Tag Archives: owning a business
Value vs Time – A Tip for Business Owners
As business owners, we sometimes forget how many years of school, real life experience or both are involved in being able to share our talent, and the value given. Continue reading
Determining the Market for Your Business Versus Customer Development
Many new businesses focus on determining their market. It is better to drill down in the marketplace and discover the specific groups of customers based on their needs and frustrations. Continue reading
Economic Gardening – Needs More Water!
‘Economic Gardening’ is focusing the support of economic development on the existing businesses in your region that have the best chance of growth. Continue reading
Experiential Learning in Small Business and Entrepreneurship
There is a missing piece in the way small business owners acquire knowledge. Why is there not a structured and scientific experiential learning model for existing small business owners? Continue reading
There is No Magic Pill for Small Business Success
If we could just invent a magic pill that business owners could take to solve all their problems – all our business problems would be solved. Continue reading
Going Golfing Guilt of Business Owners
One of the quality of life improvements we support at our firm is the ability to take a regular afternoon off to play golf. This is a great way to re – energize and it can be a productive business development outing. The problem is that this outing can bring a feeling of guilt Continue reading
Rick Spence – 7 Great Secrets of Entrepreneurial Success
Rick Spence is a Toronto-based business writer, consultant and speaker. Rick was kind enough to permit me to share his 7 secrets of entrepreneurial success with you. Continue reading
Lifestyle Business or a Scalable Business?
The approach necessary to build a scalable business is different than a lifestyle business. Continue reading
3 Ways to Motivate Yourself and Your Team
In the book, ‘The Magic of Thinking Big’ by David J. Schwartz, Ph.D suggests: “To activate others, to make them enthusiastic, you must first be enthusiastic yourself.” Dr. Schwartz provides 3 ways to get motivated or activated. Continue reading
Vacation – Tax Deduction?
Wouldn’t it be great to take a winter vacation and get a tax deduction too? The first person to convince is your tax advisor and the second review could be by the income tax authorities. Here are some tips to assist you. Continue reading
