The art of a pivot
Pivoting is a jargonized word for resetting your business to be relevant. It’s used extensively in the start-up world and has become a buzz word as a response to the…
BUILD RESILIENCE INTO YOUR BUSINESS TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR FUTURE
We often hear about being resilient to thrive and survive in business today. Why does this matter and what does it mean? The pace of change driven by fragmenting political…
Creating an exit roadmap
We spend years building a business to generate economy for ourselves. Mostly, we are undercapitalized and learn to do things ourselves. It becomes a habit. Then, of a day, we…
What is the job of a business owner?
If the purpose of the entrepreneur is to create an Asset of Value, how do we get from where we are to the Asset of Value? What is it that…
Shining a light on the business blind spots
Smart and successful businessmen have faith in their vision for their companies, but they need to be aware of their limitations and see themselves and their situations in the proper light. A failure to…
Why (and how) to develop an effective marketing strategy
If you can’t and don’t get potential customers to know that you exist, they don’t care and you die. They don’t care because there is very little special about you.…
Building a business is like sailing a ship
Analogies are very useful to simplify thinking and action. As a business owner, building a business in a challenging environment creates noise and chaos. Gaining clarity, certainty and confidence helps…
Book review: Reset Rebuild Reignite, how to build a business to thrive in a crisis
There’s nothing like a crisis to expose the cracks in a business, and there are reasons why some rise to the challenge and others can’t or don’t. In his new…