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ENNICO: My Entrepreneur of the Year Nomination (Part 1 of 2) 
“Like the guy in Psalm 130, I am writing to you out of the depths of despair. I started a retail business last year involving a hot new technology. We needed some local real estate, and found ...
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Read More »NOVAK: Make your brain work for you
Radical resilience is the only character trait needed to rebound from stressful situations, and no one who works is stress-free. While physical illnesses may require vaccines to reduce the strength and severity of the illness, and ...
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Read More »ENNICO: Giving your lenders a piece of the action
“We started a tech company last year and are getting ready to launch our first product. To do so, we will need to borrow $200,000 from friends and family. We have been told to structure this as ...
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Read More »NOVAK: What does it take to turn a hobby into a business?
Q: I recently retired from a job I had for 25 years. I receive retirement benefits that allow me to continue living as I have lived, but I have never lived a fancy life. I have ...
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Read More »ENNICO: The reform small business really needs: A memo to the new Congress
As the new 118th Congress slouches its way toward Washington this week, America’s small businesses and their owners may well be wondering, is this a good thing or a bad thing? Republicans control the House of Representatives ...
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Read More »NOVAK: How to turn your time into money and more joy
Businesses are experts at knowing what their employees’ time is worth to them, but few individuals know how to correctly analyze the value of their own time. With “Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and ...
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Read More »ENNICO: Your New Year’s Resolutions for 2023 (part 2 of 2)
Here are some more New Year’s resolutions for business owners. FIND THREE NEW SOURCES OF SALABLE PRODUCT If your business is selling stuff online, one of your biggest challenges is finding high-quality stuff to sell at a profit. If you’re ...
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Read More »NOVAK: Afraid of asking for a raise?
Q: I work at a small company, so I accept whatever task is asked of me. The company owner is nice and personable. I like the work, too, which is why I put myself out for ...
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Read More »ENNICO: Your New Year’s Resolutions for 2023
New Year’s resolutions are all about habits. Breaking some bad ones (smoking, drinking excessively, binging on fast food) and starting new ones (working out, eating more Brussels sprouts). Businesses, like individuals, develop bad habits over time that ...
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