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  • Top 7 Reasons why Small Business Owners Fail Within the First 5 Years

    • August 15, 2019
    • Posted by: Topher Morrison
    • Category: Blog, Business Tips
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    They feel their business challenges are so unique compared to everybody else’s that nobody can relate to their problems. Therefore, they never share with anyone the challenges they go through, when the answers are often right in front of their face. But because of their inherent desire to be unique, they won’t accept solutions from

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  • Top 10 Books of 2016

    • April 24, 2017
    • Posted by: Topher Morrison
    • Category: Blog, Business Tips
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    In the winter of 2015, I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the 8 billionaires that live in Tampa, FL.  The meeting was inspiring on many levels.  But the one takeaway that most impacted my life was when he shared that he reads nearly 4 hours a day.  I thought to myself,

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  • Can You Feel the Heat?

    • April 29, 2015
    • Posted by: Topher Morrison
    • Category: Blog, Business Tips, Life as a Professional Speaker
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    I speak with entrepreneurs on a daily basis. I see mainly two kinds: Those who embrace pressure and are willing to take risks, stick their necks out, and roll the dice. The others are those who only want to do something if they have assurances in place, it fits within their self-imposed budgets, and doesn’t

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  • The BIGGEST Mistake in the World??? Perhaps…

    • March 19, 2015
    • Posted by: Topher Morrison
    • Category: Blog, Business Tips, Speaker Tips
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    You can google, “Biggest mistake business owners make” and you will find over 2.8 million opinions. And my guess is they all have a different “biggest mistake”. I’ll start by saying that this is just one damn big, ugly, hairy mistake that a lot of business owners make and I see it happening all the

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  • What Makes Up a Perfect Pitch?

    • March 17, 2015
    • Posted by: Topher Morrison
    • Category: Blog, Business Tips, Speaker Tips
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    There are 6 basic questions someone will always be asking in their mind before they either work with you or refer you to someone else. So if you include these components into your social pitch, you’ll hit the mark every time. 1. Clarity – Do people really get what you do when you tell them?

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  • Why is your SOCIAL PITCH the most important pitch?

    • March 13, 2015
    • Posted by: Topher Morrison
    • Category: Blog, Business Tips, Speaker Tips
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      For that matter, what the heck is a social pitch and why do you even need one? Every business owner knows the importance of having an elevator pitch and a sales pitch. The sophisticated business owner also has an investor pitch. But there’s another pitch you need in your arsenal and most business owners

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  • The Worst Keynote Ever???

    • October 23, 2014
    • Posted by: Topher Morrison
    • Category: Business Tips, Speaker Tips
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    If you’ve ever met me you know I am an Apple diehard. I’ve drank the apple juice and proudly serve their cult. So this rant might seem too easy to discard as just an Apple devotee hating on yet another Windows tragedy… and don’t worry, it will be filled with plenty of sardonic comments about

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  • Elon Musk Does it Again with Another Collaboration

    • August 19, 2014
    • Posted by: Topher Morrison
    • Category: Blog, Business Tips
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    Many thought Elon Musk of Tesla was crazy when he released all the patents to his Tesla electric car a few months back. Why would someone release such trade secrets and encourage his competition to copy his innovation? Perhaps his latest collaboration tells us why. Tesla just announced it will be working with Panasonic to

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  • Apple & IBM Bury the Hatchet in the Collaboration Economy

    • July 16, 2014
    • Posted by: Topher Morrison
    • Category: Blog, Business Tips
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    If you need any further proof that the information age is dead and the collaboration age is now in full swing, bitter rivals Apple Inc, and IBM have announced that they are going to be collaborating to create approximately 100 business apps for the iPhone and iPad. The goal is to sell more iPhones and

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  • 5 ‘Must Haves’ When Pitching for a Joint Venture Partnership

    • July 9, 2014
    • Posted by: Topher Morrison
    • Category: Blog, Business Tips, Life as a Professional Speaker
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    1. Keep it Quick – Eliminate any unnecessary information that just wastes the investors time.  Don’t ramble on an on about your past, your marriage, your financial situation in life, and any other irrelevant information. None of that has anything to do with an investor deciding to explore a Joint Venture opportunity with you.  If

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