You gotta fight…for your right…to paaarty! - The Beastie Boys By Omar Douglass Contributing Writer for The Purpose is Profit Blog You really gotta fight for inspiration sometimes. No, really. There are times where you have to put your headphones on, tune up something loud and grind it out. You’re Bruce Lee fighting hard AND [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker If you want to be the cream that rises to the top of your industry, and if you want more fulfillment in your personal life, you need to come to grips with the fact that you can't focus on yourself; i.e., "It's not about you!" It's about others, their [...]
Carol Ann McLaughlin featuring her Sweet Carol Ann's Fudge It! sauce at a recent food show. By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker One of my favorite startup stories is the one about my cousin's business, Sweet Carol Ann’s Fudge It! A caterer for over 35 years in a New Jersey shore town, Carol [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker In the 2012 elections, Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana with 54.8% of Coloradans voting in favor of the new amendment. After the Colorado Department of Revenue set forth the final regulations, the first recreational marijuana dispensaries officially opened on January 1, 2014. According to the [...]
A vision without a plan is…merely a dream. -My Grandfather By Omar Douglass Contributing Writer for The Purpose is Profit Blog Sometimes I wish I could compile all the knowledge, wisdom, and encouragement my teachers and mentors have given me over the years; then I remember that I am supposed to be [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker When you are running a small business, every second counts. Time is particularly precious for the owner of a pre-revenue startup that is burning through cash daily. At the same time, you are in need of generating new ideas to propel your company forward. That begs a question: Even [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Since 2009, Small Business Saturday, has claimed its own traditional time-slot on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Put in motion by American Express, it was started to promote a “Shop Small” mentality and supports the contribution small businesses have made to develop the fiber of America’s economy. The Small Business Website sports the question, [...]
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. -Paul Coelho, The Alchemist By Omar Douglass Contributing Writer for The Purpose is Profit Blog In a recent blog post, Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained, I shared the story and several valuable lessons learned from the failure of my [...]
I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man! -Jay-Z™ By Omar Douglass Contributing Writer for The Purpose is Profit Blog What’s really in a name anyway? If anyone knows the answer to this question, it is definitely Shawn Corey Carter. The Hip-Hop mogul, multi-industry entrepreneur, and business-in-himself clearly understands the value of branding and [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker This is the second of a two-blog series on giving great presentations. So you have a presentation to give, and you've figured out who your audience is. That first step has helped you to decide what order to put the pieces in and how detailed they should be. Now [...]