by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, C.O.R.E. Business System, Capability, Commercialization, Competitiveness, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Non-Profit, Small Business, Start-up
Most of us are familiar with the fable of the tortoise and the hare – the tale of the hare being so much faster than the tortoise and still losing the race. In the current business environment, the tale can prove cautionary or motivating; it can be revisited or...
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 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Competitiveness, Customer, Entity, Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Opportunity, Small Business, Small Business, Start-up, Visibility
While big businesses (especially those traded on public stock exchanges) get the press, the real news—and arguably the differences in day-to-day life and the economy—rest in the small business, in this country and around the world. The majority of existing and new...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Competitiveness, Entrepreneur, Leadership
As a child you may have played “Follow the Leader,” which is a fun game—for children. In business, playing follow the leader into new products and markets can be an effective strategy that can also be profitable——in the short term. However when you have a product or...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Competitiveness, Economy and Economics, Government Funding Compliance, Perspectives, Small Business, Start-up
The impact of jobs moving overseas (off-shoring) cannot be fully quantified. It includes the impact on employees, the community, tax revenues, and other intangibles. Keeping business in the US isn’t an entitlement. It is and will continue to be a function of...
