Motivation is probably the most important part of being a successful entrepreneur or business owner. What motivates us and how can we improve our motivation when it's running low? This hub provides several successful strategies, tips and ideas to help you keep your motivation up and remind yourself what it is that drives you through your day.

One of the key fundamentals of success for an entrepreneur is their business network. Depending on the business, networks can vary by social media connections to frequent communication with industry-specific professionals. Within these in-person or virtual networks, business development ideas are often surfaced and can attract opportunities like lead generation and business expansion, just to name a couple.

According to dictionary.com, an entrepreneur is a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk. Entrepreneurship is deeply woven into the fabric of America’s history, its economy, and its cultural beliefs. As Alexis de Tocqueville observed in his 1836 classic Democracy in America, “The Americans always display a free, original and inventive power of mind.”

One of the key fundamentals of success for an entrepreneur is their business network. Depending on the business, networks can vary by social media connections to frequent communication with industry-specific professionals. Within these in-person or virtual networks, business development ideas are often surfaced and can attract opportunities like lead generation and business expansion, just to name a couple.

Businesses require structure to grow and be profitable, otherwise you'd have people pulling in all sorts of different directions. Planning the structure ensures there are enough human resources with the right skills to accomplish the company's goals, and ensures that responsibilities are clearly defined. It's important to have all the proper foundation in place in order for your business to reach maximum potential.

The best business idea in the world can't ever get off the ground if no one knows about it. There's a reason why many businesses spend 30% of their budget just towards marketing. Whether it's building the perfect sales script, implementing an effective follow up protocol or identifying and qualifying prospects, there are many strategies and tips below to help you improve your sales and marketing immediately.

Great entrepreneurs and small business owners use their morning routines to energize, get focused and prepare for an optimally productive day. Working on your own, it can be be difficult to maintain a consistent schedule day-in and day-out but, having a consistent and efficient daily routine can make all the difference in being productive, achieving goals, feeling centered and making decisions from a place of calm energy.