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Become a Brand Renegade

Leading Blog

Create a mission statement that goes beyond the basics. Instead of “here’s who we are and what we do,” our mission statement speaks to the brand identity we’re cultivating. He is a frequent speaker to a variety of audiences and has been featured in Entrepreneur, GQ, Billboard , and on CNBC, A&E, and more.

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Five Productivity Mistakes for Entrepreneurs to Avoid

Strategy Driven

Most entrepreneurs are led to believe that successful business models prosper quickly and easily. Too many entrepreneurs may be focusing too much on their hopes and dreams of success rather than maintaining daily best practices to stay productive and healthy.

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The Things Every New Business Needs To Succeed

Strategy Driven

Every entrepreneur starts off with a dream and a passion for what they want to do. Developing Your Company’s Mission Statement & Values. Companies need to have a clear mission and vision to guide them while they’re growing. However, a lot of people fail to turn their dreams into a reality.

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Have You Got What it Takes to be a Successful Entrepreneur?

Strategy Driven

Being a successful entrepreneur is more than being good with figures, it requires you to sometimes dig deep and challenge the status quo. Here are some key traits that successful entrepreneurs share, have you personally got what it takes? This is perhaps the most influential trait of successful entrepreneurs. Work Ethic.

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075: Conquer the Entrepreneur’s Kryptonite: Simple Strategic Planning | with James Woosley

Engaging Leader

The kryptonite that threatens to kill the dreams of every entrepreneur is strategic planning. The post 075: Conquer the Entrepreneur’s Kryptonite: Simple Strategic Planning | with James Woosley appeared first on Engaging Leader. The kryptonite that threatens to kill the dreams of every entrepreneur is strategic planning.

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Preview Thursday: Culture Wins

Lead Change Blog

Giant post-it notes and company-wide brainstorming sessions may not be your kind of crazy for writing a mission statement, but it worked for us. William Vanderbloemen is an entrepreneur, pastor, speaker, author, and CEO/Founder of Vanderbloemen Search Group (VSG), an executive search firm that helps organizations find their key staff.

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Brand Identity: 5 Basic Steps You Need to Cover

Strategy Driven

Trust: Does insert-item support our mission statement and build trust with our target audience? In fact, if companies become too reckless, they can end up making a bad business deal as Entrepreneur points out Netflix did in 2011. Keep Your Mission Statement and Vision. The reason?

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