Inc Business Owners Council
The Business Owners Council is a network of top performing entrepreneurs in regional groups coast-to-coast. Through peer-to-peer events and online community, members of The Council meet, collaborate and advise each other. This channel collects the lessons they’ve learned in the course of their entrepreneurial journey. MORE INFO ABOUT THE COUNCIL >.

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Cure Your Work Addiction. Here's How

Unless you start delegating tasks you would normally trust only to yourself, you're doomed to keep running in place, headed for burnout.  Read more

Why 'Win-Win' Negotiating Is the Surest Way You'll Lose

When it comes to deal-making, you should master this simple three-step strategy of the self-made wealthy instead.  Read more

FACT OR FICTION? It Takes Money to Make Money

Most people say they can't start a business because they don't have the capital. The self-made wealthy say that putting personal capital at risk is the last ...  Read more

Know-How is Good. "Know-Who" is Better

In this video, we learn from the grand master of money, Warren Buffett, why networks are just as important as knowledge.  Read more

Judge the ROI of a Trade Show: 4 Steps

Trade shows can either be a sinkhole for your money, or a great way to uncover new customers. Find out fast.  Read more

Why Warren Buffett Stopped Investing the 'Warren Buffett Way'

The Oracle of Omaha got out of personal investing as fast as he could. Follow this logic and you could become a supreme success too.  Read more

Innovate vs. Imitate? The Biggest Successes Are Imitators

Most rags-to-riches stories are about the excellent execution of a simple idea. Successful people know this. Everyone else is still catching up.  Read more

It's Imitation, Not Innovation, That Leads to Success

The simple execution of a big idea. That's the secret to success, according to the self-made wealthy.  Read more

You Don't Get What You Deserve, You Get What You Negotiate

When it comes to the 'art of the deal,' most of us hope we get what we deserve. The self-made wealthy ask for the most they can get.  Read more

Turn Failures Into Stepping Stones: 5 Ways

Surely someone's told you to 'embrace failure' before. Here's what that means, actually, and how to do it.  Read more

While the Rest of Us Save, the Self-Made Earn More

There's financial security and then there's financial independence. The self-made know the difference.  Read more

3 Questions You Must Ask Before You Make a Deal

What is it that really separates super-successful entrepreneurs from average Joes? They really get to know the people they do business with. Here's how.  Read more

Do What You Love and Follow the Money

Even in fields where wealth is the last thing you'd expect, successful individuals focus on money, says author Lewis Schiff.  Read more

3 Secrets to Bill Gates' Extraordinary Success

Contrary to popular belief, the multi-billionaire founder of Microsoft is not a visionary, but an executor. Here's how.  Read more

It's Not Enough to 'Do What You Love'

The greatest self-made business icons say you also must 'follow the money.'  Read more