Posts Tagged ‘Growth’
10 Leadership Blind Spots That Stunt Business Growth
We all have blind spots – things you don’t see despite your best intentions to observe the world changing around you. In business, these can quickly take you off the growth track, even as you work harder and harder. In my role as startup and small business advisor, it’s my job to help you see…
Read MoreSo, What If You Run Out of Money?
Money in the bank is like oil in the car. Certainly, you have many ways you are pulled every day, both tactical and strategic. But when money is the issue, your time, energy and focus are drained from other important areas of your life or business. Running out of money is not always synonymous with…
Read More4 Lessons from the Startup World That Will Benefit Your Small Business
When you’ve been in business for some time, it’s hard to remember what it was like when you were first starting out. In some sense, it’s much safer and easier to rest on your laurels than to have to risk inventing something new. But the truth is, inside every established business is a start-up waiting…
Read MoreThe Winning Mindset That You Need for Success
I was devastated. I had just completed a test and the results were in. And they weren’t good. Not what I wanted or expected. But it wasn’t an ordinary test. It was the standardized “IQ” test developed by Alfred Binet in the early 1900’s that many of us have had to endure. The findings had…
Read More4 Ways of Successfully Scaling Your Global Startup
There are over 214 global startups that claim to have attained the coveted “unicorn” status—meaning they’ve reached a billion-dollar valuation. Becoming a unicorn may not be the end goal of all entrepreneurs, as some may have a moon-shot in mind and some may be in the game merely to solve a problem. Regardless, having the…
Read MoreCoping with Growing Pains: 5 Tips to Scale High-Growth Businesses
The majority of businesses in the recent FT 1000 list of Europe’s fastest growing companies are technology businesses. They may not all list as technology companies but certainly looking through the list – Deliveroo, Thermondo, Carwow and Smarkets, to name a few – most are built and operate on digital platforms or utilize digital technology…
Read MoreStart Small and Do This to Avoid New Startup Burnout
There are millions of small businesses out there. They all start with an idea. The problem is that sometimes these ideas are thin and the business owner expands and/or launches too quickly, spends way too much money right off the bat, and doesn’t focus on building a proper foundation. How do you take your new…
Read MoreTake These 4 Steps to Secure Your Small Business Loan the Right Way
Everyone needs capital to turn a great business idea into reality, and most startups secure their first outside financing by talking to friends or family. But at a certain level, your small, growing business needs to secure loans to expand operations and finance expenses. Despite the recent good economic growth in the United States, banks…
Read MoreWhen Watching Pennies Will Cost You Dollars
Do you ever come across a Facebook post and resulting thread of comments that makes you want to pull your hair out? Of course you do and I want to share a recent one I saw with you. (Don’t worry, it’s not political at all!) A self-employed accountant was having fits with his Windows PC.…
Read MoreCan You Balance These Two Opposing Requirements for Business Success?
Are you a fan of the KISS – keep it simple, stupid – approach to life and business? I love it when situations, challenges, or problems can be boiled down to the proverbial brass tacks and as I was recently reading an article written by AP and USA Today small business writer, Rhonda Abrams, I think she…
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