Owning a small business often can feel lonely at times. But it doesn’t have to be. Peer group learning provide an excellent method by which to share and learn with others faced with similar situations [...]
As I reflect on what separate the successful business owners from all the others it's clearly one key thing - an entrepreneur mindset. No matter what the problem small business owners face, in crisis [...]
I learned my leadership very early in my career. In fact, I learned even before my career began. My leadership training came while I was in Air Force ROTC in college. From there I spent [...]
The Employee Scenarios Defined Several events recently occurred with client businesses that made me take a step back and really try to understand a why small business owner makes some of the decisions that [...]
I made a prediction a while back that developing successful entrepreneurship will be the next big bubble. Not to be a negative nelly. But, there is lots of hype around successful entrepreneurship these days. And for [...]
Next week is Global Entrepreneurship Week! It’s hard to believe a year’s already gone by. However, how have your aspiration to become an entrepreneur progressed. If you follow any of my social media or blog [...]
5 Characteristics of a Great Entrepreneurship The History Channel has a mini-series called The Men Who Built America which exemplifies entrepreneurship at its best through the industrial giants of the industrial revolution. The series provides a historic account [...]
To build a successful business is easier than most people think. You just need to ask the right question that lead you there in the most direct way possible Tonight I’ll be meeting a bunch [...]
I see small business owners get distracted (shiny object syndrome) from their main vision all the time. It’s amazing how many owners have attention deficit disorder (ADD). ADD can be a strength in business. But, [...]
I was attending a local networking event today. The presenter was a local serial-entrepreneur. He shared his most recent success story and his philosophy on what's important to entrepreneurial success. He said you need [...]
If you’ve accumulated a huge amount of unsecured debts, you need not worry as you can opt for business debt consolidation through which you can finesse your business finances. If you’re a business owner, keeping [...]
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 [...]
Been at the beach for a short vacation this weekend and made a surprising observation. It doesn’t matter how big or small an establishment, if you think like an entrepreneur you can build a self-sustaining [...]
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 [...]
2 Entrepreneurial Competencies Leading to Business Growth Several weeks back I wrote a post titled Entrepreneurs Build an Asset NOT Just a Job . In it I began to present the difference between small business [...]
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 [...]
Do you work your business like a job for a paycheck or do you build an asset which will generate wealth like an on-going annuity for you and your family? This is what keeps small business ownership [...]
People throw around the term “entrepreneur” like you wake up one day and decide you’re going to be one! Nothing could be further from the truth. The problem is many who call themselves entrepreneurs are [...]
Entrepreneur financial problems are one of the biggest challenges they face. Usually it’s because they don’t have enough financial resources to accomplish their business goal. This is because a business cannot exist without financial resources, [...]
Cash flow is the life blood of any business, but many small business owner don’t understand the concept. They believe it’s a financial problem and avoid it like the plague! Merriam-Webster defines cash flow as [...]
