Innovation
6 Simple Ways Your Business Can Stay Relevant in Today’s Fast-Paced World
Many businesses have unique and solid products, strong business plans, and truly want to remain relevant in a quickly changing world. There are several factors that many businesses minimize or ignore that can have a…
The Unexpected Journeys of R&D: A Parable
This is a story about Randy and Dave (R&D). Today, Randy runs a small startup that has about two months’ worth of cash left, and he’s more than a little nervous. Dave works for a…
The 3 Most Powerful Words for Startups
If you understand them, you can help any size company succeed. In my last article, I spoke about a growing and costly language gap between big businesses and startups and why bridging it is critical. The reason is…
How One Mompreneur Used Creativity to Fuel Success
People often ask me what it’s like to run a business while being a mom to two young children. I started my company, The Jones Market, as a new mom, and the company has grown…
Change Things Up with Fred’s Rule
There is always a way to go if you look for it. ~Ernest A. Fitzgerald I enjoy playing doubles tennis two or three times a week. It is great exercise and a wonderful way to…
Brexit: Instead of Deregulation, British Small Businesses Face Uncertainty
A key argument for Brexit was that the UK’s businesses could break free from the EU’s web of regulations. Eurosceptics see EU bureaucrats much how US conservatives see Washington bureaucrats: as an unelected drain on…
4 Tactics to Put You Ahead of the Competition
Owning your own company is a great opportunity for gaining flexibility in your career, achieving more profits and working for something you believe in. This often gives way to becoming the victim of a rival…
10 Predictions for the Most Disruptive Tech Trends
Disruptive technology surpasses an existing market, where a new technology replaces the old by making the old outdated. New technologies emerge each day, challenging the existing ones, and can have important ramifications for your business….
Inside the Gig Economy
When you’re starting a small business it may be difficult to hire all the help you need when you don’t know how fast your business will grow. That’s where the gig economy comes into play—instead…
How Large and Small Businesses Can Overcome the Innovation Paradox
“We need to act more like entrepreneurs, but those guys are nuts.” —a real quote from a Fortune 100 CEO In 2007, a friend and client at a Fortune 100 company asked me if I knew of…
