Want to be a champion in your small business? Take a lesson from the astonishing Golden State Warriors. These three-point dunking basketball phenoms, headed by the eminently-likeable Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, have just made sports history, beating the single-season NBA wins set by Michael Jordan and the 1996 Chicago Bulls. It’s not just on …
Women’s Business Success Is Nothing New
Steve Jobs. Marshall Field. Thomas Edison. Famous male entrepreneurs are household names, but March is Women’s History Month, so it’s time to celebrate women entrepreneurs. It’s easy to think of women entering the work force as a modern phenomenon. But women ran and built successful companies for centuries, small businesses and large enterprises. Successful women …
Who’s Got the Best Small Business on TV?
Small business is the second most admired institution in America, yet it’s rare to see small business owners on television. Cops? Sure. Dysfunctional families? Plenty. Even aliens. Small business owners? Not so many. But if you look hard enough, you’ll find a few fun entrepreneurs when you kick back with some popcorn and turn on …
Monkey Brings Success to Small Business
Hold on tight: here comes the year of the monkey. And it should be a great, if tumultuous, year for small business owners and entrepreneurs. If you’re just starting a business, it portends to be a particularly auspicious year for launching new ventures. February 8 marks the beginning of the Chinese, or lunar, new year. …
10 Rules for Small Business Success
For over 25 years, I’ve helped small business owners start, run, and grow their companies. I’ve worked with all sizes of businesses: from one-person micro-businesses to companies with hundreds of millions in revenue. I’ve consulted with companies in all kinds of industries. Some served consumers; some served other businesses. There were start-ups and long-established entities. …
Succeeding in Your First Business
Each year, one of the most popular new year’s resolutions is “quit my job and start a business.” If one of your goals in 2016 is to start your first small business, then I’ve got an important tip on how to succeed: start with a “training wheel” business. As the head of my fourth small …
3 Ways to Successfully Pivot
You’ve just launched your startup or small business. You’ve got a great idea. But then, you find customers aren’t really interested. Do you throw in the towel? No, you pivot. You’ve been running your small business successfully for years. But then, your industry changes. Do you look for a job? No, you pivot. You’re smart …
The World Needs Entrepreneurs
How do you reduce poverty? Create jobs? Develop innovative new products and industries? One of the most important ways is to support entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses. If you think that small companies and startups can change the world, you’re not alone. In September, the United Nations adopted a set of “Sustainable Development Goals,” priorities …
The Absolute Best Way to Raise Money
You’re excited about starting your new small business. You’ve got a can’t-miss idea, developed a business plan, created a prototype. You’ve even found a group of talented people to work with. There’s only one problem—you need money to make it all a reality. Money! You can’t start or run a business without it. Sure, it …
