2 Things Can Kill Your Profitability
If your profitability is not where you want it, then only 2 things can be causing it – either you don’t have enough revenue and/or your expenses are too high! [...]
Growing Your Business Again – Easy as A,B,C
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
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!
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
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 [...]
12 Steps To Successful Entrepreneurship
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 [...]
3 Ways Clear Vision Contributes to Your Business Growth
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 [...]
Why So Many Small Business Owners are Unhappy
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 [...]
How a Shift in Perspective Can Make All the Difference
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
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 [...]
Using Strategic Partners to Expand and Grow
How many of you think you don't have enough business? Guess what, there are others among you that have said they have too much business! These two predicaments are an excellent starting point to show [...]
Business Planning Simplified
Have you ever heard the quote, “If you don’t know where you’re going any road will get you there..?” If business planning is not part of routine you’re living this quote every day. That being said, it [...]
Is Your Startup Focused on the Right Objectives?
Lately I have been involved with a number of startup businesses, including a couple of my own. One observation I have made is that many small business startup owners tend to focus later stages objectives [...]
Creating Goals That Motivate – Your First Step to Success
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
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 [...]
Knowing Your Operational Capacity
Avoid Blowing Your Revenue Engine - Visiting Your Operational Capacity Many small to medium sized businesses struggle increasing sales because they don't know their operational capacity. When I ask "how many more sales do [...]
A Great Stress Reducer
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 [...]
What is Your Business Growth Stage?
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 [...]
The Search for Small Business Growth Continues
In a previous post, So You Want to Grow Your Business?, I shared some of my general findings in recent research I have conducted in small business growth models. While many of the models and [...]
Lack of 2 Diverse Skills Hinder Owner Success
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 [...]