Start-Up

Trucking Challenges by Jillian Verdun

If you’ve ever thought about starting your own trucking company, you’ve probably done enough homework to understand that it takes a whole lot more to be successful than just knowing...

Do It Now!

Great ideas are useless, unless they are executed upon. Great initiatives are a waste if the initiative is not taken. So whatever it is. No matter how hard (or easy)...

How To Turn A Miracle Into Routine

Getting a business off the ground is nothing short of a miracle. People who you never knew before are now clients (and they trust you with their business). People who...

The Lessons My Dog Taught Me About Entrepreneurship

I’m a bit of a business lit junkie: I love reading stories and advice from fellow authors and entrepreneurs. I dig tales of overcoming adversity, and I enjoy getting fresh...

The Downward Spiral – Bigger Plates = Bigger Cabinets

I was having coffee with Brittany Lanzone, Founder of kitchen design company Rae Design, when she shared a fascinating fact with me. The kitchen cabinet standard recently increased from the...

Naysay The Naysayer

When the naysayer says, “What if it’s a flop?” Ask them, “What if it isn’t?" When the naysayer says, “What makes you think you can do it?” Ask them, “Why...

Facial Cues: How To Detect If A Client Is Lying

It was going to be the biggest client engagement of my life. After eight months of wining and dining my prospect I had received the nod to deliver a proposal....

What Not to Look for When Hiring: Experience!

In the market to hire someone? If you are like most others in business, you place a high priority on the amount of experience that an applicant has. Everyone looking...

How Noble Are Your Goals?

Jim Collins famously has taught us to set BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) in his book Built To Last.  Together these goals define the big vision you have for your...

How To Know If Your Business Idea Is A Good One

It is likely the most common question I hear: “How do I know of my business idea is a good one?”  That question is usually followed up with, “Would you...

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