Category Archives: Starting a small business
Now is the Perfect Time to Start a Small Business
Entrepreneurship is not for everyone. However, if you are planning to venture into the business world, you may be waiting for the perfect time. Besides waiting to build sufficient financial strength to properly capitalize your venture, the closest to the perfect time is now! Continue reading
How to be an Entrepreneur
So you want to be an entrepreneur? Before we figure out the ‘How’, we need clarity on the ‘Why’. One of the ingredients for entrepreneurial success is knowing the passion for what you do. When you have clarity on your ‘Why’ you can be passionate about ‘How’ you run your business. Continue reading
Improving Business Owner to Banker Communications – 3 Tips
Bankers speak one language – business owners speak a different one – when they get together without a translator, the result is usually frustration. Here are some tips accumulated over 30 years of being a translator, (aka: accountant and small business advisor). Continue reading
Just Get on the Bike! Start a Small Business
Aspiring small business owners have a lot of fears about what could go wrong. So I share the “learning to ride a bike” analogy. I suggest it’s like they have a bike sitting in the driveway and they want to learn how to ride it. They have walked around it 20 times. But they are afraid to get on the bike! Continue reading
Are You Like the Frog in a Pot of Boiling Water?
Are you like the frog in the pot of boiling water? It is a known scientific fact that if you take a pot of water and bring it to a boil and then take a frog and drop it in … Continue reading