Customer Engagement : Many people think like this, “If I can find one good product to start producing or importing, then I’ll make Millions of money” Others think, “If I can start offering a better service than XYZ, then customers will keep knocking on my door” “If I just develop
Are you a Hammer looking for a nail? Here’s how to use your skills to build a stronger leadership team. As a leader, how do you react to a crisis or an opportunity? The answer to this question has as much to do with your unique skills as it does with how
A lot of startups chase funding like a dog chasing a car – in that they wouldn’t know what to do with it when they caught it. In all honesty, I would never try to tell a startup leader how to put their cash to work. You did all the
Understand these key principles before you even think about writing a plan to build your own business. Most business advisors I know will say that writing a business plan is the first step to starting your own business, but I believe that a better first step is to do a self-analysis of your real
How to avoid falling for mirages and head fakes. There’s nothing worse than a little bit of success. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten the email from a founder that boils down to “Everyone loves us, but we’re about to close the doors”. Growth head fakes can take a
Examining five personality traits that all good franchisees possess (Franchising). Even when people have decided to go the entrepreneurial route, there are different paths to becoming your own boss. You could start a business completely from scratch, sketching out all of the operational details required to get your company off
Sole proprietorship – a sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business usually run by one individual. The liability of a sole proprietor is unlimited. A sole proprietor shall not carry out business in the finance, banking or communications sectors. An individual may carry out business in his/her legal name or under a
