by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Business Management, Human Resources, Operations, Results, Small Business
Hiring Skills Not Bodies – Constraining Organization Success Your business is growing. So, you know that you will soon hit some organizational constraints. The first will undoubtedly be related to people. Because the tasks are outpacing the number of people you have...
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...
