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Carol Roth is a national media personality, ‘recovering’ investment banker, investor, speaker and author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Entrepreneur Equation. She is currently an on-air contributor for the national cable television station CNBC, the pre-eminent name in business news, and the host and co-producer of The Noon Show, a current events talk show on WGN Radio, one of the top stations in the country. Carol multimedia commentary covers business and the economy, current events, politics and pop culture topics. Carol has helped her clients complete more than $2 billion in capital raising and M&A transactions. She is a Top 100 Small Business Influencer (2011 &2012) and has her own action figure. Twitter: @CarolJSRoth

Articles by: Carol Roth

The Info-Crap and Slimy Internet Marketer Not-So-Secret Decoder

Written By: Carol Roth
I am a big advocate of getting advice, as long as it is from someone credible who gives you a good value with good advice.  However, I am really appalled at the various antics of many of the “Gurus of the Interwebs”.  Some of the things Read More

76 Low Cost Strategies that Small Businesses Can Implement to Super-Charge Growth

Written By: Carol Roth
In these rough economic times, business owners are finding it harder than ever to successfully grow their small businesses. I have again reached out to my network of valued experts and entrepreneurs and I am excited to present 76 low cost (and in some cases, no cost) tips Read More

Seducing the Guys with the Money: 7 Factors that Create a Desirable Business

Written By: Carol Roth
7 Factors that Make Your Business Desirable to Private Equity Firms and Financial Buyers Financial buyers (aka private equity firms and guys that look like them) have billions of dollars to purchase companies, making a sale to a financial buyer one of the top ways for Read More

Don’t Be the Business Booty Call

Written By: Carol Roth
Create customers that come to you first, not when there are no other options… In the scheme of personal relationships, the top of the totem pole is unconditional love and pretty near the bottom is the booty call.  If you are in need of a reminder, Read More

The Four-Letter Word Killing Small Businesses Today

Written By: Carol Roth
There’s a four-letter word killing small businesses in America today: S-A-L-E. Read More

Community Feedback Trap: The Vocal Minority

Written By: Carol Roth
As more companies and brands monitor and participate in community dialogues, they need to be aware of the “Vocal Minority” issue. Almost every community has its critics (and by critics, I mean those pains in the asses who only like to whine and be contrarian purely Read More

The Art of Writing A Headline

Written By: Carol Roth
Whether you are writing a blog post or an article, I guess there really is an art to it… I have been fortunate to have received a lot of praise for my headline-writing skills on this blog.  I didn’t really think much of it- I figured Read More

Get Your Business “Judge Judy” On- You Make the Call

Written By: Carol Roth
A hair raising issue- You get to decide who make the worst business decision Paris Hilton is being sued by Hair Tech International (story here) for alleged breach of contract and fraud.  They say that she was paid to wear their hair extensions and that she Read More

Screw Your Brilliant Business Idea

Written By: Carol Roth
Being the first to do something in a market sucks. And you know why? Because you have to educate consumers and that is expensive Read More

95 Strategies for Work/Life Balance When You Work From Home

Written By: Carol Roth
More and more entrepreneurs are setting up a home office, which means that more and more entrepreneurs have to find a way to balance their work and the rest of their life.  This topic was brought to my attention by a regular CarolRoth.com contributor, Adelaide Zindler Read More
 
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