by Lea Strickland | Aug 5, 2025 | Business Articles, Business Ownership, Legal
Owning and operating a business entails various responsibilities, including tax obligations, payroll management, and loan repayments. Understanding personal liability, including when it arises automatically, when it’s voluntary by agreement, and when it results from...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Ownership, Perspectives, Small Business
The only thing we truly have choices about and control of is our reactions (to people, events). While it is often challenging or nearly impossible to “be reasonable” in our reactions to things that happen and things people do, channeling the energy we lose...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Management, Business Ownership, Leadership, Small Business
You may be the business owner, but do you really own your business? “What is the difference?” you may be asking. Well, it comes down to whether you are truly taking responsibility and accountability for making things happen— especially the making the hard calls, the...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Management, Business Ownership, Execution, Leadership, Non-Profit, Small Business, Small Business
You may be the owner of a business, but do you OWN the business? Are you taking on the roles and responsibilities of making things happen? Are you stepping up to understand what’s happening, what’s supposed to happen, and most—if not all—the requirements of running,...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Ownership, Leadership, Small Business, Start-up, Women In Business
When a business has two or more owners taking an active role in running the business (acting as employees), it is necessary to distinguish between decisions made as owners and those made when in the employee role. Significant conflicts can arise and contribute to...
