Inventor vs entrepreneur is a topic I was asked to revisit for an upcoming presentation. Back in 2010 I gave the same presentation to the Tampa Bay Inventors Council and it was well received. Not [...]
Here are some interesting facts that I have uncovered while researching my posts, e-Books, and upcoming business book that are very revealing. Put yourself in the upper end of these categories by applying our strategic planning [...]
Here we go, it’s decision time! If you’ve done what was necessary at the foundation and survival stages of the growth model you should be able to make the necessary decision now. As you will [...]
Consistent profitability is the goal of the survival stage. So, your operational focus needs to be increasing efficiency and productivity. If you can do what you do faster, you can improve cash flow which in turn [...]
This week let’s get back to looking at the strategic objectives within each business function as you move your business along the growth model. So, far we’ve looked at marketing and sales. Now let's see [...]
Small business growth is simpler than most people think. The problem is that most books, training, and so called gurus over complicate the puzzle to make themselves look smarter and charge you more. [...]
Before you can successfully marketing in the success growth stage, you must decide what you are trying to accomplish next with your business. Read my previous post titled Is Indecision Keeping You and Your Business [...]
A previous post I shared was on what your marketing in the foundation stage needs to strategically focus on. With breakeven systematically achieved, let's look at how to become more profitable which is the goal [...]
Marketing for startups is often difficult because small business owners don’t understand the difference between sales and marketing. (see my previous post Sales Slump? Do You Have the Right Resource Assigned?). Marketing for startups is [...]
The rapid growth stage of the growth cycle is all about becoming a big business. This is not for the faint of heart. And, most assuredly not for those owners that left corporate America because [...]
The past few weeks I have been sharing the how the sales function evolves as your business matures through the growth cycle. First we looked at sales in the foundation stage and then sales in [...]
If you’ve been following along on our blog then you are already familiar with the small business growth cycle. You also understand that each phase has a specific goal on which you must focus. This [...]
If you’ve been following along on our blog then you are already familiar with the business growth cycle. This week we want to begin looking functionally at what you should be doing within each phase [...]
Let's look at the rapid growth stage of the small business growth cycle and see what you need to navigate this challenge. I don’t spent much time on this growth stage because it represents the [...]
So, you want to accelerate startup growth. A while back I wrote an article title 4 Key to Creating a Profitable Business. It covered the objectives critical for startup companies to get out of the [...]
OK, so you’ve figured out that you are stuck in no-mans land. You understand the goal and objectives to achieve the self-sustainability stage of the growth cycle and are working on it. But, when you [...]
Ok, over the past 4 weeks I have laid the foundation for successfully growing your small business and becoming an entrepreneur. So what’s next? Well, you might think understanding each stage of the growth cycle [...]
The Small Business Growth Matrix was launched more than a year ago. Since then I have written many posts about small business growth. If you’ve been following, I hope you have learned a lot. In [...]
For nearly a decade DE, Inc. has focused on the entrepreneur community by helping small business owners prepare their businesses to operate without their direct day-to-day involvement. So, we created an entire line of small [...]
All the small business economic trends according to the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) seem to be pointing to the fact that the economy is picking up. And, businesses are beginning to focus on [...]
