The Marketing Revolution No One Predicted
Think back to the revolutions throughout history that shaped the world. The advent of machinery, then information technology and then the internet all had a profound impact on the way we do business. But first, let’s consider how these historical revolutions impacted businesses over time. With the industrial revolution the emergence of industrial technology and…
Read MoreWhen You Should Seek Financing for Business Growth
Growth is the lifeblood of every young business. Yet sometimes it seems too risky to take out finance to take your company to the next level. So what are the signs that you should seek to borrow? Your customers are spending more Growing your business doesn’t simply involve taking on new customers: you may find…
Read MoreReinvent Your Category: Be Different
This past year my daughter and I were in New York City and saw the play that took Broadway by storm – Hamilton. It was spectacular in every way imaginable, but it was also the antithesis of a Broadway musical in every way imaginable. It was different. According to Broadway League research, the average theatergoer…
Read More5 Trends to Watch for Green Construction Technology
The volume of construction output worldwide is projected to grow by 85 percent by 2030. This puts the global construction industry in a challenging position: It will have to meet increasing demand even as the world faces mounting resource constraints and demand grows for high-performance (even “net zero”) buildings. For innovative firms equipped with BIM workflows and…
Read MoreHow to Secure an SBA Loan for Your Business
Small businesses are having an easier time obtaining credit than before thanks to the current economy. According to Small Business Trends, 25.2 percent of small businesses in December 2017 were approved for loans by large banks. This represents a 0.1 percent increase over November and a 1.3 increase compared to 2016. But while this may…
Read More3 Ways You Can Use AI to Supercharge Marketing for Your Real Estate Agency
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been at the center of many disruptions in recent years. Machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and other forms of AI have given us the best of automation across industries – from self-driving cars to digital assistants to AI-powered image recognition. And for real estate, an industry that has often…
Read MoreBye-bye Boomers! Adios Gen Xers! Millennials in Management
As we look toward the coming year, I think it’s a good time to take a “long view” of how we are assimilating Millennials into our companies. The position of Millennials in the workforce is a topic often covered in business blogs like mine, and that’s a good thing because it’s an important issue. Exactly…
Read MoreHow Well Do You Use Your Business Time?
As you follow these insights from ignition to liquidity event, you’ll detect a continuing theme, emphasizing the need for deep and wide relationships that the CEO and senior staff can call upon for advice and guidance. This is the time to elevate those insights to the level of highest value for the corporation, one that cannot…
Read MoreFamily Business: Partnership Mergers
In any successful family business there will likely come a time when descendants will want to take over the business from the older generation of owners. Usually, this will require that entities will need to be split into different business entities to accommodate both differences between the descendants (perhaps the descendants can’t cooperate with each…
Read MoreWhy Personal Credit Matters When Funding Your Business
Once you register your business as an LLC or a corporation, it begins building its own credit score. This doesn’t render your personal credit score irrelevant, though, because it takes some serious time and revenue for your company to stand entirely on its own. If you have a poor credit score, that can cause problems…
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