I have spent quite a few years training people on how to sell and build a client base. All of the successful people that I know have built a client base through their excellent commitment to their customers and this has allowed them to achieve the subuy cialisccess most new …

As a young entrepreneur, one of your biggest challenges is likely to be establishing yourself as a legitimate member of the business community – and that means having all the hallmarks of a consummate professional in your industry, including a set of memorable business cards. Business cards can go a long way toward enhancing …

Zack Perdue is a developer for CHOSEN. A start-up web development company that I help build from nothing that is going places (I’m bragging). I had to share this Chat Zack sent me with YGG because it is hilarious and inspiring. Check it out.

Zack-
One night I was working on an application written in php. After writing a few lines of code, I went to test it out and got some errors. I wasn’t sure why, so I then proceeded to check my phpinfo. I was running php version 4.2, which of course does not support some features I’m trying to take advantage of. I found out that in order for these features to work, I would have to be running at least php 5.0.

Ok, cool I know what my problem is and that it will be fixed soon, or so I thought. At this point im feeling good about having my server upgraded soon, so I go to contact my servers live support line, mind you it is kind of late, but that’s the nature of a programmer.
Here is where it gets interesting. The support technician opens the chat with his default welcome message - I assure you this is the beauty of customer service.

There’s no doubt about it; starting your own business isn’t always as glamorous as many people would like to believe. In fact, for first time entrepreneurs, there are few things as daunting and stressful as putting your immediate financial future on the line to follow a dream. While there are no absolute guarantees of success when beginning any business venture, there are a few things the new business owner can do to troubleshoot and maintain their sanity when everything seems to be going wrong.

1. Be able to admit when a strategy just isn’t working.
All too often we tend to stick to a strategy that simply isn’t cutting it. When you’ve devoted a great deal of time and effort to devising a particular approach, it’s difficult to divorce yourself from it.

When the numbers just aren’t adding up, realize where your weak point lies. Be honest with yourself. Is it your marketing strategy? Are you disorganized? Do people even want the service you’re trying to sell them? If they don’t, how do you convince them otherwise?

Re-evaluating your course early on will save you bundles in the future. You’re not the only one who makes these mistakes. We’ve all seen examples of Fortune 500 executives making multi-million dollar blunders. Move ahead knowing you can do better in the future.