He also made sure that he never ran out of money; he knew that a cash flow crisis was one of the top reasons why businesses failed. He was personally in charge of opening Subway’s first nine stores. But as Subway’s franchises began to multiply and its revenues soar, DeLuca came into a different kind of crisis, one that he had not been ready for.

Lesson #5: Never Lose Sight of Your Fans
Reflecting on his tremendous success of the decades, Steinbrenner says, “It's an incredible achievement, particularly when I remember that when I bought the Yankees, we had trouble drawing 1 million to the stadium. We have the greatest fans in the world.”
Good Choices
Brandon Silveria tells his story in a pamphlet published by the Century Council (1310 G Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20005-3000 [202/637-0077] www.centurycouncil.org). He says, “My life before: I had a job, a car, a girlfriend…and after: one bad decision.
How to Buy Domain Names Like a Pro: 10 Tips from the Founder of PhoneTag.com
I have used my success and failure in buying domains to create a step-by-step process that should help secure the domain you want…
Anatomy of a Million Dollar Producer
Do you have salespeople that aren't profitable, don't contribute enough to overhead, won't change what they're doing and simply aren't benefiting the company?

Owning Your Career
When it comes to career progression, you have to own your own career development and progression. This article gives practical advise on taking charge of your career.

Does Video Marketing really produce results for free?
If you want to know the answer to the question if anyone is making money from free videos, the answer is absolutely yes! Personally, some of my best traffic and quality leads have come from video marketing. It is the one to one contact with the person through the camera is the key to this success.

Factoring Can Provide Funds for Businesses in a Cash Flow Crunch
The process of factoring, or selling off accounts receivables, can be a valuable lifeline when companies hit a cash flow crunch. Find the right partner by seeking out a funding firm that deals with exactly your specifications. How does factoring work and what should you ask before getting involved?
Demographic Profile of an Average American Millionaire
Bullet points from the book "The Millionaire Next Door" by Thomas J. Stanley.

10 ways to get business when bootstrapping
When bootstrapping a business - resources are usually limited. So here's a 10-point guide on stuff that's worked for me, and might just work for you as well.
Starting a Business - Brick and Mortar Franchise Or Internet Opportunity
So you would like to start your own business, but not quite sure where to start. Do you want to buy into a small business Franchise, or start an Online Business? I have been there done that and this is what I learned.
Are You In?
When fear is high, people need leaders to lead. They need to 'talk to' and 'touch' their leaders more often than usual. They need that calming effect that the presence of a committed leader brings to an uncertain environment. So, as a leader, what can you do when the task is BIG, you are as scared as the rest?

Entrepreneurs Suffer Success Allergy
Entrepreneurs success allergy? How can that be? Success is a concept, not something you eat, drink, wear or come into a physical contact with. Even so, it does appear that a large number of entrepreneurs just may be allergic to success. Perhaps, not in the sense that you have a physical presentation like a rash, stuffy nose, watery eyes, swelling or inflammation when you come in contact with success. An allergic reaction to success is much more subtle.

What do I need to grow my business?
There are now over 1 million self-employed women in the UK, and whilst over 70% own their own businesses, less than 20% of those have employees. Some might argue that women don’t want to grow big businesses, but it’s not true for many female entrepreneurs today. So what will encourage women to grow their businesses to a size that contributes to the economy by providing jobs for others? Read this article to find out more....
Five Myths that Slow Down Sales and How to Avoid Them
Time is money, yeah, yeah, we’ve heard that before. But if time really is money, why do so many professionals squander it chasing anyone with a pulse, including their most horrible prospects? Because they still embrace one of the Five Myths of selling, common mistakes that drain profit and energy from a sales organization. Read on…

Finding Funding
These days, not everyone starting a business needs funding, but if you do, you’ll need to think about the options open to you. Helen Dowling from Exceptional Thinking takes you through the paths available.
How to earn 1 million dollars using currency trading
How to earn 1 million dollar? If you have one thousand dollars, with 100% return every month, theoretically within 1 year you would achieve 1 million dollars. Fantasy or can this be achieved?

