Aug 30, 2021 | Business Blogs, Entrepreneurship & The Business Model Canvas
A business model is not a business model if it doesn’t connect to a revenue stream. In fact, every business should have at least two recurring revenue streams. This may seem like a no brainer, but you would be surprised by how many start-ups I have consulted who...
Jun 14, 2021 | Business Blogs, Entrepreneurship & The Business Model Canvas
Doughnuts are responsible for one of the first lessons in business philosophy I ever received. One sticky southern summer afternoon, I riding around town with my mentor in his truck. He was much older than me and what you would call rough around the edges. To be...
May 24, 2021 | Business Blogs, Entrepreneurship & The Business Model Canvas
It is a popular time to launch a startup in America. It doesn’t feel like it should be that way, right? We have experienced a worldwide pandemic, political discord, economic uncertainty, and more in the past year. During the 2008-09 financial crisis, small business...
May 17, 2021 | Business Blogs, Entrepreneurship & The Business Model Canvas
If you are not familiar with the Business Model Canvas, it’s simply a strategizing method that helps you think on paper. There are several components to constructing a business plan, but in this post, I will focus on business model canvas key activities. Key...
May 5, 2021 | Business Blogs, Entrepreneurship & The Business Model Canvas
They say that necessity is the mother of invention, but I think that’s partially true for innovation, too. Nobody needs me to tell them that the pandemic has been hard on our economy—especially not business owners. However, there are lessons that businesses have had...
Mar 3, 2021 | Business as Mission, Business Blogs, Entrepreneurship & The Business Model Canvas
When you work for someone else, they typically have a system in place for you. When you start your own business, you’re in charge of creating the system. Dozens of ideas and possibilities tend to float around in the entrepreneur’s head, but these unguided thought...
Oct 19, 2020 | Business Blogs, Entrepreneurship & The Business Model Canvas
One of the constants in life is change. We can’t escape it, no matter how much we might like to! Change can often be a good thing, however. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about business, it’s that you have to plan for and welcome change. In...
Sep 21, 2020 | Business Blogs, Entrepreneurship & The Business Model Canvas
Entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes! I’ve had the pleasure to know many good folks along the way and have discovered the variety of approaches we can take in entrepreneurial ventures. I believe the old adage is “more than one way to skin a cat!” These are the...
Aug 31, 2020 | Business Blogs, Entrepreneurship & The Business Model Canvas
Have you ever heard of the word hubris? It’s not one we use very often, but understanding the definition of hubris will make you a more considerate and dynamic entrepreneur. Hubris: a great or foolish amount of pride or confidence; exaggerated pride...
