12 Faux Pas to Avoid at Your Next Networking Event
Boasting About Yourself
You shouldn’t be boasting about who you are and what you are doing. This is sure to turn people off fast. Take that same time to have an interest in who they are and what they are doing. People love talking about themselves. Let your guest express themself and what they are excited about first. Then go in with your introduction. – Mary Harcourt, CosmoGlo
14 Key Tips for Impressing Your Very First Client
Pay Attention
Pay attention to them! Clients want to feel like they matter and that their time is well spent with you. Connect with them as a person. Take time to understand where they are coming from and what goals they have. When you have that understanding, it will be easier for you to meet their goals and expectations, which will create client loyalty. – Mary Harcourt, CosmoGlo
12 Tips to Banish Self-Doubt and Boost Your Confidence as an Entrepreneur
Trust in Your Reason
As entrepreneurs, we don’t always understand the path or how to get the results we want. We do understand that we will do whatever it takes to get there because there is an internal factor that causes us to push on when we don’t have all the answers. Focus on that internal push and trust in your reason for pursuing your purpose. The rest will fall into place. – Mary Harcourt, CosmoGlo
Nine Ways to Prepare an Exit Strategy Now (Even if You Aren’t Ready to Leave Yet)
Always Run the Business Like You’re Going to Sell
Run your company like you are going to sell. Keep your books clean, the employees happy, the interior organized and the overhead low. ~ Mary Harcourt, CosmoGlo
15 Tasks to Always Keep on Your Daily To-Do List as a New Entrepreneur
Reading Books by Other Entrepreneurs
Reading books will give you knowledge, skills and advice rapidly. You will be able to learn from the best with even a few pages a day. Grab a book from an entrepreneur in your industry or about a topic you need help with. Those authors have spent their whole lives in the same process you are currently going through. They’ve left behind pages of what worked, what didn’t and what they learned. – Mary Harcourt, CosmoGlo