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Entrepreneurship is certainly synonymous with the USA. In Luxembourg the US Embassy's programme to introduce young people to Entrepreneurship is certainly an inspiration to young people here who are not generally exposed to this as a future option.
I was privileged to be asked to participate and partner with The US Embassy - Luxembourg in their 3rd edition of the Young Entrepreneur Program.
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In the last blog'magic bullet' that people are looking for in business was mentioned, so it came to mind how people shoot off before they've actually done one very important thing.
Every business has a desire to understand their market and the competitive landscape they operate in and when starting a business for the first time it is vitally important to get it right at the outset as getting it wrong could doom you to failure or unnecessary losses.
What am I talking about? It's that age old matter of customer research. How to assess the market place, understand where your customers are and how to engage them.
Here are my Key Research actions to assist you...
I was inspired to write this after reading the opening paragraph by Darren Hardy in his book The Compound Effect.
Being from Africa where gullible people have been the fodder of criminals for many decades I'm never short of surprises when it comes to how gullible people still remain, the question is ... are you one of them?
I recently mentioned that all great Entrepreneurs are constantly reading to improve their knowledge, gain new insights and see new trends, Mark Zuckerberg (founder of Facebook) is a clear example. Knowing that he is a social media guru it is interesting to see how he is looking at the world with a global perspective and getting to understand different cultures.
Below are some books he recently disclosed to Business Insider, UK, that he is reading:
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As I work with clients throughout Europe it has been incredible to note that since July 2015 SEPA came into effect and still there are banks that are trying to charge clients fees for international (European) transfers!
SEPA (The Single Euro Payments Area) is a payment-integration initiative by the European Union for the simplification of bank transfers denominated in Euros. As at July 2015, SEPA consists of the 28 member states of the European Union, the four member states of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), Andorra, Monaco and San Marino.
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Time, its the only thing there is never enough of and not something anyone can give you, nor is it something you can get back when it is gone!
It's that time of year when we think of the time gone by and make ourselves promises of what the year ahead will bring and truly it is more important than we think. Time is our most important asset next to health, well without health time changes our perspective, either we know we don't have enough of it left or we feel each moment painfully. You may disagree with that statement and say money is more important, I can guarantee many dead rich people will disagree with you!
Ever wonder why round faced people are more hearty and confident and yet people with longer faces seem to have to work harder at it? Well behavioural genetics indicates that in general there are facial traits which are typical to certain personality types or attributes.
Long legs vs Short legs!
You may not believe it, but ask your long-legged friends if they prefer to stand while waiting or sit down! While our legs certainly don’t follow as a face trait, they are a part of our genetic coding and it is really interesting to be aware of this trait.