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 7 1/2 years applying what I learned in the best organization you can practice leadership – the United States military! ... Read More
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 they do! For nearly a year I have been advising one client to put better employee systems in place. Well, it’s ... Read More
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 good reason, there is a lot of upside with being an entrepreneur. However, whenever there is a trend there are ... Read More
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 posts you probably already know that my definition of entrepreneurship is a little more stringent than Webster’s Dictionary. But, there ... Read More
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 of the industrial giants John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan and Henry Ford. These men created what ... Read More
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 of new people. Most will be at the event because they are starting their journey to build a successful business. ... Read More
I see small business owners get distracted 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, it also presents its challenges by creating what I call – shiny object syndrome! Shiny object syndrome stems from a person’s ability to ... Read More
I was attending a local networking event today. The presenter was a local serial-entrepreneur that shared his most recent success story and his philosophy on what he felt was important to entrepreneurial success. Everything he said was right on point and what I have experienced myself over the years. One thing that really jumped out ... Read More
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 careful track of your business finances is one of the most important tasks that you should do in order to ... Read More
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 sure how many people heeded my advice, but what I presented then is still and will always be the difference ... Read More
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 business! What are the things that move a business owner in the direction of entrepreneur? While here at the beach ... Read More
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. We created an entire line of small business tools and small business training to assist with the process. National, regional, and local organizations catering to small businesses have ... Read More
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 owners and entrepreneurs. While there are many differences and similarities two entrepreneurial competencies, mastering business scalability and understanding the concept ... Read More
Answer One Question to Change Your Mindset The statistics are shocking as to how few small business owners really think about transition planning, or more traditionally referred to as exit planning. That’s why they are small business owners. They don’t know how to become an entrepreneur! As I looked at the statistics, my recent post Entrepreneurs ... Read More
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 from true entrepreneurship. I picked entrepreneurship as the topic because I am up to my neck in interviews this week. A ... Read More
I read a great article titled “Is there a difference between entrepreneurs and business owners?” It states what I’ve said for years. as 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 ... Read More
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, but many businesses don’t have enough to accomplish their growth objectives. There are several reasons for entrepreneur financial problems, but ... Read More
Cash flow is the life blood of any company. But many entrepreneurs don’t understand the concept. Most people believe it’s a financial term so they avoid it like the plague! What is cash flow? Merriam-Webster defines cash flow as “Cash flow is simply the cash expected to be generated by an investment, asset or business.” ... Read More
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 often see overlooked. 1. Know what you want personally before you get started (personal goals) When people start a ... Read More
