Business Funding: Freedom or Slavery?
When starting a new business, many assume that going into debt is the only way. There are other alternatives.
Picture Your Small Business Structure
It's not enough to know how to start a business. You must select amongst the profitable business ideas and choose the right one for you. It's always best to critically evaluate your business idea to avoid going down a road you'll regret.
Build Values into Your Strategic Planning
The wonder of small business lies in its agility and responsiveness to the slightest turn of the wheel. (Obviously, it is harder to turn a big ship around.)
5 Tips to Manage Fears
Small business owners face unwanted fears on a regular basis – dare I say daily? Personal or business cycles rear their heads frequently, just to make things harder than they have to be.
Office Technology: Friend or Foe?
Small business owners who employ staff find office technology to be both a friend and foe. The ready flow of information and the transparency that comes with it is a boon to business owners and managers.
Estate Planning: An Important Element of your Strategic Plan
Is Estate Planning a part of your small business strategic plan? It should be. Yes, estate planning is complicated in the simplest…
Technology: Servant of Your Small Business Strategy
Technology should be servant - not master - of your small business strategy. Phone systems, mobile phone apps, payroll management…
Your Strategic Plan: Six Basic Elements
A deliberate strategic plan involves a checklist of activities and assumes that you have a marketable product or service (you'd be surprised how many skip that all-important step when starting a business).
Obstacles to Strategic Planning
Because I often assist with small business strategic planning, I get a front row seat for the business owner's fear of formalizing an effective business strategy.
Tips for Managing Information Consumption
How do you take your information? A spot of cream? A lump of sugar? Sometimes those additions might make it easier to swallow but still do nothing for comprehension...
Three Character Traits of Successful Small Business Owners
What commonalities do you notice about the small businesses that stand out from the crowd? What makes them different than their competitors?
Tips for Securing Government Contracts
Becoming a Federal government contractor - while not always simple - often results in contracts that are lucrative and long lasting.
Book Review: Eat That Frog!
Procrastination is a part of the human condition. Even the most successful people and small business owners procrastinate.