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Being a Solo-preneur Can Be Dangerous! Beware of the Pitfalls.

Do you ever think about how being a solo-preneur can be dangerous?  Maybe you should.  I know that it is hard to consider when you don't have a business in a dangerous industry like manufacturing or construction. If your small business mostly involves working in your office alone, it doesn't seem dangerous at all.   But, there are pitfalls in all types of businesses.  Why else would our states demand workman's compensation donations to cover injuries received on the job? I've been doing some cleaning in my office recently.  No, not just dusting, vacuuming and emptying trash.  That stuff I do [...]

By |2017-11-02T18:10:12-04:00November 2nd, 2017|Growth, Strategy, Systems and Processes|
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Your Unique Definition of Success – The Foundation of Your Small Business

'Designing Strategies' e-Newsletter Volume 14               Issue 77   Success – what does it mean?  From a quick Google search, Success is defined as either:  the accomplishment of an aim or purpose, or the attainment of popularity or profit.  Ask any small business owner or entrepreneur what they want to get from their start-up enterprise and odds are, they will respond with:  "Success.” or "I want to be successful."  Sounds about right, doesn't it? In reality, those answers are simply not enough.  What does success mean to you, as an individual, small business owner? [...]

By |2017-11-20T16:21:24-05:00June 2nd, 2017|Newsletter, Strategy, Strategy|
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Create a Small Business Bucket List to Get What You Want

'Designing Strategies' Newsletter September - October 2016                      Volume 13 -- Issue 73 Have any of you written a personal bucket list? A bucket list is pretty simple, it is just a list of things you want to do and places you want to see during your lifetime. It’s a matter of putting down in written form those hopes and dreams you don’t want to miss out on. Writing them down improves the likelihood they will actually become a part of your reality. Wait! How about creating a Small Business Bucket [...]

By |2017-01-10T01:05:44-05:00September 20th, 2016|Newsletter, Strategic Management, Strategic Planning, Strategy|
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5 Keys to Achieving Success

freedigitalphotos.net | suat eman Success… we all aspire to it, talk about it, think about it.  Sometimes, we even get a bit jealous of those who have achieved it.  And, sometimes we are willing to fight for it.  Achieving success comes from setting goals and accomplishing them.  It brings with it great happiness and satisfaction once it has been reached.  Working step by step toward your vision of success can provide  new levels of happiness each day as we accomplish small tasks bringing us closer and closer to achieving that success.  Each day that we focus on achieving that [...]

By |2019-01-26T20:07:58-05:00June 8th, 2015|Miscellaneous|
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The Business You Deserve – Have You Achieved it Yet?

"At age 50, everyone has the face he deserves." ~ George Orwell, Novelist   As a small business owner, you have visions and dreams of launching and building a successful business.  What Success means to you personally can vary.  But, can you honestly tell yourself that you have achieved the business that you deserve? I'm not entirely sure where Mr. Orwell got his perspective on faces being deserved. I doubt that in his heyday people were inundated with advertisements for facial creams and cosmetic surgery to improve their looks.  Back then, people believed a few wrinkles and age spots were signs [...]

By |2020-11-11T19:06:04-05:00February 29th, 2012|Business Planning, Strategic Planning|
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Will Your Solutions Work If You Can’t See the Problem?

"It’s not that they can't see the solution, it's that they can’t see the problem." –G.K. Chesterton   'Scandal of Father Brown' (1935) Back in 1935, English author and essayist, G. K. Chesterton  realized that many people had more difficulty recognizing their problems and challenges than in finding solutions for them.    Decades later, many entrepreneurs and business leaders continue to have this shortcoming. Even now,  in our modern world, many startups avoid analyzing potential challenges.  What could be better than analyzing potential problems and preparing solutions to deal with them?  Makes you wonder just how far we've come during those decades, doesn't it? [...]

By |2016-12-29T00:26:25-05:00December 29th, 2011|Business Planning|
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Planning a Solid Growth Strategy

Snagging a huge new project is not a solid growth strategy.  In fact, it's not growth strategy at all.  A few years ago, there was a television commercial showing a business woman rushing back to her office, presentation portfolio in hand. In a voice bordering on elation, she announced their firm had been awarded 'The Contract.'  Obviously, it was a sizable project, because as she dropped into her chair, she announced: "We're going to need more phones." Certainly we all covet those big clients with bigger, more profitable projects.  What company doesn't dream of this scenario to serve as a stepping stone [...]

By |2020-01-30T17:37:41-05:00May 27th, 2011|Growth, Leadership, Strategic Planning|
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Expand Your Product Line Through Innovation to Increase Revenues

'Designing Strategies' Newsletter September - October 2007               Volume 4 - Issue 18   Just when you think you know everything there is to know about rubber bands!  I recently returned from speaking at the S.P. Richards' Advanced Business Conference in Nashville.  Attendees were owners of smaller office product and furniture dealerships. What an event! Energy levels were high and excitement abounded the entire four days. I walked the exhibit floor to learn about the audience I would be addressing.  There were not only office furnishings on display, but every type of pen, paper, pencil, art supply, adhesive, paper [...]

By |2017-02-25T02:57:18-05:00September 15th, 2007|Innovation, Newsletter, Strategy|
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Who Needs A Strategic Plan? Your Small Business Does.

Who needs a strategic plan? Only those companies that want to clearly define where they want to go and how they can get there.  Too many organizations continue to fly by the seat of their pants, going from day to day, doing what they have to do to stay afloat and putting out fires along the way.  One business owner told me that he doesn’t even know where to begin each day when he arrives at his facility.  He doesn’t know what to do first to get through the day, get things done and still assure his company’s growth and [...]

By |2019-07-21T02:56:01-04:00October 1st, 2004|Strategic Planning|
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