by Wayne Liew on January 20, 2010
Last week, we looked at New Year resolutions of 30 small business owners and entrepreneurs for 2010. The response was well received and a lot of readers actually told me that the list inspired them on where to get started with their own business resolutions for 2010.
Apart from drafting a plan and resolutions to grow your business, you should realize that as an entrepreneur or business owner, you should be improving yourself continuously on different aspects of business.
21 small business owners and entrepreneurs from last week’s blog posts have agreed to share how they plan to improve themselves in 2010 so that they can become a better leader and manager for their business.
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by Wayne Liew on October 7, 2009
Things can be very frustrating for young entrepreneurs from time to time, especially when faced with touch challenges that always seem to have the power to crush our ideas or even our established businesses.
Some may argue that it is all about the passion that you have for your venture or business. Well, let me help you to get this out of your head. No successful entrepreneur enjoys easy days all year long.
You’ll get frustrated with things not turning out the way you expect it to turn out, you’ll get tired of doing the same thing over and over again and worse, you’ll might even feel that you are in the wrong business.
Here are some tips that I practise every day to stay committed to my ventures and to stay motivated. By motivated, I mean waking up and can’t wait to work on the tasks that I need to complete for the day.
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by Wayne Liew on July 25, 2009
Hey, readers of Wayne Liew Dot Com. Weekly Biz Buzz is back after a long time, um, due to popular demand! 
Most of you might have noticed the acquisition of Zappos by Amazon. If you have not, I will share the news later on in this post, together with an interview with the CEO of Zappos where he shares the secrets that got Zappos to where it is today.
I want you to enjoy your weekend and let’s not drag this even longer. Weekly Biz Buzz #5, here you go…
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by Wayne Liew on July 24, 2009
Remember the 10 Entrepreneurship Lessons Venture Capitalist Nicholas Chan Taught Me [Part 1]? I received some good responses and feedback. The following will be the second part of the interview summary.
The lessons below came about when I briefly described to Nicholas about my upcoming venture. What he told me added a lot of work to the research phase of my startup but I appreciate it since it can be quite hard to get someone of his caliber to poke holes in a startup idea and provide constructive feedback.
Let me share the lessons with you so that you can benefit from it as well. Remember to leave a comment below with your thoughts on the lessons.
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