Before you hire someone, it is really important to evaluate what kind of boss you currently are and what kind of boss you would like to be. As an entrepreneur you probably possess natural leadership skills, but do not let this lull you into thinking that you know what you are doing when it comes to leading people. The […]
Category: Why Businesses Fail
I’ll Think About It Tomorrow – Cash Flow Management
Over the past four weeks, I’ve been addressing the top five reasons why businesses fail. The statistics are not only tragic, but staggering. One out of two small businesses or startups are destined to fail and one in five will fail in their first five years. You can’t go it alone – in my blog, I addressed this as small […]
Marketing – Telling Your Story
One in five small businesses started will end up closing their doors in the first five years. As a small business owner turned consultant, I have witnessed this countless times, which is one of the reasons I am focusing on small business education. It’s not enough just to have a HUGE dream, HUGE vision, seemingly boundless passion and the willingness […]
Growth Happens
Last week on the blog, I wrote about the importance of marketing your business. If you’re like me, and not built for sales, this concept can be overwhelming at best and the last thing on your list a worst. We live in a very noisy world. With the advent of the internet, we are constantly bombarded by information. You used […]
If You Build It…
In the 80’s there was a movie where the main character is about to be bankrupt and his farm foreclosed upon. He starts having these visions of building a baseball field in the middle of his cornfields in Iowa accompanied by voices that whisper, “If you build it, they will come.” Of course, since this is a movie, at the end of […]
Don’t Go It Alone
I can do this ALL BY MYSELF. As a parent of adult children, I can honestly remember those moments with fondness, but I am sure I didn’t experience it that way. However, I run into so many business owners who think this very thing. In parenting, we smile indulgently at our toddlers or teens, who are saying, “I can do it all by […]