Last week we talked about understanding opportunity cost – the cost of using resources for one thing at the expense of having them for something else. It does you no good to secure money, talent, or anything else for your company, if you misuse those assets and don’t apply them to the right things at [...]
When I went into business for myself, I was 41 years old; not quite a young guy. I got into the game and decided I was going to do something that was totally different from what I’d done in the past as a career. Not sure whether it was a good idea or not, but it’s what I did.
Small business owners, company execs and everyone in sales is preoccupied with closing deals. The economy has certainly made business a lot more difficult to succeed in, and more than ever, we all need to constantly be analyzing how we’re doing things to keep getting smarter, better, more efficient and more effective. And at the top of everyone’s list: making more money.
That all said, I want to share some hard earned insight that will hopefully save many of you a lot of time, money and aggravation.
I always wanted to be both an entrepreneur and writer. Which is what led me to start Literary Magic, an online literary magazine. I was only 15 at the time and was heading into an industry known for thick competition and thinner business plans…
In today’s cluttered, hyper-competitive marketplace your business can’t afford to make a poor first impression. Here are five simple tips for branding your business to create the illusion that it is a global corporation with an army at the ready — all without breaking the bank.