Entrepreneurs

We recently came across an article from Entrepreneur on the 10 Steps to Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur. It started us wondering if our business owner clients would agree with their list. Contributor Larry Alton suggests that the following will lead one down the path of successful business ownership: 1) Love what you do 2) Take baby steps 3) Learn from others 4) Learn to self-promote 5) Constantly take action 6) Make a plan 7) Build a reputation 8) It’s never […]

You may have been hearing lately about the latest buzzphrase, “the internet of things”, and wondering what it has to do with your business. In a recent post on Forbes.com, contributor John Rampton notes that the ambiguous term has led to a lot of confusion among business owners. What is clear however, is that the pervasiveness of the internet into our everyday lives has led to a new era of doing business. From buying your morning coffee with your smartphone […]

In a recent article in Entrepreneur, contributor Thai Nguyen offered 10 strategies that can lead to working smarter. Unlike many “10 best” articles, his suggestions not only made sense, but they appear doable! Many business owners will applaud the first strategy named Parkinson’s Law. According to Cyril Northcote Parkinson, a 20th century naval historian,”If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute to do.” Feel free to pull out that quote the next time someone complains about […]

When your business is just starting out with a few employees, internal communications can be pretty straight forward. Email, quick phone calls and meetings tend to keep everyone on track. However as your team grows, managing the flow of information becomes more complicated. Recently, one of our team members attended a meeting of local business owners where the main topic of conversation centered around the direct relationship between a strong internal communication process and a positive customer experience. The attendees […]