by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Business Plans, C.O.R.E. Business System, Commercialization, Leadership, Small Business, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
Call Me Have you ever had this happen? You are at an event or are introduced to someone seeking business. It may be someone wanting advertisers. It may be a service provider or someone with a product to sell and you are interested. You hand them your business card...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, C.O.R.E. Business System, Commercialization, Competitiveness, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
Recently at an association meeting the speaker asked the question “Which is better? To be first to market or be the best?” Some audience members responded “first” (the majority) and others responded “best”. The answer is that they aren’t mutually exclusive and...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 23, 2009 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Competitiveness, Customer Relationships, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Small Business, Start-up
The value that the customer places on your product (or service or technology) ultimately determines how much the customer is willing to pay. The value is determined by a number of factors: some related directly to the product, others to the customer’s emotional and...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 22, 2009 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Funding, Government Funding Compliance, Small Business, Start-up
It is unfortunate that the stories on small businesses who fail to comply with government requirements for receiving and using grant funds don’t make the papers. Even though small businesses fail audits everyday, they just don’t make the headlines. The scale of...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 14, 2009 | Business Articles, Start-up
Beyond Planning – Setup Over the past months, the focus of these articles has been on preparing to open a business. Now the focus shifts to what it takes to setup a business and execute your plan. Business setup depends upon what legal structure you have...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 14, 2009 | C.O.R.E. Business System, Start-up
The First Step is the Biggest Are you thinking about [or curious about] starting your own business? Taking the first step is often the hardest, and is arguably the largest step anyone takes in the business world. You, as founder, are ultimately responsible for every...
