Entrepreneurship

Does your company make pillows? You're a manufacturer. That's obvious. Does your company clean rooms? You're also a manufacturer. That is not so obvious. But you in fact are. Every...

I have met entrepreneur after entrepreneur who started a business with tons of inspiration, excitement and energy only to lose their mojo months or years later. Their passion faded. At...

The formula is simple. You fix your bottom line by increasing revenue or cutting costs or both. Yet, most entrepreneurs put all their efforts on the sell side only. They...

If you think something will take an hour, it will take a day. If you think something will take a day, it will take a week. And if you think...

At age 13 I bugged my Dad about getting a guitar. He supported it. He actually insisted on taking me to the store to get one. When we got there,...

Who is the best competitive swimmer in the world right now? Michael Phelps. You knew the answer, I’m sure. You might not even follow the Olympics, or any sport, but...

I spoke with a group of entrepreneurs in Chicago last week and explained the importance of finding their EST. Are you the fastEST in your industry? Are you the niceEST?...

“Your idea is stupid.” Has anyone ever told you that your business idea won’t make it? That your idea is too odd, too unique or too different? That you need...

Dusting off your high school yearbook may be the last thing you want to do this fine day, but its faded pages hold clues to entrepreneurial gold. Seriously. Whether you...

Bankers need to play it safe. When they make a loan, they need a high degree of confidence that they will make the money back (plus some). A banker is...