Author: Edgar Mejia

06 March In Business Insights, Entrepreneur, Immigration, Inspiration, Leadership Skills, Marketing And Sales, Smart Ideas, Social Media, Uncategorized by Edgar Mejia with No comment 0

Top 21 Latinas in U.S. Business

1. Sonia Dulá Vice Chairman, Latin America Bank of America   Sonia Dulá has run all three divisions of Bank of America’s Latin America business: Corporate, Investment Bank, and Wealth Management. Working with Mexico’s Ministry of Communications, Dula recently closed a multi-billion-dollar deal to bring…

17 October In Business Insights, Intellectual Capacity, Marketing And Sales, Networking Event, Smart Ideas by Edgar Mejia with No comment 0

Using A Mixer To Generate Sales, Hire Talent And More

There are two ways to make your business profitable. One, increase sales. Two, lower your overhead costs. The question now is, how can you get both?   Have Prospective Clients Come to You. It costs time and money to acquire a new client, right? At…

11 October In Access to Capital, Business Insights, Entrepreneur, Incubator Accelerator, Intellectual Capacity, Smart Ideas, Startup by Edgar Mejia with No comment 9

How To Get a Business Loan, Made Simple

While it is not as easy as it once was, qualifying for a business loan is easier when you’re prepared. The key is to know how to do it and get the best terms. Here is a simple 4 step process:     Step 1:…

29 August In Business Insights, Entrepreneur, Intellectual Capacity, Leadership Skills, Smart Ideas, Startup, Success Story by Edgar Mejia with No comment 37

What’s Driving Startup & Entrepreneurial Growth? Minorities!

Between 2004 and 2014, minority-owned businesses increased 49%, while non-minority-owned businesses grew 12% during that same period, according to Minority Business Development Agency.   In 2012, Asians owned 1.7 million businesses, African-Americans owned 1.9 million, Hispanics owned 2.9 million, and Native American/Pacific Islander owned 0.3…

03 June In Business Insights, Entrepreneur, Immigration, Inspiration, Intellectual Capacity, Leadership Skills, Smart Ideas, Social Good, Social Media, Startup, Success Story by Edgar Mejia with No comment 137

What I’ve Learned About Business by Running Marathons

In April 2016 I ran my very first Boston Marathon, and though it was hot, humid and I had a stiff neck, I ran and walked, with a big fat smile on my face, all the way to the finish. However, it wasn’t long ago that around…

10 September In Business Insights, Entrepreneur, Inspiration, Intellectual Capacity, Leadership Skills, Smart Ideas, Startup, Success Story by Edgar Mejia with No comment 33

Will Your Startup Become a Job or a Sizable Company?

Are you selling your services for an hourly rate? When you first start a business it is completely fine to trade your time for a fee. Sooner or later you have to focus on other earning alternatives that rely less on your valuable time. If…

13 August In Business Insights, Entrepreneur, Intellectual Capacity, Smart Ideas, Social Good, Startup, Success Story by Edgar Mejia with No comment 60

Social Good: One of Three Elements For Startup Success

So you’re ready to quit your job and start a business. That’s exciting. Just remember, the reason we see business ownership as a path to success is because a big percentage of those who started a business and lost it all are somewhere working a…

30 July In Business Insights, Entrepreneur, Intellectual Capacity, Leadership Skills, Smart Ideas, Social Media, Startup by Edgar Mejia with No comment 75

Selfies: More Than Just Photos

“Singles who can afford to spend on themselves have become a formidable consumer market.”    Almost two years ago, Oxford Dictionaries announced that selfie, defined as “a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to…

26 November In Business Insights, Entrepreneur, Inspiration, Leadership Skills, Smart Ideas, Startup by Edgar Mejia with No comment 111

10 Things Entrepreneurs Should Be Thankful For

  It’s possible that I don’t say often enough, all I know is that I didn’t want this week to go by without expressing my gratitude to family, friends, and clients for making it possible for me to be an entrepreneur.   Few things in…

19 November In Business Insights, Entrepreneur, Immigration, Intellectual Capacity, Leadership Skills, Smart Ideas, Social Good by Edgar Mejia with No comment 99

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The Business Case for Immigration Reform

By Sean Hackbarth, U.S. Chamber of Commerce   President Obama will soon announce what actions he’ll take on immigration. This has provoked strong reactions on all sides of this issue, but until we see the details, it’s not very useful to analyze what may or…