Practical advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, including easy ways to identify sure-bet opportunities, most not requiring any invention, before you finalize your innovative business idea.
Management
Want Startup Success? Keep It Simple Stupid!
Building successful startups is not easy. That is why only one in ten startups actually succeed. But, if you are going to have any chance of success, you need to K.I.S.S.—Keep It Simple Stupid.
3 Must-Have Tech Services for Every Growing Business
The basics of starting and operating a business have not changed, but the process has become faster and much more efficient. We can only imagine what the future will bring with the addition of new technology and other cloud-based platforms. If you have not made the decision to get your business up and running, there is no better time to do it than now.
10 Key Principles To Drive Customer Decisions Today
Ten universal truths about selling, and the customer decision process, which every business needs to address in their product, business model, and their whole customer experience. Just think of your whole business as the sales engine, rather than just the sales reps.
The New Old Way of Doing Business
There’s so much information out there now that it has become nearly impossible for an economic agent to act rationally using all available data. The art of choosing what not to pay attention to has become more important than the science of choosing what to pay attention to.
How Digital Skills Training Gives Your Company a Competitive Advantage
If you are not investing in these kinds of digital training solutions, you are not just losing your advantage — you are falling behind. Company leaders literally cannot afford to wait to invest in digital training. As you define your strategic vision for the future, it is more important than ever to increase your workforce’s digital proficiency and move past the competition.
5 Investor Types Who Will Test Your Negotiating Style
Feld and Mendelson identify the five most common negotiating styles that you will see on both sides of the table, and talk about how you can best work with each of them.
5 Keys To Boosting The Performance Of A Business Team
A voice from the top that is inconsistent with what is heard from the firing line defines a dysfunctional and noncompetitive company for today’s customer. Thus team makeup is the critical success factor.
Aspiring Startup Founders Could Benefit From a Grounding in Finance
For entrepreneurially minded millennials in finance, being a contributing part of this shifting culture could serve as excellent grounding for that dream of leading a successful startup.
10 Business Plan Tips Too Many Entrepreneurs Forget
If you want people to invest in your idea, then my best advice is to first write a business plan, and keep it simple. Don’t confuse your business plan with a doctoral thesis or the back of a napkin. Keep the wording and formatting straightforward, and keep the plan short. For minimum content, see my […]