Who is an Entrepreneur? Tip 3

You can improve your people skills further by taking our How Good Are Your People Skills?  self-test. Critical and Creative Thinking Skills As an entrepreneur, you also need to come up with fresh ideas, and make good decisions about opportunities and potential...

Who is an Entrepreneur? Tip 4

Interpersonal Skills As a successful entrepreneur, you'll have to work closely with people – this is where it is critical to be able to build great relationships  with your team, customers, suppliers, shareholders, investors, and more. Some people are more gifted in...

Who is an Entrepreneur? Tip 5

Personal Characteristics First, examine your personal characteristics, values, and beliefs. Do you have the mindset that's typical of successful entrepreneurs? ·         Optimism: Are you an optimistic thinker?  Optimism is truly an asset, and it will help get you...

Business development tips.

Business development tips.

Business development tipsBusiness development tips. Tips 1 of 8The excuses for not selling are plentiful: I was busy delivering, I had to run a report, a meeting went long, and the list goes on. There is always something else. To be successful, you must make business...

Trading partnerships

Trading partnerships

Trading partnershipsRegistration of trading partnerships with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.Information about the corporate formTrading partnerships are operated by one or more partners or associates. Partners can be natural or legal persons. In a trading...

F-tax and VAT registration (application)

F-tax and VAT registration (application)

F-tax and VAT registration (application)If you wish to start a limited company, trading partnership, limited partnership or co-operative/economic association, you must register the activity with the Swedish Companies Registration Office before you can apply for F-tax....

Get started

Get started

Get startedSole traderAs a sole trader (self-employed) you run and are responsible for the business as a private person. No starting capital is required for sole traders. You need to register your business with the Swedish Tax Agency. You may also, but do...

Business registration and tax

Business registration and tax

Business registration and taxAll forms of business enterprise except for sole traders have to be registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office before starting to operate. As a sole trader, you can choose just to register for tax with the Swedish Tax...

Practical and Effective Leadership Tips

Practical and Effective Leadership Tips

Practical and Effective Leadership TipsLead By ExampelShowing your employees how to do something is more important than just telling them. If you want your staff to be punctual, then you must also be punctual or early. If you prioritize professionalism then dress for...

Our most popular leadership tips

Uncover your blind spots. Leaders are often the last people to know what’s going on. Knowing that you have blind spots — and how to see past them — is an important step in uncovering employee disengagement.

Leadership tips to improve your skills

Leadership tips to improve your skills

Leadership tips to improve your skillsGet inspired True motivation is inside oneself. Find what it is that inspires you, visualize your goals. If we are not motivated, we won’t be able to lead our team.Think of the restCare about people, make them know you count on...

To become a successful leader, you must:

Understand yourself. Try to do everything to notice the impact you have on others. If you reach the point when self-awareness is your strength, it means you are ready to go on a long-term leadership journey.

To become a successful leader, you must:

Don’t put labels on people. If you want to be an effective leader, you will have to lose the practice of assigning labels to others and especially to yourself. This includes the label of being a leader. Who knows when your role may be revoked, especially if you work...

To become a successful leader, you must:

Remember that you are young. You have some time to build a wonderful career, and remember to have fun and enjoy the moment you are living in. While it is important to be focused on your career, your private life shouldn’t suffer.

To become a successful leader, you must:

Be sympathetic. Although you have to be tough, you should also understand that we are all human beings, and sometimes it won’t hurt you to cut some slack to those that are going through a rough time, such as a painful break-up or loss of a relative.

To become a successful leader, you must:

Stay curious. “Millions saw the apple fall, but only Newton asked why.” Curiosity is one of the main traits of a good leader. Stay passionate, curious, and committed to learning something new.

To become a successful leader, you must:

Earn respect. Earning respect is easy—all you have to do is conduct yourself in an ethical way and model what you expect from the others on your team. Show them you know where you are going, and that you are not only telling your team what to do, but also marching in...

To become a successful leader, you must:

Be fair. Although it is an obvious statement, many leaders and managers tend to pick their favorites. Even if you are close friends with someone on your team, it doesn’t give you the right to be totally permissive to them while throwing most of the work to others.

To become a successful leader, you must:

Set an example. Be the kind of leader you would follow yourself. You may not know every task 100 percent, but it is essential to understand how to solve or better improve each situation. If you were promoted to become a manager of a marketing department, you have to...

To become a successful leader, you must:

Listen and observe. If you are determined to become a leader, you will have to be the best at listening and observing. People express themselves with their manners, words, and body language every day. You can tell a lot about a person if you observe them. See what...

To become a successful leader, you must:

Pursue your passions. Although it is a bit clichéd, it is true that you will never become a leader if you are heading in the wrong direction in your career. Being young allows us to try and understand what is interesting yet beneficial for us. Use your time well.

To become a successful leader, you must:

Keep calm. Professionals never show their emotions. You have to stay focused, and if you feel overwhelmed, it is better to take a walk or even stay and work from home. Your colleagues, partners, and even your managers make mistakes; nevertheless you can never allow...