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Smart Hustlers are constantly on the go and often invest most of their time and energy in their work. Use these pieces of tips and advice to help maintain a healthy work / life balance.

By Deborah Oster PannellLifestyle, Your Smart Hustlestartup

Deadline March 1 for $10,000 Entrepreneurship Award – Apply Now!

If you are a French-American entrepreneur launching a new project in the United States, then you may be eligible for the French American Entrepreneurship Award (FAEA). This annual startup competition was launched in 2008 by Club 600, a private club of French speaking entrepreneurs and CEOs with chapters in New York, Miami and Mexico. This...

By Krista SteinLifestyle, Your Smart Hustle

NFL Player to Entrepreneur: How One Pro Athlete Made the Jump

On the field, training and hustle launched Sean Dykes’ professional football career. After the kickoff, an executed game plan made the difference between a win and loss. Today, Dykes is using those very same qualities; training, hustle, and execution, but on a different playing field; being an entrepreneur. Dykes, who was affiliated with teams such...

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart Hustle

Growing Your Business With the Right Business Coach

Mentors, networking groups, and training sessions; there are plenty of resources to help small business owners and entrepreneurs reach their next level of success, but perhaps none quite as popular as the business coach. A good business coach will help you put everything into focus, guide you to new solutions and be your accountability...

By Michael KatzLifestylemindset

Why You Have to be More Than Just Good as an Entrepreneur

About once a month, I receive a phone call from someone in the food services industry, usually the owner of a restaurant, who wants to know if I can come over and fix a malfunctioning piece of equipment. It's typically in regards to a broken oven, but I’ve had calls for grills, frialators, and walk-in refrigerators...

Ramon Ray Hosts Panel for Women in Entrepreneurship

By Deborah Oster PannellLifestyle, Your Smart Hustlewomen

Women in Entrepreneurship – Key Lessons for Female Founders and everyone

Are you interested in the current state of women’s entrepreneurship? As a woman entrepreneur, I know that I face many challenges and concerns that distinguish my experience from a typical male entrepreneur. I use the term “typical” advisedly because I know that not everyone’s experience is the same, and I generally loathe to make sweeping generalizations...

Entrepreneurship and Depression 10 Supportive Thoughts for Battling the Blues

By Ramon RayLifestylemindset

Entrepreneurship and Depression: Resource for Entrepreneurs To Understand and Conquer It

This is a resource for entrepreneurs and small business owners to talk about, overcome and fight depression. You'll find below four things Ramon Ray's original Facebook post about his own struggles with depression Tips to combat depression A slide, based on a presentation Ramon gave at SXSW with an overview of what depression is, why...

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart Hustlebusiness interview, lifestyle, Smart Hustle Interviews

7 Ways to Spark Creativity in Your Business and Life

When it comes to creativity, sometimes it feels like you either have it, or you don’t. There are the Elon Musks and the Steve Jobs’ of the world who have a gift for sparking up innovation…and then there are the rest of us who, although trying, end up believing that, “I’m just not a...

By Ramon RayLifestyle

How to Create a Better Professional Imprint with Help from Sylvie Di Giusto

Seven seconds. That’s all it takes to make a first impression, and it happens to you every day. In the time it takes to mutter just a few sentences, those around you have already made 12 snap judgments about everything from your education, success, and sophistication level to your trustworthiness, desirability, and competency. That’s...

By Deborah Oster PannellLifestyleholidays

Four Special Valentine’s Day Gifts for Entrepreneurs

Let me start by telling you that I think Valentine’s Day is a really dumb holiday, and one of the more over-commercialized of the bunch. OK, maybe it’s been a minute since someone sent me a dozen roses, and I suppose if they were to show up on my doorstep on February 14th, I...

By Ramon RayLifestylenetworking

7 Ways to Incorporate Networking into Your Everyday Life

Contrary to what some may believe, networking isn’t just something that you do at conferences and business events. If you want to make connections that can boost your business, you have to be constantly vigilant. You can NEVER stop networking. This means that you must make networking a part of your everyday life, something that...