Top 4 Reasons for Having a Mentor in Business

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Mentors help professionals and people develop their careers and bring their desire to succeed to the next level. It’s a much better idea for a business manager or executive to have a mentor than to hire a coach. You could spend hundreds of dollars a month on a business coach. You could just treat your mentor to lunch every so often. Mentors open up new pathways for success. Consider these four reasons for having a business mentor.

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Bridging the Gap: Social Media for Investor Relations

There are three main reasons why you need to use social media to communicate with potential investors. You must get with the times and use social media, but you must do so in the right way. Cover each of these three bases to ensure that you are relating to your investors in the best way possible.

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The Power of Positive Thinking

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In business and life in general, your internal attitude is a constant reflection outward on the people around you. In an effort to succeed and breed an environment of positivity, it’s essential that we curb our thoughts to remain as positive as we possibly can. It has been shown that having a positive mental attitude, can directly help you succeed and excel in the business world and in life.

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Skills to Help Motivate

If your job and financial well-being were dependent on the performance of other people, you would want to get the most out of them, right? Good. Now that we have that settled let’s look at several ways to make that happen for you.

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Do this and Become a more Productive Manager

Look, if you ever want to get to a better place and experience better results, you have to BE better. Not your team, not your situation, not your sales pitch. YOU must improve. And you need to start right now. Remember, regardless how busy your schedule is (like traveling to Israel for a conference) – there is always time to get things done.

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Power and Flash Dominate US Auto Show

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Auto industry watchdogs looking for compact and gas sipping cars had a few things to smile about at the recent Detroit Auto Show. But, as Ronn Torossian reveals, power and flash are still front of mind for US automakers. With lower fuel prices and a renewed commitment to putting the experience back into driving, automakers are doubling down on power and performance.

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Leadership Styles Of Note

In business, having an effective leader, is like having a great quarterback. Without the quarterback, regardless of other talent you may have, you will consistently fall short of reaching your goal. Having a strong an effective leader, is key to bringing your business to the next level. It doesn’t matter what kind of leadership style you have, as long as it’s effective to your staff. We have curated some of our favorite quotes on Leadership Styles – and we hope you can find inspiration in the various approaches people in business have when it comes to Leading.

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Entrepreneurship Quotes: From Gennady Barsky to Steve Tobak

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In all arenas, being an entrepreneur is difficult. It requires intense devotion and focus, to forge your own path. Rather than trying to draw inspiration from within – we’ve curated some of our favorite quotes on entrepreneurship, to help our readers become entrepreneurs! Here are some of my favorite quotes on entrepreneurial thinking:

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Elba: the next Bond nominee tweaks race relations

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One of the most recent publicized revelations from the momentous hack of Sony is the announcement that Sony Pictures has considered – or, perhaps, is considering – tapping British superstar Idris Elba as the next James Bond. Now, if you were to tell just about anyone that the next man to step into Bond’s tuxedo would be handsome, refined, cultured, educated and strong, you would get understated nods. Of course he would be. And, if you added that he was a scene-chewing legitimate movie star then your audience would likely just lean in closer, interested. But, as Ronn Torossian said, “there’s more…and that’s what has people talking”Nronn.

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Jonah Engler on: Is Shake Shack An Innovator?

This time last year many in the restaurant industry were discussing the rise of the artisan burger and the demise of the fast food meal among more discerning – if equally busy – families. If they were going to pay ten bucks for a burger and fries anyway, the logic went, people would just sit down and enjoy it. But some “fast” burger joints resisted the trend. Chains like Five Guys continued to gobble up market share while other burger chain also-rans tried an endless line of gimmicks to keep up with industry Big Dog, McDonalds.

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