Entrepreneur Strategies

Can Your Business Afford It?

If you have to ask if you can afford it, you can’t. If you think you can afford it, you still can’t. If you are sure you can afford it,...

Big Hits vs. Little Hits

Losers bet on the big hit. Millions lineup for the massive lottery ticket. Millions will spend one dollar and one minute buying a ticket, hoping to get rich. Thousands will...

Small Vicious Animals – Part 2

If there is one thing more dangerous than a wild animal, it’s an injured one. If there is one thing more dangerous than an out of control competitor, it’s a...

Small Vicious Animals – Part 1

Don’t ever think a small animal is harmless. Life will defend itself regardless of its size. Don’t ever think you can crush a small competitor. It will defend itself to...

Fix The Slowest Part Of The Chain

Every business, be it a service provider or a manufacturer, or a restaurant or insurance company, goes through a chain of activities to deliver its offering. To be in the...

First Mover Advantage Redefined

Remember that term “first mover advantage”? I’m sure you do. And I also suspect you realize that it is pretty much no longer relevant - at least as to how...

Experience Vs. Opinion

Everyone’s got an opinion. Only a few have experience. Experience trumps opinion. Every. Single. Time.

Which Competitor Is Your Biggest Threat?

It seems most entrepreneurs fear the big players in their industry. We set our guns on the industry Goliath because if we can take them down, we can then take...

The Million Dollar Question (With A Twist)

Most people know how they would answer the question, “What would you do with a million dollars?” The replies are usually about stuff – new house, new car, bigger this,...

The 11 Steps To Firing An Employee

Being a business leader is not all roses and gumdrops (I suspect you already knew that). You will be required to fire someone at some point. Perhaps it is based...

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