Inspired by the quote from Kevin Rose, “Don’t let others convince you that the idea is good when your gut tells you it’s bad.” When you know your business has no need to jump on a trend, but people think otherwise as they se…
There are way too many factors to take into account when starting a business and then maintaining that business to some level of success. But a key factor that have the greatest impact in your start come for the answer to th…
Taking calculated risks will help your business grow. Taking risks for your love of gambling will catch up to you sooner rather than later. Know that the risk of being smart about the timing of starting your business is just…
Celebrating both my love for business analysis and the classic tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons, I’m asking you to take a look at your Business Alignment System and roll the dice on doing Chaotic Good.
You must study and learn from your competitors. What they may be doing right or wrong, or in line with the market and contrary, makes a difference, and figuring out what may or may not work for you based on the lessons learn…
Successful business people can only reach a level of achievement by putting in the blood, sweat, and tears (plus plenty of time, money, and crushing defeats) it takes as your 'down payment.' How much sacrifice you will make …
Just because you have the skills to do a job and may need the work, it doesn't mean you will be inspired to finish the jobs you will have to work to find if you start a business around them.
The difference between an amateur and a professional is easy to distinguish in the world of sports, and it is just as easy to see in the world of business when you compare full-time work to side-hustle gigs. Don't rush to ad…
A successful business keeps detailed records, making it much easier to pull information from the past to answer questions you don't know will be asked in the future. Get in the habit of keeping good records from the initial …
Your limited time, energy, and resources matter when you give them up to bring more customers to your business. You need to keep an eye on waste and ensure you are advertising to the right crowd to get you the maximum number…
This will be good for you as an employer for what they can accomplish while working for you and for goodwill as they find new places to shine beyond your storefront.
Unless your aim is to deal with antiquities and fine art, you want your customers to come through your doors as frequently ass possible. You’re not trying to sell exquisite or unique things. Your inventory should be ‘good en…
Do you want to dominate conversation in your niche or passively advertise and just be able to tap into the stream every so often? Its all about how you want to play the social media game, not how many hours your social media…
The key to being a great salesperson is understanding what problems the goods or services you sell can solve for a potential customer. And to not sell to a customer that will get no utility from your goods or services.
The flip side of your staffing success is firing workers that are not a good fit. It is a little ironic that this is easier if you hire workers who don’t mind eventually being fired.
Remember, they are you competitors and want to beat you whenever possible, but you total failure is a sign of the market crashing, so they don’t wont you to go out of business. But they don’t want you to clear more money tha…
Stolen from the internet but so true nonetheless. The four key components of success in business (and life in general) come down to how you manage you skill level, how hard you are willing to work, plus the duration of you t…
A business exists to make money, and a non-profit exists to support a cause. Refrain from letting overproduced marketing and bad financial governance confuse the issue.
Taxes may be due until April 18, but you should carve out regular time throughout the year to organize your paperwork and pull essential data to save yourself some stress come April 1.
Helping others on their paths to personal development is helping you on your path to personal development. Assuming you are actually helping and not pushing or prodding.
