Feb 15, 2016 | Business Blogs
Last Monday, we started talking about the formula for being a CEO of small businesses or a billion dollar business. No matter the size of your business, your role is the same. There are 5 things every CEO needs to make sure he or she is doing. Check out last...
Feb 8, 2016 | Business Blogs
Whether you’re the CEO of small businesses or a billion dollar business, there is still one job description to follow. My friend Dr. Dean Radtke helped me phrase a lot of what I now teach on the CEO job description. Here are two roles a CEO needs to fulfill. 1....
Jan 18, 2016 | Business Blogs
When your business comes to the point of bringing on more people, it’s time to start focusing on job descriptions. Job descriptions serve as a way to identify people by their position title. They clarify what the business expects of that person and guides the...
Jan 11, 2016 | Business Blogs
As a leader or manager, giving strong directives is a balance of empowering, clarifying and instigating. It is the task of getting things done while also making room for suggestions. Especially in the start-up phase, it is vital to be clear but open when you give...
Dec 28, 2015 | Business Blogs
If you know me well, then you know I love to read. My library is a little overwhelming. I love reading from many different sources on the same subjects because I’m able to pick up nuances and tricks from each author. I then combine all that and form my own...
Dec 7, 2015 | Business Blogs
The past two weeks, we’ve been talking about getting funding for your business. Thus far, we’ve covered yourself, friends and family, and Angel investors. Today we’re going to branch out into the last two levels of funding: Venture Capitalist and...
Nov 30, 2015 | Business Blogs
Last week, we started talking about funding for your business. There are levels of funding that an entrepreneur goes through as he or she starts a business. After you’ve gone through the phases of funding yourself and obtaining funds from family, friends and...
Nov 23, 2015 | Business Blogs
An important step in starting your business is securing funding. There are five levels of funding that entrepreneurs have access to. Now understand for the purposes of these blogs, that anytime we use the word equity, it simply means that it is not a loan. When...
Nov 16, 2015 | Business Blogs
Starting a business can seem intimidating—but in reality that part can actually be pretty simple. It’s everything that comes after forming the business that is difficult: funding (which we’ll talk about next week), taxes, vision, plans, partners,...
