The Association for Entrepreneurship USA
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The Association for Entrepreneurship USA serves independent and small business leaders across all 50 states through community involvement, peer mentoring and education. By joining forces for greater purchasing power, we offer todays entrepreneur the competitive edge needed to compete in todays digital world.
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Recent Articles
A Shoe Box Of Wins
Twenty years in a tough job and Barbara still has a positive, expectant attitude. What’s her secret? The State Department of Education is a tough place to work. The employee turnover rate is high, because people find it too stressful being the “rope” in a non-stop...
A Piece Of Fuzz In The Machinery
To stay responsive to prospects, sales people need fuzz detectors. A man entered a large hardware store and walked to the household-appliances department. “I need a replacement blade for my food processor,” he said. “Oh well, we only have two kinds,” the clerk said in...
The Winding River
"You’re only responsible for making it to the next bend..." The young man had done well during his first two years with the company, but he began to feel anxious. He wasn’t sure where his career would take him, if indeed it would take him anywhere. He wondered...
Questions Freelancers Should Ask Prospects
Working as a freelancer can be a tricky business. Sometimes, getting hired by a company means you’re in it for the long run. Other times, you might just be hired for a seasonal project. Whatever the case may be, sometimes freelancers can get a little eager to start a...
Finding Your Target Audience
As a writer, you’ll hear all about the importance of keeping up with a blog. During my undergrad, practically every professor in the communication department drilled in into my skull. I must have had half a dozen blogs I was creating daily content for by my senior...
Freelancer Networking Boost
I knew when I was a sophomore in college that I wanted to be a freelancer after graduation. I wasn’t necessarily sure what that meant, and I wasn’t sure how I would get into that kind of work, but I hoped I would figure it out eventually. Not too long ago, networking...
Blogging For Your Day Job
The very first blog I ever followed was NieNie Dialogues. Its author is Stephanie Nielson, a Mommy Blogger who wrote her first blog post in 2006. Originally, she created the blog when she and her young family moved across the states. It was her way of keeping all of...
Blogging And Freelance Freedom
Blogging and Freelance Writing for a Laptop Lifestyle These days, more and more people are settling into a career with nothing more than a laptop and a Wifi connection. Thousands of people are opting out of an established workplace in favor of freelancing and blogging...
Affiliate Marketing Success Stories
Affiliate Marketing can really put people off for a few reasons, but stick with me. I once worked for an agency that had me write the occasional affiliate articles. Essentially, we would promote products from other companies, and my agency received a portion of...
Which Social Media Is Best For My Business
When my dad published a novel, "Sons of Jupiter," by Scott Michael Brady, his publisher told him he would need to get on social media. He was already on Facebook, but his incredibly private settings made it impossible to share anything with the public. He adjusted his...
Home Office Do’s & Don’ts
Working from home means you get the best of both worlds. You get an awesome job that allows you to do what you love, but you get to do it all on your own time and in the comfort of your own home. However, it can also be the worst of both worlds. Working in...
Fears And Home Business
One can’t read “The Fearless Mind”, by Dr. Craig L. Manning without learning a lot about fear, and Jodi Lybbert, the founder and owner of The Humble Chair has certainly had her fair share. As a Wife and a Mother of five children, (did I mention two of those being...