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AfriCap Microfinance Fund Attracts Notable Investors Including Nordic MicroCap, BlueOrchard and Gray Ghost, Raises Capital to $50m
AfriCap Microfinance Fund, established in 2001 as the first African private equity fund dedicated to the microfinance industry, has closed a second round of investment, raising its capital from USD 14 million (Sh 910 million) to USD 50 million (Sh 3.25 billion).
What Is Leadership - What Is Management?
Two absolutely necessary things needed for the survival of any organization are leadership and management. Roles described in a million ways, in a million places. But what's the difference - and, why are both important, in their own way?
Earning Money On eBay - 3 Important Tips
eBay is probably one of the most successful online auction houses on the internet today. And why wouldn't it be? Take a look at some of the numbers. One of the most important numbers is the amount of people who have an eBay profile, 242 Million plus the 5 million shoppers that visit each day. When you really stop and think about it, that is a lot of people that you could be marketing your product or services to. Every day there are trades to the tune of $141 Million dollars. Wouldn't you like part of that large amount of money to be in your checking count? Sure you would.
Consider an Internet Marketing Business Plan as the U.S. Unemployment Rate Remains High
If you step back and look at the overall unemployment picture, the numbers aren't quite so good. There are still 15.4 million Americans looking for work. There are another 11.5 million who are underemployed - those employed but making less than before they were laid off.

They Keep Saying The Rich Don't Pay Their Fair Share
These are facts: the top one percent of wage earners in America carry a full 40% of the tax burden. That's only about 1.4 million of us, carrying 40% of the load for the other approximately 300 million. And if the tax rates go back to pre-2001 levels, those 1.4 million who have all that money to invest (and with which to employ vast numbers of other wage earners) will certainly keep that money in their pockets... and that means it'll be sheltered from taxation.

Joint Venture Equity
Since institutional equity providers prefer larger deals, developers looking for $3 million in equity, for example, have a hard time getting their attention. But if an organization has the capacity to do seven deals a year, for instance, then the amount of equity inches up in the aggregate of $20 million to $30 million over 12 months, and it hits the threshold where it makes sense.
Internet Marketing is Popular and Inexpensive Way to Market Your Business
Do you want to hear my answer to why Internet Marketing is so popular? It’s simple, really – 250 million. You’re probably thinking – what the heck?! Ok, ok, let me explain – 250 million is approximately the number of Internet users in North America, according to Word Internet Usage Statistics website. But really, it gets better and my answer now is 750 million. Because you know, the average time spent on browsing Internet each day is 3 hours per person.
GLOBAL TRENDS OF ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF MIGRATION-Impacts on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Human movement before the establishment of political boundaries or within one state, is termed migration. There are many reasons why people might choose to emigrate. Emigration is the act of leaving one's native country or region to settle in another. It is the same as immigration but from the perspective of the country of origin. According to the International Organization for Migration there are more than 200 million migrants around the world today. Europe hosted the largest number of immigrants, with 70.6 million people in 2005, the latest year for which figures are available. North America, with over 45.1 million immigrants, is second, followed by Asia, which hosts nearly 25.3 million.

Legal Marketing: Location is important
Social Media is not going away. In the past year alone, the number of companies using social media – your clients – has increased to 65 percent. Over 550 million people are using Facebook. There are over 100 million company pages on Facebook now and over a million company profiles on LinkedIn. Could one of those companies be your next client? LinkedIn has 85+ million users. A new member joins every second. Are they your next client?
2 Parts of a Facebook Marketing Strategy for Your Business
You know that Facebook has been all the rage for quite a while now! A lot of people are creating content, interacting in social space (commenting, contributing, etc). Indeed, Facebook now has over 500 million active users. If you're in business online or brick and mortar, those numbers probably have you drooling right now. Just think - 500 million users all gathered in one place. And best of all, they tend to be organized according to their interests (i.e., by niche). What good is that to you? Well, if you don't know, we really need get you some sales and marketing training! Which brings us to the million-dollar question: How do you tap into this pool of prospects for maximum profits
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