Don't Borrow; Sell
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of Chapter II, so if you’re not caught up, do it here, or read all of our published excerpts from our work in progress here. In the last excerpt, Nate encourages you, the dear reader, to avoid borrowing money to start your business. Here’s why: There are a […]
Worth the wait …
So something new happened today. My daughter hugged me, and on the way to her school bus looked back and said, “bye dad. luvya.” To date, it stands as one of the proudest moments of my life. A little background may be in order. Anna was born into strange circumstances. I fell in love with […]
How To Start Your Business The Wright Way
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the second chapter of our book in progress. As usual, you won’t see the whole chapter (tentatively titled: Trim Down To Start Up) here, because we want you to read the book when it’s finished and not just poach all the good stuff off our blog. Still, […]
Business Ownership vs. You
A follow up to last week’s post, and roughly a third of Chapter One of our Small Business Survival Guide, SBT brings you the answer to the question posed last week: So why do people pursue the foolish pursuit of business ownership? After working with hundreds of people who took the plunge, some common traits […]
Am I Cut Out To Be A Small Business Owner?
This is an excerpt from Small Biz Triage’s work in progress, a Small Business Survival Guide (we’ll come up with a better title once the book is written). Specifically, this excerpt is from Chapter One: You’re Not Cut Out For This. This may not be exactly the version you’ll read in the finished book, […]
My Three Words for 2014, Routine, …
A response to Anthony Iannarino. ROUTINE After reviewing my own ridiculous list of resolutions this year, I immediately became overwhelmed. Then I remembered what my client Kevin Archbold (Key Consulting) consistently preaches during our weekly calls – never neglect your schedule or your critical path. So I roughly mapped out the critical path for my resolutions […]
Hardening our Resolve in 2014
UPDATE 5/1/2014: How we’re doing so far? So we survived 2013. One thing Seth and I share in common is a deeply-seated aversion to repeating mistakes. Not that we didn’t repeat any mistakes this year, but we have been successful in building thick walls of accountability around our more critical decision-making processes to prevent a wholly […]
2014 Resolutions for Salesfolks
Anthony Iannarino has one of the best sales blogs out there. If you sell to other businesses, I would consider a must-read. He recently posted a ‘cut to the heart’ post on resolutions that very much applies to B2B-focused owners. Read on for my no-bull self-assessment (Tony’s challenges are in italics). Resolve to avoid shiny object, […]
Ecosystems, Community & Anti-Social Media
“At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman.” – Albert Camus – Do ‘economic ecosystems’ apply to small biz owners? Or is it just a lofty topic better left to academics? Is social media the bridge between communities that everyone says that it is? I’ve been pondering a lot lately about how ecosystems might […]
Joomla vs Wordpress vs Drupal
Content Management System Roulette Recently, I stumbled across this helpful article, detailing the differences between Joomla, Wordpress, and Drupal, the big three when it comes to content management systems (CMS). If you’re wondering which CMS to choose, you should give the article a read. We’ve used all three, with about 80% WordPress, 15% Joomla and […]
