Ed Abel

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Nothing can replace the power of face-to-face with sales prospects. Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of face-to-face and how to incorporate technology in support of it with prospects and customers.
Social media is custom-made for niche marketing. Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss leveraging niche marketing by building communities using social media.
In the future, social media platforms will be tailored for individual communities. Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the social media-like platform he built for entrepreneurs and why that is the wave of the future.
You know how to sell your skill, but is your business structured for profit? Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why skillpreneurs are also small business owners and need to create a sustainable structure.
Are your ideas in your head, or do you actually write them down? Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of writing down an idea and sharing it with someone for feedback and accountability.
Just knowing a skill doesn't mean you can run a business. Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the business acumen skillpreneurs need and either get through experience or research and education, but either way, have to have.
How do you get past your fear of failure? Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to make success happen by getting comfortable with failure through the process of making lots of small decisions.
Skillpreneurs are small business owners, too. Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how many small business owners began their entrepreneurial journey as a "skillpreneur."
What is the best single piece of advice for a new small business owner? Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to advise new small business owners to not wait until everything is perfect to take action, plus the power of cash flow.
Are entrepreneurship students learning practical, every day business lessons? Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss teaching the practical aspects of entrepreneurship, like real-life cash flow dilemmas and solutions.