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Here Is How You Should Upgrade Your Professional Image Image Business Attire Clothing Lifestyle Clothing Business JEFF GIESEA CONTRIBUTOR Entrepreneur and Executive Coach Today's leaders should take note: Your professional image still matters. No matter how formal or informal the work environment, the way you present yourself has an impact. This is especially true in first impressions. According to research from Princeton University, people assess your competence, trustworthiness, and likeability in just a tenth of a second, solely based on the way you look. The difference between today’s workplace and the “dress for success” era is that the range of options is so much broader. Norms have evolved and fragmented. In some settings, red sneakers or dress t-shirts can convey status; in others not so much. The desired professional image for a 50-something executive at a manufacturing company in China may be completely different for a young ad agency CEO in New York City. Plus, whatev...

No Money to Start a Business? No Problem. Try These 5 Options. Bootstrapping Ecommerce Selling Online Starting A Business Startup Funding SUJAN PATEL CONTRIBUTOR Entrepreneur and Marketer, VP of Marketing at When I Work Sujan You might be limited to a strict budget when you want to start a business, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have any options. It is possible to start a business with very little money, if you have the right combination of skills, work ethic and marketing know-how. According to Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup , “To succeed in a business project, especially one you’re excited about, it helps to think carefully about all the skills you have that could be helpful to others and particularly about the combination of those skills.” Related: 8 Musts to Start Your Business With Little to No Capital Follow these simple guidelines to start a business when you have little to no money. Learn how to make money today. 1. Make something. Yes, making something does ...

8 Ways Real Estate Is Your Smartest Investment Business Growth Strategies Federal Government Investing Real Estate ALSO FROM THE WEB GRANT CARDONE CONTRIBUTOR International Sales Expert Inflation is defined as, “a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.” Your money doesn’t go as far -- simple. The $30k you made at your job 10 years ago and lived comfortably with barely gets you by now. You can’t control inflation (the Federal Reserve does that) and the government has doubled their debt since 2008. It’s now at $18.3 trillion and grows every day. The government cannot save you or your family, or ensure your financial freedom. Set your mind right about earning money. More cash = more freedom! Money itself won’t make you happy, but it will give you the ability to provide a better life for yourself and your loved ones. You must invest with income streams that give you positive cash flow, learn to leverage your debt, learn to handle inflation and take control...

The 7 Tips Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Investing in Real Estate Growth Strategies Real Estate Investments Commercial Real Estate ALSO FROM THE WEB STEVEN KAUFMAN CONTRIBUTOR Finance Enthusiast Why should entrepreneurs invest in the first place? The answer is: to have enough money to live on when we no longer can or wish to work. To put that money aside, however, we have to accumulate enough to offset inflation and the taxes that erode our savings. And for that purpose, real estate is an excellent solution. Related: 4 Business Principles Learned Getting Rich in Real Estate by Age 30 The great thing about real estate is that even in a bad economy, it will usually fare better than stocks. Land, after all, is a finite resource. People need a place to live, work, shop and play -- so real estate is really just a matter of supply and demand. What's more, real estate will continue to appreciate despite occasional slow-downs in the economy. In fact, it's proven to be the best...

12 Sites That Will Teach You Coding for Free Education Entrepreneurs Personal Improvement Programmers Skills ALSO FROM THE WEB JOHN RAMPTON CONTRIBUTOR Entrepreneur and Connector There was a time when knowing how to program was for the geekiest of geeks. That’s not exactly the case today. As most entrepreneurs, freelancers and marketers will tell you, learning how to program can help you succeed. Over the past year, I've been learning to code. It's helped me to become a much better entrepreneur -- I can dive in when my team needs to fix a few bugs on the site. You don’t even need to shell out a ton of money or put yourself in debt to learn how to code, either. These 12 places offer coding courses for free: 1. CodeAcademy One of the most popular free places to learn coding is CodeAcademy. In fact, more than 24 million people have already learned how to code through this educational company’s engaging experience. At CodeAcademy, you can dive right in and take courses that teac...

The 11 Must-Use Social Media Strategies to Expand Your Brand Social Media Branding Social Media Marketing Customer Relationship Customer Engagement The Greatest Stock Market Secret of All-Time 5 Tips for Making Your Office a Smart Office 10 Countries With the Highest Gas Prices Is RadioShack Back? Nick Cannon Thinks So NINA ZIPKIN ENTREPRENEUR STAFF Staff Reporter. Covers media, tech, startups, culture and workplace trends. An integral part of your business success is reaching customers through inventive and comprehensive social-media marketing campaigns. Here are some tips to help build up your following and your brand. 1. Make your tweets stand out. If you don't want your posts to get lost in the Twitter stream, make sure to include an image, related link or even an emoji to separate your missives from the torrent of other tweets. 2. Express yourself with longer posts. If you feel limited by Twitter's 140 character count, feel free to expand on a point with posts on platf...