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Like With Tim Tebow, Customers Only Care About Your Results

Filed under Business/Entrepreneurship by Eric J. Nisall on January 6, 2012 at 6:29 am {2 comments}

If you haven’t heard of him, Tim Tebow is the Denver Broncos “quarterback” (sorry, I just had to do it!) who is being called the most polarizing figure in all of sports. He is a devout Christian, virgin, missionary, leader, spokesman, exceptional athlete, champion, and author. He’s even the progenitor of the worldwide phenomenon known as Tebowing. But, for everything good he does and says off the field, he leaves much to be desired on the field. What does this all have to do with the business world? Everything!

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Starting A Business The Right Way

Filed under Business/Entrepreneurship by Eric J. Nisall on October 31, 2011 at 6:43 am {18 comments}

DollarVersity-Starting your own business Take your time and do it correctly

It is perhaps the true “American Dream”: to leave your job working for someone else and start your own business. The idea is that not only do you have more control–over your time commitment, pay, the types of customers you deal with–but it also enables people to engage in an activity they actually have a passion for. However, just having that passion is not enough to make a venture successful. It takes thorough planning, researching all of the available resources, and a major time investment. The following is an outline describing several key steps that need to be considered when making the leap from employee to employer (in no particular order of importance since they are all important). The planning stage is perhaps the most important of the entire process, as these decisions will affect everything that follows.

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Become A Better Businessperson by Emulating These 3 Traits Derek Jeter Exemplifies

Filed under Business/Entrepreneurship by Eric J. Nisall on July 10, 2011 at 6:50 pm {no comments}

Why am I writing about Derek Jeter on this blog? Is it because I am a lifelong Yankees fan? Is it because he just made history by joining the coveted 3,000 hit club, becoming the first and only Yankee to do so? Is it simply because I like to talk anything about sports? The answers are: yes, yes, and yes. However, there is more; this is a once in a generation athlete we are talking about, one who transcends the sport he plays, and sports in general like no other. The things he does on the baseball diamond, the things he does off of the diamond, and especially the things he doesn’t do off of the diamond have endeared him to millions not just as a baseball icon, but as a great leader and more importantly person, period. Anyone looking to become a better businessperson can definitely learn a few things from Derek Jeter and would be wise to emulate these 4 traits:

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Fact of Life (And Business): You Get What You Pay For

Filed under Business/Entrepreneurship, Personal Finance by Eric J. Nisall on July 5, 2011 at 7:30 am {no comments}

DollarVersity - Fact of Life You Get What You Pay For

The above title says it all. No matter how you try to justify or spin it, it’s quite simple: in life, you do get what you pay for. No matter what you are talking about, products or services: in life, you get what you pay for. No matter if it’s in business or in your personal life: in life, you get what you pay for. And, for all intents and purposes, if you don’t pay anything: in life, you get what you pay for, so when you don’t pay you shouldn’t expect much at all.

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