Archive for July, 2009

Guiding Your business

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Who’s steering the ship
– guiding your business
I had lunch with a friend the other day who was telling me about a new position she had taken. As my friend told me about her new position, I was reminded of her great communication skills, her ability to ask the right questions, and her [...]

Entrepreneur Mistakes

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Four mistakes entrepreneurs make
in any economy…
I found myself pondering over a question a customer recently asked “What have you learned as a business owner?”  I wondered where I would be now if I was just starting out and making the same mistakes vs. eight years ago in a more forgiving market. In today’s [...]

. . . a Business Plan ? ? ?

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Well, do you really need
. . . . a business plan?
That’s a question I’ve considered since I started my business nine years ago. I’ve read many articles on the importance of needing a business plan. The truth is, I’ve written many plans, never quite complete or realistic — but I did it because [...]