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The venture. How many times we hear this word every day?

I think these days everyone is talking about to undertake. All are considered entrepreneurs.

But really are they?. The enterprise is certainly not for everyone. And from the start, this might not be the best or most motivating header for an article, but it’s just the truth.

Certainly, and these days, start to do something that can go very much against the paradigms of society. So much so that even many of those who embark in different ways, we are criticized in principle with virtually no grounds other than the fact of not doing what everyone else does.

The company has set some parameters and some time some people have wondered how life could be others. How could they live, those who do not consciously choose their path. And for those who actually do not like thinking in deciding how to live your life, society has set a path that can be applied to survive. Read the rest of this entry »

In the 90, Miguel Angel Davila, CPA, was studying at Harvard graduate school of state administration, as he thought back to Mexico and work in public administration.

A day did not have much to study, came to go to cinema, where he met by chance with a classmate. They had not spoken much earlier, so his companion, a little to break the ice, thought to ask: “How are theaters in Mexico?”

The seconds it took to answer a silly question and simple, were a revelation. In a world where we all believe that everything is invented, Miguel Angel realized that his country go to the movies was a real odyssey: broken rooms, abuse, dirt, etc..

Miguel Angel was how that partner was associated with accidental and another Mexican who was also studying at Harvard, for a market study on the film industry in Mexico: “We assume that if the U.S. went to the cinema, Mexico had no reason to not go if you put good standard rooms, “says Miguel Angel. Read the rest of this entry »

* For every dollar you spend Aid estimated to need $ 10 more to create the product and $ 100 more for the sales effort. Creating a product is the first and smallest of your business. Sales is where you have to put most of your effort, your energy and resources. Many entrepreneurs are focused on creating a great product and they forget that the success of a company is selling a great product

* To make a big deal only need two things: a fantastic product and a great sales force. Put all your energy into it. Everything else is secondary. Constantly thinking of your sales force. Are they trained? Are they motivated? Are the right people? Are they well organized? Do you have the tools they need?

* If you have a sales network, make sure the sales force compensation is perfectly aligned with what you want for your business. Sales teams maximize your score as you give them incentives. Wrong incentives can cause you many problems such as post-sales

* One of the decisions made more cheerfully and with less strategy is the price of your business. Many people spend months and months defining your product or service and just a few hours thinking about the price. Arrives later this year and prices are set one year after a rule of thumb and pull miles. Take your time and think in a systematic way how much to charge, for which service and to whom. Few decisions are more important to know how to set your price. Read the rest of this entry »