How to Build Trust as an Entrepreneur

As an Entrepreneur it is imperative that we build trust. We need team members, clients, investors and colleagues to believe in us. Trust is more than a soft, unknown, feel good, fuzzy thing. It is a measurable and quantifiable asset that is one of the most important to you the Entrepreneur regarding the speed of your business and the overall success of your enterprise. In this Success U Podcast we discuss how taking the time to build trust actually saves time and in the end increases profit.

We started discussing this topic thanks to Steven Covey’s Book “The Speed of Trust”. This is a must read book for an Entrepreneur. It is not a topic I would normally have sought out, but it came recommended highly from those I trust… So I read it, and now I think every entrepreneur, manager, marketer or sales professional should also read it.

If You are an Entrepreneur You Should Read These Books:

The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything

Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust

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• Trust Agents: Using The Web To Build Influence, Improve Reputation, And Earn Trust (lockergnome.com)
• Integrity is the Sales Guys Only Asset (thecustomercollective.com)
• FranklinCovey’s New, Online Learning Suite Launches at Training 2010: World Renowned Content Now Available in a Unique, Online Format (eon.businesswire.com)
• In the Post-Crisis World, Restoring Trust is Not Enough (blogs.hbr.org)

Tell us your story as an Entrepreneur in the comments and maybe we will have you on a future podcast!

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As an Entrepreneur, how do you stay ahead of the market when the only constant is change, and that is accelerating? Trying to keep up is a dizzying task. And as an Entrepreneur it is our role to look ahead, while trying to keep your business out front. In my opinion this is the most difficult part of being a successful Entrepreneur.

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Mobile Entrepreneur

I will give you a big hint, read the book: Mobile Marketing: Finding Your Customers No Matter Where They Are. You should also consider reading; Mobile Design and Development: Practical Concepts and Techniques for Creating Mobile Sites and Web Apps (Animal Guide), Always On: Language in an Online and Mobile World and Mobile Web Design. Do you notice a theme? The future Internet Entrepreneur is in mobile. In fact I would say the current Internet Entrepreneur is already doing mobile, are you? So what does tomorrow bring?

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