Start-Up

If you’ve ever thought about starting your own trucking company, you’ve probably done enough homework to understand that it takes a whole lot more to be successful than just knowing...

Great ideas are useless, unless they are executed upon. Great initiatives are a waste if the initiative is not taken. So whatever it is. No matter how hard (or easy)...

Getting a business off the ground is nothing short of a miracle. People who you never knew before are now clients (and they trust you with their business). People who...

I’m a bit of a business lit junkie: I love reading stories and advice from fellow authors and entrepreneurs. I dig tales of overcoming adversity, and I enjoy getting fresh...

I was having coffee with Brittany Lanzone, Founder of kitchen design company Rae Design, when she shared a fascinating fact with me. The kitchen cabinet standard recently increased from the...

When the naysayer says, “What if it’s a flop?” Ask them, “What if it isn’t?" When the naysayer says, “What makes you think you can do it?” Ask them, “Why...

It was going to be the biggest client engagement of my life. After eight months of wining and dining my prospect I had received the nod to deliver a proposal....

In the market to hire someone? If you are like most others in business, you place a high priority on the amount of experience that an applicant has. Everyone looking...

Jim Collins famously has taught us to set BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) in his book Built To Last.  Together these goals define the big vision you have for your...

It is likely the most common question I hear: “How do I know of my business idea is a good one?”  That question is usually followed up with, “Would you...