Growing Your Business Again – Easy as A,B,C

2022-04-13T14:47:08-07:00Business Growth, Featured, need keyword, Personal Growth, Planning|

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 [...]

Growing a Small Business – 3 Things Make It Happen Faster

2022-04-13T14:35:37-07:00Business Growth, Featured, need keyword, Planning, Strategy|

Growing a small business is actually a simple process.  There is a defined and predictable formula to small business growth.  The problem is most small business owners don’t take the time to learn the formula! [...]

How to Have Success – Getting Out of Your Own Way!

2019-12-14T08:41:51-07:00Featured, Foundation, need keyword, Personal Growth|

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 [...]

#1 Reason Exit Planning Is So Critical When Starting Your Business

2015-07-13T18:01:53-07:00Featured, Strategy, Succession_Exit|

One of the first questions I ask clients when I start working with them is “what is your strategy to exit your business?”  Most of them say “I don’t know” or more frequently “I am [...]

3 Ways Clear Vision Contributes to Your Business Growth

2022-01-12T09:59:36-07:00Featured, Home Page, Planning, Slider, Strategy|

Vision is passion documented.  And passion is a powerful motivator.  In a previous post titled Why So Many Small Business Owners are Unhappy, I discussed how many entrepreneurs get distracted by the day-to-day operation of [...]

How a Shift in Perspective Can Make All the Difference

2022-01-12T09:48:44-07:00Featured, need keyword, Personal Growth|

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 [...]

10 Leadership Tips We All Can Learn From a Boy Scout

2022-01-12T09:46:34-07:00Ethics, Featured, Leadership, Personal Growth|

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 [...]

Creating Goals That Motivate – Your First Step to Success

2022-01-12T09:22:59-07:00Featured, Motivating, Personal Growth, Planning|

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 [...]

Nowhere Land – Stuck Between Small Business Survival and Success

2022-05-26T11:39:06-07:00need keyword, Self-Sustainability, Strategy, Survival|

A great family and friends, beautiful home, nice cars, regular vacations, all the material things you could ever want.  Your life is a dream.  Sound familiar or like what you want for your life? I [...]

What is Your Business Growth Stage?

2022-03-29T06:33:11-07:00Business Growth, Featured, Home Page, Planning, Slider, Strategy|

Knowing your business growth stage is critical if you want to speed your business growth. A previous posting, The Search for Growth Continues, concluded a 5 business growth stage model made the most sense. It's [...]

Lack of 2 Diverse Skills Hinder Owner Success

2019-08-24T17:30:21-07:00Leadership, need keyword, Personal Growth, Strategy|

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 [...]