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How Dogged Persistence is Growing a Business and a Community
How do you launch a successful restaurant in South Central Los Angeles—an inner-city area plagued by gang violence and poverty, where there are few businesses other than liquor stores? For Karim Webb and Edward Barnett of PCF Management, the answer is simple: Show the community you care, and the community will support your business.
Smart Trends: What’s HOT…and What’s NOT!
Smart Hustlers know to take advantage of every market opportunity. They’re always on the lookout for the hottest trend or newest innovation. Their goal is to disrupt. This week we're taking a look at What's HOT and What's NOT in a number of industries including food, health and beauty and fitness.
Should I add Google+ to My Social Media Marketing Mix?
This issue our expert mentor is Ben Fisher, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Steady Demand, an SEO and social marketing company. Ben’s been helping small businesses succeed online for 20 years.
Books, Websites, and Social Media:Smart Trends You Need to Know
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] This Weeks Smart Trends: Book The Jetstream of Success: Legends Create History Everyday By Julian Pencilliah Julian Pencilliah, a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist (among other endeavors as well) believes everyone is endowed with star quality—but we’re not all awake enough to let “this radiance become our natural state.” His book is intended to show...
Time Management – The Trap of Every Entrepreneur
The Sharks on Shark Tank often speak about TIME. When they don't make an investment, they often say, "this investment will take too much of my time". Even if it's a great idea - if it takes too much of their time, they often won't invest.
Survey Says: What Impression Your Cell Phone Gives, The Down and Dirty on Data Loss and Getting Bank Loans Might Get Easier
Survey Says: What Impression Your Cell Phone Gives, The Down and Dirty on Data Loss and Getting Bank Loans Might Get Easier What does your cell phone say about you? Do you sometimes feel people in a business meeting are judging you based on the type of mobile phone you use? Well, they are. According to...
Managing Cash Flow 101
Managing Cash Flow 101 By Rieva Lesonsky When you’re running your own business, there’s no one cutting you a paycheck or ensuring you meet payroll. The buck stops with you, and you’ve got to hustle if you want to keep the cash coming in. Part of being a Smart Hustler is staying on top of your...
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Welcome to your first edition of Smart Hustle magazine—your connection to a community of small business owners and entrepreneurs. Smart Hustle magazine celebrates success, showcases the struggles and overall chronicles the hustle—the smart hustle—of people just like you.
Money Hunt: How 4 Smart Hustlers Found Money for Their Startups
Getting funding to start your business doesn't mean gearing up to visit your local bank. In fact, a trip to the bank will likely get you nowhere—banks are notoriously tight-fisted when it comes to lending money to startups. Smart entrepreneurs know finding funding is all about the hustle. You have to be flexible, determined,...
An Upstart’s Journey into Payroll: David vs. Goliath
An Upstart’s Journey into Payroll: David vs. Goliath By Rieva Lesonsky Remember the Jack and the Beanstalk fairytale where an ordinary person took on a colossus—and, against all odds, won the battle? Makes for a good story, but that couldn’t happen in real life, right? Wrong! It’s happening right now in the seemingly mundane realm of...
How Do Smart Entrepreneurs Get Out of the Weeds?
How Do Smart Entrepreneurs Get Out of the Weeds This issue our expert mentor is Brian Moran, the founder and CEO of Brian Moran & Associates. Moran’s been involved in some capacity in the small business universe for about 25 years. Community Q: I’ve been in business for several years now, and I’m so busy running...