by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, C.O.R.E. Business System, Capability, Commercialization, Execution, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy, Viability
What is a sustainable business? The traditional business thought process has centered on the value creation for the shareholder and company as the primary “product” of the business. This mentality has emphasized metrics that are externally focused and investor driven,...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Plans, Capability, Non-Profit, Perspectives, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
Sometimes it takes a different perspective in order to see things that are already mapped out in front of you. It can be a new employee coming into the company. It can be the loss of a major customer that you thought of as one that would “always” be there no matter...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Capability, Competitiveness, Credibility, Leadership, Non-Profit, Small Business, Start-up
A façade can be an appearance—the surface image of care, interest, integrity—either projected by a person, group, or organization or attributed to them by others through observation or perception. Whether intentional or not, we all have a façade, an outer image that...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Capability, Entrepreneur, Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Perspectives, Resources, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
For businesses of all sizes, the credit and banking industry issues of the last decade have raised questions of how to build and sustain organizations with less dependence on external sources of capital (debt and equity) and more from internal resources, such as funds...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Capability, Competitiveness, Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Non-Profit, Small Business, Small Business, Start-up
Whether you are a small business or a Global 100 business, the underlying tenets are the same when it comes to financial management and sound accounting practices. The ability to “know the numbers” and what they mean is of critical importance to achieving...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Capability, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Small Business, Start-up
Businesses are usually started because of the founder’s belief in the “product”. The founders are innovators in a technology, a physical product, a service, or a process. These entrepreneurs know their “product”. They may or may not know how to do business. Some of...
