Tools / Tips

A good intern is just as valuable as a salaried staff member.  In a small company, interns are integral part of the corporation because they take on the minute, but important tasks.

Tip #1: Don't Search Just One Aisle, Search the Store.

When you’re a passionate entrepreneur who has dedicated massive amounts of time into your company, you usually expect for years, decades or centuries even, of growth and prosperity.  

Not only do you want the company to grow, you expect to grow with it. Some founding Executives go as far as to placing clauses in their charter documents to ensure that they will always have voting rights or to ensure that they accrue enough shares in the company that will always secure their ownership.

Reciprocation is the art of mutually giving and receiving. And it is one of the healthiest ways to ensure a well-balanced existence, and ultimately, an ever-growing and developing society.

A new craze sweeping the innovation nation is the “DIY” (Do It Yourself) movement. I believe this was formulated from the notion that we are more skilled, creative and able than we give ourselves credit.  Or alternatively, we are more lazy, unmotivated and reliant than we would like to admit.  

The Skillology Guide for Fun Things to Do in Washington, DC from a Native's Perspective

I’ve lived in the nation’s capitol for the better part of my existence.  No, I don’t mean “The DMV” or “The Greater Washington Region,” but actually Washington, DC. What part? Northeast.  Yes, Skillologists, I’m a true city girl. And I love it.

You’re hustlin’.  You’re grindin’. You’re about your business.  Making money.  Making deals.  Achieving your relative success.

Oh yeah… you’re working hard.  But are you working smart?

By now, I hope, everyone is up-to-date on the whole “work smart, not hard” thing. But for those who are still grinding from sun up to sun down, I’d like to share 3 tips that have personally rescued me from stressful nights and worrisome mornings masked by claiming that I am about my business 24-7:

While I am not a senior in the entrepreneurial industry, I have had the pleasure to meet with many executives who have shared with me their stories of failures, triumphs and everything in between. Here are a few things I’ve learned on my own, as well as, taken away from my mentors regarding things an entrepreneur should never do: