photo by ZEDZAP>Nick  I’ve known Walt for quite a while.  He’s a great guy – warm, genuine, the kind of person that you enjoy catching up with.  He was a consultant and I was the client when we first met – then we briefly worked at the same consulting company and have stayed in […]

photo by pshutterbug Are you building your business on a shaky foundation?  When times are good, you can grow revenues and profits, even without a solid core for your business…however when times are tough (like the last couple of years), an unstable business is one that’s not going to last. What makes for a solid […]

  Photo by andy_c Maybe this has happened to you.  You’ve got a great idea for a new product or a new business – something you just know people are going to be lining up to buy.  You do some quick back of the napkin business planning and realize that you need to get the […]

photo by lepiaf.geo The continuing evolution of the internet has changed a lot of things – how people communicate (Facebook, Twitter), how they establish expertise (blogging, answering questions, wikis) and how business is done (online presence is mandatory now). What’s really exciting is that social media and the internet has generated a lot of cool […]

Are you a hero in your business?  Are you out there applying your super heroic selling skills, delivery abilities or micromanagement ‘gifts’ in order for your business to thrive (or survive)? Do you take special pride in your ability to fight the fires and the chaos that surrounds your day to day operations?  Are you […]

  photo by Robert S. Donovan  As a business owner, when you first start out you create some sort of vision of success.  A vision that’s compelling enough to get you to take the big leap, leave your job, take the risk…whatever it might be. That vision usually has a money component – ultimately you […]