Making a Living by Combining 7 Hobbies

January 21, 2011

My love of success stories and the sharing of them is always at its peak when recalling the details of someone I know personally and who has told me his story face to face. There’s excitement in the moment especially when the entrepreneur attributes his success to the very same principles I use to teach [...]

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How to Create an Enormously Successful Business using Low-Cost Startup Concepts: Part 2

January 19, 2011

Success story continued from article posted Monday, January 17th…Interview with Robin Hensley, President of Raising The Bar.  GMR: A big issue for hopeful entrepreneurs today is where to find the money for their startups.  How did you manage to fund Audio Visual Services in the early days? RH: I used a classic bootstrapping maneuver and [...]

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How to Create an Enormously Successful Business using Low-Cost Startup Concepts

January 17, 2011

For the last two years in researching and writing about low-cost startups I continually emphasize a few key concepts that form the foundation for success.  Even though it’s a New Year, these essential basics remain the cornerstones of my 100% Success Rate platform as I coach hopeful entrepreneurs in how to launch successful startups in [...]

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Optimism and The Entrepreneur

December 31, 2010

  The prospect of beginning a New Year makes everyone an Optimist. Inevitably as we come to the end of one year, we start looking forward to the next. The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions is the ultimate action that demonstrates how earnestly we plan to make the coming year better than the last. [...]

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What’s New at gailmreid.com?

December 10, 2010

It’s been several weeks since I wrote a blog post. I thought I would start back with an update on what I’ve been up to during the last two months. I have been working on a process to teach entrepreneurs how to create successful businesses. I call it my “100% Success Program”. It’s my way [...]

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Chris Brogan on Blogging for Small Business

October 19, 2010

Chris Brogan has become one of my virtual mentors in the last year. I first heard of him when I won his book as a Giveaway at a Networking event last Spring. It’s called Trust Agents and in it Chris and co-author Julien Smith share their extensive knowledge about social media. What impressed me most [...]

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An Entrepreneur Must Continually Adapt to the Marketplace

October 15, 2010

Most entrepreneurs have enough ego to believe in themselves and in their ability to succeed in their own businesses. Yet, just like celebrities who crave the adoration of their fans, the Entrepreneur also wants to be loved by everyone. We want our employees to appreciate us and we want our customers to love and revere [...]

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Book Review: The Most Successful Small Business in the World

October 7, 2010

This is the first of a regular monthly series of book reviews of relevant books on small business success strategies. Quote of the Day: “… Create a transformative idea that changes your customer’s life” ~Michael E. Gerber, The Most Successful Small Business in the World. For those readers unfamiliar with the name Michael E. Gerber, [...]

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Labor Day Low-Cost Startups Forum Draws a Crowd

September 25, 2010

On Sunday September 5, 2010 I spoke at the Decatur Book Festival.  This was my first appearance at a book festival as an author and I was thrilled about it. I attended several Author talks and presentations for informational content and the experience of hearing other authors talk about their work. Both a pinnacle moment [...]

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Top Ten Strategies for Launching a Successful Low-Cost Startup

September 4, 2010

  With Labor Day, the official end of summer, rapidly approaching it’s a perfect time to get very serious about launching or improving your startup. I thought it was a perfect time to share my top ten list for creating successful business ventures. Follow these simple recommendations and you will see the positive results in [...]

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