1 day agoBuilding a Company vs Building a JobAre you building a job for yourself, or building a company? The difference between the two is simple: Building a job is networking to find gigs for yourself, just so you can get paid. Building a company is looking for jobs or gigs for the entire team to get paid…Entrepreneurship3 min readEntrepreneurship3 min read
May 30FAILURE: Let it Refine You, not Define YouThrough my journey as an entrepreneur, immigrant, stateless refugee, and even homeless at one time, I learned that sometimes you’re on top, and sometimes you’re on the bottom. And often, it feels like it is never going to end — no matter which side of the scale you’re on. Fortunately…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
May 30Stay StrongToday I share with you some insights that have helped me stay focused while facing big challenges over the years. Many of you know that for years I carried a refugee document issued by Egypt for Palestinian refugees, and dealt with an order of deportation, reporting to immigration a monthly…Believe In Yourself2 min readBelieve In Yourself2 min read
May 16Small Businesses & Economic DevelopmentWorking in the economic development arena for a number of years now, I’ve come to see that the term “small business” varies in meaning. Most of the time, economic development people use the term to indicate businesses with 10–50 employees. …Entrepreneurship3 min readEntrepreneurship3 min read
May 16Mentorship & Economic DevelopmentThe people who mentored me years ago never told me what to do. They simply shed light on the journey they took, so I could learn from their experience. There was no “this is the right/wrong way” — there was only “this is what I did that worked (or didn’t).”…Mentorship2 min readMentorship2 min read
May 3Building Programs for Economic DevelopmentOne of the important factors when creating economic development programs in any part of the world is knowledge of the resources you have in place. We help economic development agencies organize their resources so they become relevant. Here are four tips for doing so: Acknowledge the resources you have. Organize…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
Apr 26What I’ve Learned from FearI’ve come to see that some people operate on FOMO — Fear of Missing Out — to leverage the advancement of their career, or in selling their products or services. What I know — and you do, as well — is that when someone tries to cause a decision based…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
Apr 19Stay FocusedI’ve heard SO many times over the years. When I started in sales — decades ago — I sold absolutely nothing for a long time. …Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
Apr 11When Customer Perception Doesn’t Match YoursOne thing I’ve learned in my years of working with entrepreneurs, small business owners, and the organizations that support them is that a mismatch in perception is almost guaranteed in every scenario. Consider this one: An entrepreneur opens a restaurant, and hires another entrepreneur to create a website for the…Entrepreneurship3 min readEntrepreneurship3 min read
Apr 5Your Employees are Part of your BrandI often use the statement “your brand is not what you say, but what others say about you.” It doesn’t mean that you can’t try to change or influence what they say, or that you can’t promote or market the brand you are aiming to be, or think you are. …Enrepreneurship2 min readEnrepreneurship2 min read
