By Iris Raeshaun<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week as America celebrates National Small Business Week, U.S. Presidential special appointee, entrepreneur, author, mentor, founder, and CEO of the ActOne Group Janice Bryant Howroyd shares advice to entrepreneurs on how to reach personal and professional success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Howroyd, the first African American woman to own the largest privately held billion-dollar personnel company founded in the United States currently employs 2,800 professionals in over 30 countries (including Poland) with 50 various languages and currencies. Her success came from her first company she started with a $900 loan from her mother she added to $600 she had saved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether your breakout or come up is through entrepreneurship or employment, Howroyd adds values, education, and leadership ability to any financial equation to equal success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During conversations with Bishop T. D. Jakes of the Dallas-based Potter\u2019s House and an interview with OURNEWS Magazine at the International Leadership Summit earlier this month, Howroyd says the first staple to her success is freedom and innovation to excellency in delivery, understanding everything matters, providing excellency in business, and taking time to understand (FEET).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cMy FEET are the values I stand on,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Freedom and innovation to excellency in delivery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have to be better and more thoughtful in order to compete against these white-owned companies, and it is better that other people buy your services rather than buy your businesses.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n With limitations such as glass ceilings and racial and gender inequalities Howroyd says technology is an ally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTechnology puts our brands in global arenas,\u201d she says, adding that the best and most lucrative careers are in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everything Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo not delegate everything in your business without touching and breathing on it yourself. Anything you are silent about or not touching is dying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Excellence in business<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEducate yourself about your business. Don\u2019t be dumb about the data. Find your audience. Who is responding to you? Who thinks what you have and what you have to say is valuable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs a leader, you owe your people clarity. People have choices to belong to any community they want. Good leaders understand that and that both wisdom and knowledge are critical for success.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Howroyd describes her leadership style as serviceship<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLeadership isn\u2019t always about the you, but about you getting the teaching, the information and knowledge and redistributing it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI do not manage people. I manage processes. People do not leave leaders. They leave managers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo things you know you can be proud of and share out loud. Do not compromise yourself personally to become who you want to be professionally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Time to understand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAsk one time and listen three times,\u201d Howroyd says. \u201cMost people hear the first seven word spoken from a person and the rest is their perspective. When conducting business, it is very important to have someone present you with a document from which to work. You should ask them to repeat to you what you said in order to see if they understood you correctly. If not, you can clarify.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Once Howroyd uses her FEET, she rests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI need quiet time. I am now doing more listening than petitioning. It isn\u2019t about the things I say to myself, but just taking time to say nothing and listen. Sometimes, especially women, we do everything and take care of everything and everybody but ourselves. Take care of yourself, eat well, and sleep. All of this matters to remain constant. Call God daily, be quiet, and listen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n For those seeking more business help, the SBA’s National Small Business Week virtual conference<\/a> will offer free educational webinars, free business advice, and an opportunity to network with fellow business owners. 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