Grow America™ Executives Elected to Leadership Roles in Crowdfunding Professional Associations

Grow America’s Berkeley Geddes and Richard Swart Assume Roles in Crowdfunding Global Professional Association (CfPA) and Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CfIRA) Grow America, Inc. (www.growam.com), a national company with a mission to support, encourage and strengthen entrepreneurs in local economies, today announced the appointment of two of its leaders, Berkeley Geddes, CEO of Grow America [...]

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The Business Igniter: Igniting Your Business

Step One: Flint & Steel (Network) To ignite anything you must first have a spark, and to create a spark (in the more literal sense) you must have flint & steel.  In the world of business, flint & steel are you, and those you network with.  It doesn’t really matter who the flint is, and [...]

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The Business Igniter: S.T.O.R.M. (The Final Chapter)

It is time for the final installment in our series on S.T.O.R.M. – a method of building your own personal Storm of Success by doing the following: Stop Take Inventory Organize Reflect Move It In last week’s post I wrote about the fourth step of S.T.O.R.M. which is to REFLECT.  Today I will address the [...]

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The Business Igniter: S.T.O.R.M. (Part III)

This week we continue our series on S.T.O.R.M. – a method of building your own personal Storm of Success by doing the following: Stop Take Inventory Organize Reflect Move It In last week’s post I wrote about the second step of S.T.O.R.M. which is to TAKE INVENTORY.  Today I will address the next step which [...]

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The Business Igniter: Taking the World by S.T.O.R.M. (Part I)

Few things in this world have the raw power & energy of a storm.  You can take the world by storm if you will focus your power and energy in the direction of your goals and dreams.  For you to take the world, and your goals, by S.T.O.R.M. may I suggest you follow these five [...]

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The Business Igniter: Relationship Building

There’s Networking, and then there’s Relationship Building. They both have their place in business to be sure.  But, what is the difference?  In business most Relationship Building starts with Networking.  Networking is certainly critical, as it is the initial contact, the handshake, the exchange of names, business cards, and hopefully enough interaction that the seeds [...]

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The Business Igniter: When You Assume…

We all know the saying that begins, “When you assume…” so I won’t finish it in this post.  Let me just say that when it comes to marketing and sales it is most often true.  I am confident you have a valuable product or service.  If you didn’t you wouldn’t put your heart and soul [...]

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The Business Igniter: The Shortest Distance…

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.  We all know that.  But did you know that  “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people?” (Victor Borge, 1909-2000) There is tremendous power in laughter.  Human Beings are so-wired that we need to have fun and laugh and smile. In fact, we are hard-wired [...]

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The Business Igniter: Personal Success Precedes Business Success

I was talking to a prospective coaching client the other day. As I was explaining the emphasis we place on balance and personal success in our coaching programs he interjected and made an interesting comment. He said to me, “Kip, I know I have some things I need to improve on personally, but for right [...]

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