All growing businesses reach a point where manually tracking prospects and customers with spreadsheets and random notes in different places becomes overwhelming and inefficient. As you’re here, I’m guessing you’ve recognized that it might be time to invest in a CRM. Likely, your business is going strong, and you’ve set up key processes and software,…
Starting up a business — piece of cake. Keeping it going past the first year … not so much. If you‘re like me, you’re an entrepreneurial spirit who wishes to have her cake (business) and eat it too (turn a healthy profit). Unfortunately, it’s not always smooth sailing. The small business owners I’ve seen succeed…
Like most people, my first real experience with AI was when ChatGPT was launched in 2022. At first, I was simply amazed by the wealth of knowledge it could provide. However, I soon realized that the true power of AI for entrepreneurs wasn’t in accessing information but in how its capabilities could be applied across…
Social Entrepreneurship: What It Is and Why Everyone’s Talking About It Entrepreneurs used to be enterprising, savvy founders who started businesses for one reason and one reason only: to make money. But times have changed, and the emergence of social entrepreneurship has shifted several founders’ motivations from profit margins to social responsibility. In this post,…
Starting a small business has never been easier. Whether you’re looking to break free from traditional employment or simply want to supplement the salary from your day job, there are countless business opportunities to turn your passion or skills into profitable ventures. In this post, I’m sharing 30 business ideas across various industries, grouped into…
If there’s one common element to every successful sales journey I’ve witnessed, it’s determination — and sales motivational quotes play a remarkable role in fueling that. When heading content for a sales training SaaS company, I spent a ton of time understanding what motivated sales reps and account executives. I sat through calls, shadowed reps…
I’ve always been fascinated by the power of sales and how it can make or break a business. When managing content for a leading sales training company, I used the opportunity to learn everything I could about the sales world. I spoke to leaders and reps firsthand, enquiring about their vision, challenges, struggles, compensation, sales…
Entrepreneurship is starry-eyed daydream material for a lot of us. The thought of being your own boss, pursuing your passion, and making money as a result is as attractive a prospect as any — and in the digital age, it‘s as accessible as it’s ever been. The Internet has democratized entrepreneurship, offering streamlined avenues for…
Over on Trends, our community members have front-row seats to predictions and analysis on future business opportunities. But how does the Trends team consistently discover emerging ideas? Spoiler: Our analysts aren’t psychics — they’re skilled researchers implementing a tried-and-tested formula. “We do not predict the future,” says Trends analyst Ethan Brooks. “We find surprising opportunities…
Over the past year, I’ve learned about many use cases for AI across sales and marketing. But, one use case I haven’t seen talked about as much is AI pricing models. AI is already a useful solution for many sales processes, from automating manual tasks to uncovering personal data. So why not apply AI’s data-driven…