5 Characteristics of Successful Startups

Successful startups are few and far between. Approximately only one in ten go on to enjoy success, while the rest are laid by the wayside. While there is no shortcut to success, there are certain key characteristics that successful startups share. Learning from and adapting these characteristics wil...
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Breaking the Usual

Change can be frightening, whether it’s a dramatic change or a little change. We as humans are so used to doing the same thing, every day, every week and every year. We experience different types of changes every single day. Whether that is moving schools or just changing your style for a day....
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How to Build Excellent Customer Relationships

The customer is king, we’ve all heard that. Customers now rank trust and transparency just as highly as product quality. Purchasing decisions are often based on how authentic and trustworthy a business is perceived as being. Treat customers like pawns, and they will take their business elsewhere. ...
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Mentorship

Mentorship isn’t a new concept. From Socrates and Plato to Freud and Jung, the mentor-protege relationship has existed for a long time. In fact, ‘Mentor’ was actually a character in The Odyssey who imparted knowledge and wisdom to his young charge. Research has repeatedly shown that people wit...
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How to Network Effectively

‘It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.’ Or more accurately, it’s who knows you. The age old aphorism underscores the value that a well-established network can have on your success. Networking events are a commonplace and many would say, essential part of business life. Successfully ne...
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Avoiding Avoidance

Entrepreneurship is a unique endeavour. Success is often uncertain. The entrepreneurial journey can be unpredictable and requires flexibility, a certain amount of risk-taking and a good amount of proactiveness. The entrepreneurial process is one that requires getting outside one’s comfort zone, as...
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