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Like the adrenaline rush you get from the highs and lows of startups? You're not the only one.

You already know the price of entrepreneurship is high.
Starting a company often means putting it all on the line, and there's no guarantee that the risk will pay off. And then there are the emotional swings--the euphoria of success and the crushing blow of failure. http://entrepreneurshipcircle.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6451#.VH3tq3i9LCQ

There are few decisions in business that are more important than deciding whether you'll "go it alone" or team up with someone that you may, or may not, already know. Although there are a couple of reasons that going alone might sound appealing -- like owning more of the company and being completely in control of decision-making -- there are considerably more that should direct you otherwise.
Let’s have a gander at a short list of reasons why you should reconsider a solo career in entrepreneurship.

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Do you spend your evening stressing about the events of earlier in the day? Bringing the stresses of work home with you can not only have a negative impact on your home life, but can affect your productivity in the days that follow as your mind and body are never quite able to de-stress. Theresa Glomb, a work and organizations professor at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, says it’s important to put yourself in a positive mindset before closing the office door.

“Good things are about three to five times more frequent than bad things at work, but bad events have about five to 10 times the impact as good things,” says Glomb.

Although your day could go perfectly fine, one negative interaction can have you stressed out all day and night. “We pay so much attention to the negative things,” says Glomb, “we sometimes fail to notice the positive things that are going on in our work lives.”

She offers up four micro-interventions, small tasks that can be done at the end of the workday in five minutes or less, that can help to leverage the positive events that occur in our workdays:

1. Keep a positive journal.
Just spending a few minutes jotting down the day’s positive events can help you to detach from work and lower stress levels. Glomb conducted a research study in which participants were asked to write about three good things that happened to them each day. “What we found was people had lower stress levels in the evening. They had lower physical and mental-health complaints. They were more able to detach from their work and they were more able to concentrate in the evening,” says Glomb.

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Many employees who have seen an entrepreneurial promise to their creative abilities often despise
their cubicle life. It’s cagey for many of them. Suddenly working for their bosses becomes
unfulfilling and boring. The nagging itch to venture into the world and create stuff and add value
and reap financial rewards becomes a constant companion. There are many in this kind of situation. READ MORE at: http://entrepreneurshipcircle.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6445#.VHwYzHi9LCQ

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You are invited to Bellafricana's Nigeria Independence Day Exhibition at Labule Restaurant. Located at 42A Ogudu Road, Ogudu GRA, Lagos. Today, Oct 1. Time: 12noon-7pm. Variety of products, table mat set, apron and gloves, pillows, bags, women and men wears..Some giveaways also Please come with a friend that knows a friend and invites more friends.

You are invited to Bellafricana's Nigeria Independence Day Exhibition at Labule Restaurant. Located at 42A Ogudu Road, Ogudu GRA, Lagos. Today, Oct 1. Time: 12noon-7pm. Variety of products, table mat set, apron and gloves, pillows, bags, women and men wears..Some giveaways also Please come with a friend that knows a friend and invites more friends.

You are invited to Bellafricana's Nigeria Independence Day Exhibition at Labule Restaurant. Located at 42A Ogudu Road, Ogudu GRA, Lagos. Oct 1. Time: 12noon-7pm. Variety of products, table mat set, apron and gloves, pillows, bags, women and men wears..Some giveaways also Please come with a friend that knows a friend and invites more friends

You are invited to Bellafricana's Nigeria Independence Day Exhibition at Labule Restaurant. Located at 42A Ogudu Road, Ogudu GRA, Lagos. Oct 1. Time: 12noon-7pm. Variety of products, table mat set, apron and gloves, pillows, bags, women and men wears..Some giveaways also (y) Please come with a friend that knows a friend and invites more friends

Are you a talented individual with an entrepreneurial spirit that loves web businesses and interested in learning and growing an online business? Vibe Web Solutions Limited is recruiting for a business development position for its online business. The business development position involves building market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships.

Benefit: 35,000 Naira + 10% Commission and opportunity to learn and gain valuable experience in running an online business.

Requirement: Bachelors Degree and completed NYSC with passion for web technology.

Interested candidates should come for interview on Thursday, 28th August 2014 with CV, 2 Passport Photograph and other supporting document to Vibe Web Solutions Limited, Suite 82, Asucon Plaza, 515 Ikorodu Road, Opposite General Patrol Station, Ile le Bus Stop, Ketu, Lagos.

