Work Life Balance – Caught Between Work and Your Personal Life

It’s true, the entrepreneurial hustle can be all consuming. As an entrepreneur, I understand the excruciating demands that you’re under. I know all too well how a work day can easily turn into a workday and night. But in order to maintain positive traction, momentum and be a successful entrepreneur, you have to be...

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How to Create a Powerful and Engaging Podcast

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]This week on Ignition, John Lee Dumas of  "Entrepreneur on Fire", shares his expert tips and advice on developing a strategy to start your own podcast and how to make it unique and engaging. This is box titleQuestion of the Week: My couples counseling business has been growing slowly but steadily over the last three...

Modes of Marketing – A Beginner’s Guide for Ambitious Businesses

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] If you’ve got ambitions for establishing your enterprise in the marketplace, it won’t come as any surprise that marketing will be vital to your success. There are now more tools than ever before for promoting businesses – but this can make the whole process as confusing as it is exciting. So...

Ignition Video Series: Dave Kerpen on How to Increase Social Media Engagement

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Dave Kerpen, Founder & CEO of Likeable Media, specialises in helping small businesses build, engage and grow through social media. He has developed software specific to helping small businesses manage their social media and this week on Ignition, Dave will be sharing his tips and advice on how to increase your social...

Video Marketing Checklist: 6 Tips for Success

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Video has become an integral part of marketing strategy for businesses. A recent study of 1,000 consumers found that one in every four actually lose interest in a company if it’s not using video, and four times as many consumers would rather watch a video about a product or service than...

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Adrian Miller on How to Get Your Business Out of a Sales Slump

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Is your business in a sales slump? This week on Ignition, Sales trainer, Adrian Miller shares her tips and advice on how to get your business out of a sales slump. This is box titleQuestion of the Week: I have been running my printing business for 15 years. I have a team of...

The Benefits of Starting Up With a Co-Founder

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Entrepreneurship is founded on the premise of finding financial independence. The idea of owning a business stems from the lure of generating income that equates to productivity. For first-time entrepreneurs the prospect of transitioning careers will appear daunting with the uncertainties that lie ahead. The question that most first-time entrepreneurs often...

Enhance Your Leadership Presence with Acting Improvisation

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] To enhance your leadership presence and credibility when you make presentations, pitch to clients/prospects, and speak your “elevator speech”, borrow a technique from actors! One of the most powerful ways to become more persuasive when you speak is to practice the serious fun of acting improvisation. The power to speak with...

Study Reveals Secrets to a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Funding a start-up business is tough. For the most part, banks, venture capitalists and even angel groups want to fund businesses that have proven themselves. Crowdfunding however, is filling the gap, according to Stand Out In the Crowd: How Women (and Men) Benefit From Equity Crowdfunding. The research was conducted by Ventureneer,...

Ishita Gupta on Leveraging Your Story to Improve Sales

[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] This week on Ignition, Ishita Gupta, Founder of Ishita Gupta Consulting & Media joins Ramon and Ellis to share how small businesses can use their "why" to help improve their sales. As an entrepreneur, Ishita has gone from ground zero and back in business and is excited to share how small business owners and entrepreneurs can become...