"Get the facts before the facts get you." That is precisely what a business mentor said to me a few years ago, and it stuck ever since. Once this wise statement sank in, I never went into a decision without using research and analytics, and from … [Continue reading]
Are you too busy fighting the alligators to clean the swamp? In other words, regarding management, are you so busy minding the details of your business that you seldom if ever have a chance to look at “the big picture,” about where you are heading, … [Continue reading]
Startup and small business clients are notorious for taking two different and equally lousy approaches to three key parts of creating a business: the idea, the financing, and the business plan. So what's more important in this business version of … [Continue reading]
Startup business expert, Bert Shlensky, helps break down how entrepreneurs and startup businesses need to harness their passion when running their business, all the while tempering it with a healthy dose of reality. Passion and reality in startup … [Continue reading]
Some of the axioms of business don’t ring true anymore. Oh, there is passed down wisdom that never goes out of style: “the customer is always right,” and “if you’ve made a mistake in business, own up to it and make it right.” But as businesses … [Continue reading]
I’ll get right to it: an understanding of the kind of people your business needs and the willingness to do whatever it takes to bring out the best in them. Despite all the factors required for successful business management, including product … [Continue reading]