Are you a talented individual with an entrepreneurial spirit that loves web businesses and interested in learning and growing an online business? Vibe Web Solutions Limited is recruiting for a business development position for its online business. The business development position involves building market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships.

Benefit: 35,000 Naira + 10% Commission and opportunity to learn and gain valuable experience in running an online business.

Requirement: Bachelors Degree and completed NYSC with passion for web technology.

Interested candidates should come for interview on Thursday, 28th August 2014 with CV, 2 Passport Photograph and other supporting document to Vibe Web Solutions Limited, Suite 82, Asucon Plaza, 515 Ikorodu Road, Opposite General Patrol Station, Ile le Bus Stop, Ketu, Lagos.

Are you a talented individual with an entrepreneurial spirit that loves web businesses and interested in learning and growing an online business? Vibe Web Solutions Limited is recruiting for a business development position for its online business. The business development position involves building market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships.

Benefit: 35,000 Naira + 10% Commission and opportunity to learn and gain valuable experience in running an online business.

Requirement: Bachelors Degree and completed NYSC with passion for web technology.

Interested candidates should come for interview on Thursday, 28th August 2014 with CV, 2 Passport Photograph and other supporting document to Vibe Web Solutions Limited, Suite 82, Asucon Plaza, 515 Ikorodu Road, Opposite General Patrol Station, Ile le Bus Stop, Ketu, Lagos.

These are the employees that bring direction, energy, and momentum to your company. If you don't have these people now, find them.

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Want Loyal Customers? Do This.

Everyone in your company, from the summer intern to the CEO, has opportunities to communicate with individual customers. But few companies understand how to leverage these one-to-one marketing opportunities.
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4 THINGS EVERY CUSTOMER WANTS.

Figuring out how to retain customers today is no simple task.
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4 THINGS EVERY CUSTOMER WANTS.

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READ!!! The Most Common Mistake in Business
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Want to avoid giving the impression you lack confidence and authority? Avoid these words.

1. Might

Be careful when you tell people you "might" do something. Are you sure about that? No one is asking you to solve world peace. When you say you "might" finish a report, it implies you lack some ability, it implies you lack some ability, don't manage your time well, or have too many priorities.

2. Won't

Here's an obvious word to avoid in your emails. Anyone who says he or she "won't" do something or "won't" attend a meeting is generating a negative vibe. Be more decisive: Either accept an invitation or reject it; using the word won't suggests hesitancy. READ MORE
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Hello Victoria, good article, useful info.. we would like you to also post your views and ideas on entrepreneurshipcircle.com

victoriajoshua: Below are 3 sources that any entrepreneur in Nigeria can look for fund to finance their start-ups business.

1. Personal savings: Basically the first place to search for funding for you business is your savings account. How much have you saved that can be capitalized on your business? What about your life insurance policy? What is it cash value? What personal belonging can you sell to raise capital. As I have told you earlier, I have to sell my expensive television to raise my initial capital to start my restaurant business.

2. Friends and relatives: your parents, brother sisters, distance relatives, old school mates, your social club and church members: anybody who is close to you can support you. But be careful, detail out the conditions to the assistance they are offering you in writing to avoid future argument. Friends and relatives may think that because they contributes part of the capital for your business, they are entitle to have a say on how the business should be run. Let them know if it is so or not, don’t leave them in any doubt about their status as far as the business is concern. When are they likely getting their money back? Is it with interest? If they are to play any role in the business, would they be paid for it? If yes, how much? Putting these things in writing will eliminate any wrong notions that the people giving you assistance may be habouring. You don’t want your relationship to go sour because of money. So guard against it.

3. Supplier and customers: is not uncommon for business startup to be partially funded by customers and suppliers. This is very possible when the suppliers have a strong confidence in the business owner. Perhaps they have done some business transaction with you some few days ago and you kept to your word and keep coming back to buy from them, even if it is little by little, the suppliers will just like to keep such a business owner to give him more goods without collecting money. Prospective customers can just pay for his or her goods upfront, depending on their level of confident and trust in the ability of you business to deliver it promise on timely manner for goods and services they will letter receive.

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