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How much time do you estimate you spend thinking about your business?  It probably ranges from - every waking moment to only when I can shut it off.
The real heavy lifting of the entrepreneur’s journey is the thinking process.  Our work is problem solving on the fly.  To do this we are supposed to know [...]

The more inbound links your website has the better.  This raises your visibility in the search engines. (SEO)
You link to us, we link to you and everybody wins.  It’s not rocket science.
It’s with great pleasure that we announce PROJECT INBOUND - the more the merrier Link Fest.  Calling every Big Ooga member - whether you [...]

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After reading countless stories about deals that fell through -  I want to share with you a famous story that I resented reading, but in retrospect have found comforting.
Ping - A Frog in Search of a New Pond by Stuart Avery - tells of a frog who needs a new  [...]

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Chicago small business services are on sale and make the perfect gift to give yourself or entrepreneurs and small business owners you love. Give the gift of business success this holiday season.  Last call on these remarkable business services from Chicago Big Oogans.
1) WordPress Personal Blogging Coach - the fab [...]

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Big Ooga recently sent out a survey to find out what our members want for the coming year.  Did they want to meet more wonderful people?  Did they want to learn more skills? Did they want small group think-tanks and Mastermind groups? Did they want to create products or go to [...]

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If falling in love with the people with whom you work is a crime, I want to be guilty.  I’m an unashamed fan of work well done, inspired leaders and motivated people.  Awe, to me, does not go with shock, it belongs with words like brilliance, trust, accomplishment and courage.
Love and Profit, written [...]

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I’ve spent a lot of time this week shaping and articulating entrepreneurial companies.  We have searched for the “vein of gold” as Julia Cameron refers to it - for what sets a company apart and fills an unmet market need.
We have approached it by asking what really turns on the entrepreneur & what [...]

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Have you noticed the entrepreneurial world is in an uproar? That we’ve been thrust into this QUEST to find answers?  Is one workshop better than another - is one piece of information more relevant than another? Who is the guide? What do we need to know? How many events and seminars must we [...]

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Let’s say you have the most brilliant business blog on the planet.  It is well written, well researched, optimized and rich with SEO words like business networking, small business marketing, Chicago professional networking, social media tools AND it is a great read with deep insight and usable tools that will impact your bottom [...]