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 [...]
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 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! [...]
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 [...]
In my last post titled 4 Owner Objectives to Achieve the Self-Sustainability Stage of Business Growth we explored self-sustainability stage. I talked about the 4 areas that an entrepreneur/owner needed to focus in the following 4 areas [...]
Success is the common goal of every entrepreneur. However each entrepreneur defines success very differently. Whatever your definition some key criteria and decisions are needed before you can start. First, you must make sure you [...]
The self-sustainability stage of the small business growth cycle is a tipping point for your company but many entrepreneurs don’t even realize it. In a previous post titled At What Stage is Your Small Business [...]
In order to achieve success in any small business you must pass through several stages along the way. You can't skip a step. If you try then you and your business get stuck. This happens [...]
You didn’t start your business to get where you are right now! To get where you want to go you need to improve business performance by doing 3 things: Determine exactly what stage of the growth cycle your [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
There are 3 mistakes I consistently see small businesses make that cause them problems with their marketing. These are not “shoestring marketing” specific, but their impact to performance is magnified when using “shoestring marketing” tactics. [...]
When I was first asked to participate on this panel, I thought, “WOW things really have come full circle!” You see, I started my business back in 1991 on a shoestring. I had no marketing experience [...]
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 [...]
photo by Rachel Gardner Financing in the startup stage is always a challenge. In this posting entitled Chinese Math, yoursmallbusinessgrowth.com regular contributing writers, Frank Gnisci, gives a great account of market forecast fallacies [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I hadn't planned on posting today. But, as I posted the link below on my social network, I began to really think of how much my friend’s daily thought really impacts our ability to be [...]
When revenue begins to head south what is usually the first response? Cut expenses! Why, will this fix the problem? No, falling revenue is a result of fewer sales or reduced revenue collected per sale. [...]
