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 [...]
Success is a destination that you define for your company. It represents the vision of a new vista; a new horizon; a new set of possibilities for your business – a change. That means you [...]
In my post The Major Barrier to Executing Your Strategic Plan, I talked about self-awareness as a key to moving your business agenda forward. Mentioning the topic increased my self-awareness and I saw several posts [...]
Last week I update the learning objectives for an end-of-year strategic planning retreat workshop I conducted several years back. Something struck me that could hold the answer to why small business owners struggle in executing [...]
Creating Success Means Getting Past Your Negative “Personal Speak” After last week’s leadership post titled “Do You Have the Courage to be the Leader Your Business Needs?” I’ve had a lot of conversations about the [...]
Self-improvement has on leadership and business growth, however often owners don't have the courage to look in the mirror and fix the personal fears which hold them back from making the necessary changes to take [...]
You have probably heard the adage “the first step is the hardest.” Nothing could be truer when it comes to success, because you need to find your passion! It’s the reason most people flounder or [...]
Why Understanding Success is So Important Most people seek out the service of my company when they are frustrated. While often they say it is their business, more often than not it’s because they haven't [...]
The statistics are shocking as to how few small business owners really think about transition planning, or more traditionally referred to as exit planning. To become a successful business owner you need to become an [...]
During this time of year most of us stop long enough to take a breath. If you use this time correctly you can actual put your life and business on course for success. You see [...]
I know small business owners with several companies within the construction and real estate industries that have nearly doubled their assets even in a bad economy. How is that possible? Growing a business is a [...]
Recent activity in my consulting business has revolved around a number of start-up companies. It has made me revisit the foundation of the small business growth cycle once again. One of the observation I that [...]
Entrepreneurship is a goal to which many wish to aspire. But, why do so many fall short? In my 2 decades of helping small business owners to grow their business here are 12 things that [...]
I have been doing some intensive thinking for marketing purpose this past week. In the process I stumbled upon an interesting realization about our target market – small business owners. As I looked for what [...]
Chris Widener’s article Survivors and Thrivers! provides a great observation on what makes you successful in life and business. With just a small shift in perspective you can see a big difference in your final [...]
If you’re not leading your business, who is? That’s a pretty obvious statement. But, can you answer it yourself without doubt? If you ask 10 people, “What is leadership?” you’ll get 10 different answers. While [...]
In my last post, Nowhere Land – Stuck Between Small Business Survival and Success, I shared the fact that while many small business owners have personal success they do not have business success. This is [...]
At the end of January 2010 I switched to a “smart phone” as my PDA began acting up and the cellular carrier price wars rage on. As I look to see how some of the time management [...]
A familiar annoyance in me was recently sparked by several small business owners I met. As I searched for a reason for their common behavior the conclusion was quite startling. It was startling because their behavior stemmed [...]
In my post “Are You Holding Your Business Back” I wrote how personal change is needed before you can achieve success. If that’s all it takes then why don’t we just change? Fear is at [...]
