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Marketability is the Name of the Game

The product based business model is fairly straight forward. A product has a set life-cycle within the market, so to continue that product’s existence, a new version of that product is created and launched. In the technology industry, that is about every 12 to 18 months. For the auto industry, that is about every 7 [...]

Continue Reading → 2 September 2010

Understanding Cashflow vs. Capital Gains

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Part of being an entrepreneur is understanding the financial aspect of running a business. Being an expert in finances is not necessary as you can add team members who are experts to fill in the gaps for you. Knowing the basics and understanding the rules are important in order to develop your business, [...]

Continue Reading → 25 July 2010

Intertwining Yourself Into Your Company’s Brand: How to Avoid It

So often, small business owners end up becoming their brand. In other words, they develop a reputation within their industry as the go-to person to deliver the best goods and/or services. The reputation is great, however, what happens when that person wants to scale up the business, or replace themselves so that they can focus [...]

Continue Reading → 24 July 2010

Interview with Ann Smarty of MyBlogGuest.com

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A couple of months ago, I started to get involved with finding guest bloggers for my blog and also wanting to guest blog for others. Aside from searching for blogs similar to mine, there wasn’t a clear and easy way to find this community.
I stumbled on Ann Smarty and her website MyBlogGuest.com. She [...]

Continue Reading → 8 July 2010

Top Leadership Characteristics For Successful Entrepreneurs

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I am always after the next piece of inspiration to keep me going. It could be in the form of a TED Talk, a documentary, an interview with a successful business person. Whatever it is, it provides me the fuel to keep my imagination alive.
Along with imagination, execution plays a big [...]

Continue Reading → 8 July 2010

Dissolving A Brand By Accident

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What happens when a brand is built on an individual’s shoulders who is now ready to retire?
The situation above happens over and over again, so frequently, in fact, it would appear normal to most people. When a person who owns a small business is ready to retire, the business retires with the [...]

Continue Reading → 6 July 2010

Case Study: Coffee Shop in Seattle

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While up in Seattle visiting friends and family, I stopped by a little coffee shop. Located on a busy street and next to a laundromat and in a good neighborhood, I decided to get my usual: a white chocolate mocha and a chocolate chip cookie. Now, usually when out and about I enjoy [...]

Continue Reading → 13 June 2010

Secret Sauces: Does Your Company Have Them?

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Strong, well known companies all have secret sauces, formulas, and methods which allow them to compete and win against their known competitors. This is not something new, however it is something that is often missing within the service industry, particularly small businesses who get up and running fast.
The Missing Formula [...]

Continue Reading → 27 January 2010

Business from 30,000 Feet: What You Need To Know

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Have you ever stopped to step back away from the company with which you are molding and shaping to really see what is going on? To get above the trees so to speak? Is the company headed in the right direction? What is the financial statement really telling you? Are [...]

Continue Reading → 11 December 2009

Business Ethics And The Role It Plays

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With everything that has been happening in the world lately, business is being looked at closer than ever. And that is not a bad thing. Ethics play a major role in business and the discussion of what is ethical versus what is not often causes people take strong opinions to one side or [...]

Continue Reading → 25 November 2009

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