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December 15, 2016
Holiday Gift Ideas for Entrepreneurs, Freelancers, and Professionals
As Published in Forbes
Previously Published in Forbes
By Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes Contributor
If you’re planning to brave the crowds in order to get the best deals, don’t forget that career development items are gifts that keep on giving long after the holidays are over. From books to services, there is something for everyone career-minded on your list, whether they’re an entrepreneur, freelancer or traditional 9-5 professional:
For The Entrepreneur
December 12, 2016
Entrepreneur Shares Secrets of Startup Profitability
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Entrepreneur Shares Secrets of Startup Profitability
STAMFORD, Conn. — Dec. 12, 2016 – If entrepreneurs start a business – and invest their time, money and reputation – then they’d be wise to build it with profit in mind from the get-go.
That’s the advice from serial entrepreneur Ed McLaughlin of Darien, Conn., author of The Purpose Is Profit: The Truth About Starting and Building Y...
A New Mandate for Washington: Support America’s Entrepreneurs
Previously Published in Inc.
By Ed McLaughlin
Bill Gates, born in Seattle, the founder of Microsoft, is an American entrepreneur.
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, born in Moscow under Communist rule, is an American entrepreneur.
Elon Musk, born in South Africa, the founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is an American entrepreneur.
After the most divisive election season in our lifetimes, it’s worth taking a fresh look at what we have in common. One thing that stands out is America’s welcom...
November 22, 2016
Holiday Gift Ideas for Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and Professionals
As Published in Forbes
Forbes contributor, Caroline Ceniza, Levine, reports on the gifts that keep on giving long after the holidays are over.
The first suggestion for entrepreneurs is The Purpose Is Profit: The Truth about Starting and Building Your Own Business.
From books to services, there is something for everyone career-minded on your list, whether they’re an entrepreneur, freelancer or traditional 9-5 pro...
4 Failure Points that Can Undermine Your Business – Failure Point #4: Don’t Close Your Ears to Experts
Previously Published in StrategyDriven
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker
.fusion-fullwidth-3 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; }When I launched my second business, a publishing company called Sigma Communications, I was filled with passion but knew next to nothing about publishing a magazine. Without proven competence, I desperately needed guidance. Sure enough, I came to learn that t...
“The Purpose Is Profit” Media Coverage – Full List Summary
November 16, 2016
A mandate for D.C.: Support entrepreneurs
Previously Published in Stamford Advocate
By Ed McLaughlin
.fusion-fullwidth-3 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; }Bill Gates, born in Seattle, the founder of Microsoft, is an American entrepreneur.
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, born in Moscow under Communist rule, is an American entrepreneur.
Elon M...
November 15, 2016
4 Failure Points that Can Undermine Your Business – Failure Point #3: The Dark Side of Bootstrapping
Previously Published in StrategyDriven
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker
When we launched my publishing business, Sigma Communications, I was so passionate about the magazine, and so confident that it would be a runaway success, that I decided to self-fund. After all, I had successfully bootstrapped my first business, USI. Why couldn’t we bootstrap Sigma, too? Unfortunately, I had to learn the hard way that bootstrapping is not always best.
I came to realize that I did not properly factor th...
November 8, 2016
Four Failure Points that Can Undermine Your Business – Failure Point #2: Concept Validation Is Not Enough
Previously Published in StrategyDriven
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker
.fusion-fullwidth-3 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; }At the time we launched my second business, Sigma Communications, and its flagship magazine, The National Register of Commercial Real Estate, the biggest issue facing chief fina...
November 3, 2016
4 Failure Points that Can Undermine Your Business – Failure Point #1: Follow Your Passion at Your Peril
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker
The ideal formula for business success is when your passion and distinctive competence align. Only nine months after opening my first business, USI – a business based on my distinctive competence – I launched a second business called Sigma Communications Inc., or Sigma for short. Starting Sigma was the culmination of my long-standing passion to create a vehicle to more efficien...
