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 [...]
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 [...]
If you are a small business owners struggling with the growth of your business there are 3 potential strategic factors that are keeping you from small business growth. Do you fully understand your desired personal [...]
I attend a lot of meetings and seminars focused on exit planning. But, most fall short because they only focus on the transactional portion of the process instead of showing you what to do in [...]
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 [...]
Leadership is a discipline I have studied most of my adult life from ROTC to the Air Force to Business, and finally as an adult leader with the Boy Scouts of America. One of my [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Monitoring the Right Things for Your Business Plans down always work out exactly as you thought. The more rapidly that you can make adjustments the faster you’ll get to your objective. That means monitoring regularly. [...]
So now you have found your passion and have set a business vision to consciously use your company as a vehicle to realize success. Many people begin scrambling to make things happen. This is [...]
In Success Step 1 – Define You Passion, you got a better idea of what success really looks like to you – both personally and professionally. Now you need to apply this new found understanding [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sluggish business performance is a pretty subjective phrase. I define it as anything that prohibits and entrepreneur from achieving their realistic business goals in the specified timeframe. There is a critical word in that definition [...]
