A friend of mine is an ideas machine. He’s really quite incredible. Not only does he have lots of ideas, but he gets going on them too. As y…
A friend of mine is an ideas machine. He’s really quite incredible. Not only does he have lots of ideas, but he gets going on them too. As y…
When I look at our financials the business seems to be doing better than I expect. Should I be pleased or worried? Recently a friend of …
It’s MasterChef season and according to a funny article I read last weekend, we are all getting into the kitchen, but only to conjure up t…
One of the least acknowledged facts about growing a business is that an increase in sales drains the business of short-term cash. This is…
I have always treated my employees as friends but now I’m finding it hard not to criticise the way they do their job. Help! For a good …
My business partner is a “half empty” type person and I’m a “half full” type. How can we have constructive conversations? The best bu…
A friend of mine, Amber, with a micro business was looking to get a new website built on a teeny tiny budget. She contacted a mutual acquain…
The Chinese have a saying that loosely translates as, “Sacrificing the plum tree for the peach tree”. If you are more chess player than hort…
I was recently on the periphery of a project that went wrong. It would be improper of me to publicly air the gruesome details so I’ll hold b…
Very, very profitable businesses are those that work out how to solve a major problem pertaining to their industry. These are the businesses…
I was with a client the other day and a group of us were pondering a tough question about the ongoing direction of the business. Despit…
Our core product is good but I think we’re not leveraging it in a creative or strategic way. How can we start to think differently about it?…
