VIDEO – What investors and lenders look for in your business and in your plan — What to think about as you edit the “Business History” section of your business plan and what investors and lenders (crowdfund, angel, venture capital, SBA) look for as they consider funding your start up or growing company.
Before you start your annual Strategic Planning ritual, instead of repeating the usual process, I urge you to think about the entire approach a bit differently…
Before you hire anyone just to get something done, take some time to plan what you need done and who you need to hire. Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt “There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability…
You know when something goes wrong or things just aren’t working out… I’ve found that, rather than fight a problem, make excuses, or blame others… I wonder, “What is the lesson to learn?” What is MY lesson to learn here? So, rather than continue struggling (doing the same thing… over and over…), how might I…
At risk of splitting a hair too many times… There are a variety of decisions we all need to make, yet there is one category, if simplified even further, may ease our burden with all the decisions we face. They’re simple, but can be very hard to make: Yes / No On / Off Go…
