Small-Business

Are You Really the Boss in Your Own Business?
I recently met with a very successful magazine publisher who was telling me how a chain of retailers for his magazines wanted everything their own way, even at the expense of losing revenue for their stores and missing out on the opportunity to provide real customer service to the customer. Read more →
Are You Running a Dodo Consultancy?
Portuguese sailors discovered the dodo in the late 16th century on Mauritius. The dodo had no natural predators before the arrival of humans, and so it showed no fear of its new neighbours. Read more →
Are You Running Your Business or Is Your Business Running You?
Being a small or home-based business owner can be loads of fun and very rewarding.You may have decided to go into business because of your need for personal freedom or to fully unleash your creative genius. Read more →
Are You Satisfied With Your Business Just As It Is?
Did you know that satisfaction is the number one emotion people want to experience about their life and business? Yes, fame and fortune are up there, but satisfaction is the key. Read more →
Are You Suffering from BOB Syndrome?
Business Owner Burnout (BOB) is the most common reason for business owners to consider selling their businesses. Most owners do not have their businesses ready to sell when burnout has finally taken its toll. Read more →
Are You the 'Bank of James' Too?
Do you know what I mean by this? Simply replace my name with yours and you?ll see what I mean. This is how I describe to people what I am not (a bank!) - specially when it comes time to negotiate payment terms. Read more →
Are You Thinking Too Small and Dooming Your Small Business To Failure?
One problem that many small business owners run into is simply thinking too small. I often have readers writing to me asking for helping getting their business ideas off the ground. Read more →
Are You Using a Chess or Checkers Small Business Marketing Strategy?
Until the day I learned to play chess I loved playing checkers. Both games require a strategy that maximizes a player?s ability to capture her opponents pieces without first losing her own. Read more →
Are You Walking Your Talk?
When you're deciding whether or not to hire someone or invest in their product, doesn't the image they project go a long way in making you feel good about parting with your hard-earned cash? Read more →
Are You Where You Want To Be? 5 Steps To Help You Get There
Do you spend so much time working in your business that you never work on your business?The corporate world knows the value of taking time out for a step back, taking time to assess what is going right, what is going wrong and what just plain isn? Read more →

Aphorism

By periodically investing in an index fund, for example, the know-nothing investor can actually out-perform most investment professionals. Paradoxically, when "dumb" money acknowledges its limitations, it ceases to be dumb.

Warren Buffett


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