photo by AndYaDontStop I typically don’t get embroiled into political discussions – for the most part they are a waste of time and it’s just a good way to get into an argument that no one can really win.  My take is you do your homework on what’s going on, take a logical view […]

Do you have the make-up of a successful entrepreneur?  You might be surprised at what’s really important if you’re looking to create a long term business. Brad Johnson of FranchiseSmartKC shared an interesting study in his latest newsletter on the traits that are shared by successful entrepreneurs.  The study was done by the Guardian Life […]

  photo by Noodle93 Do you know the origin of the word cliché? (from a Seth Godin post): In printing, a cliché was a printing plate cast from movable type. This is also called a stereotype. When letters were set one at a time, it made sense to cast a phrase used repeatedly as a […]

Small businesses are a tricky thing – there are lots of mistakes that business owners can make.  Not paying attention to their customers, not keeping up with technology, constantly trying to be a hero, not understanding cash flow!  All of these will eventually kill or cripple your business, but the biggest impact, the mistake that […]

  photo by Alan Cleaver Business growth can be a scary proposition…obviously it’s better than business failure, but there are a whole set of fears centered around business growth and success that plague a lot of business owners. When your business starts succeeding beyond where you’ve been for a while, you leave your comfort zone…you […]

photo by LaserGuided As a business owner, there are all sorts of places where you can pick up great information.  This week if you were lucky enough to be at the Principal Connections monthly networking event – you would have picked up some great business tips from Jonathan Freiden and Seth Freiden – brothers and […]