I’ve created a major new product for my small business, and, after more than two years of hard work and investment, it’s almost ready to launch. I’m not quite ready to tell you what it is. But I can tell you that a few years ago, I took a good, hard look at my small …
Commit Yourself to the Turn
It’s not typical to get small business guidance on a ski slope, but one of the most useful pieces of advice I ever got came when I first learned to ski many years ago: “Commit yourself to the turn.” Whenever you want to go in a new direction—in skiing or small business—you have to follow …
The Reinvention of a Small Business Classic
What do Oprah Winfrey, Jessica Alba, Bill Rancic and me have in common? We’re all entrepreneurs and we’ll be speaking at Quickbooks Connect, a three-day gathering of thousands of small business owners, accountants and software developers November 2-4 in San Jose, California. While Quickbooks Connect is an educational and networking event covering all aspects of …
Does Your Life Feel Like Groundhog Day?
Small business owners, listen up. Monday, February 2 is Groundhog Day, and I’m declaring it a day for entrepreneurs and small business owners to shake things up. It’s time to cut out the things you do repeatedly that get you nowhere. Groundhog Day isn’t a particularly important holiday, but the term “groundhog day” has become …
