Classic Business Errors – the Race to the Back of the Pack
Monty Henderson – One of my favorite slides in presentations that I make is entitled “Classic Errors.” With hundreds of clients and years of experience as an entrepreneur, I have discovered that many business owners are interested in learning what “not to do” as much as they are in ascertaining “what to do.” Since I [...]
Hoosier Heartland ISBDC / May 7, 2013
Never Alone
Kathy Davis – I’ve heard a business owner or three tell me that they set up their corporation online. My first question after hearing that is almost always “do you have an operating agreement?” Most of the time, the owner in question says something along the lines of “No, its just me. I don’t need [...]
ISBDC / April 30, 2013
Delegate for Success
Richard Pittelkow – Owning and operating a small business has always been a lot of hard work. You started your company with specific strengths in certain areas, and you don’t mind rolling up your sleeves to accomplish all of the multiple tasks that need to be done. How can one person possibly do it all? [...]
West Central ISBDC / March 27, 2013
Can I Finance my New Business with Personal Debt?
Wes Shie – Finding the funds to start a new business can be as challenging as starting a business itself. Many times it is difficult for a startup business to get a conventional business loan; therefore, many entrepreneurs have to look at other means for funding startup cost. There are many entrepreneurs that are reluctant [...]
Northeast ISBDC / March 5, 2013
What’s In a Word?
Bill Gregory – en.tre.pre.neur: a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk. Earlier this year, while preparing to facilitate a “Launching Your Own Business” workshop, I thought I would do some exploration of the word entrepreneur. I googled “entrepreneur”…and got more than 14 million results. No, I’m [...]
ISBDC / December 18, 2012
Silence is Golden, but It Might Be Bad for Your Business
Scott Underwood – It has been said that the first step in solving a problem is admitting that you have a problem in the first place. Yet, with many of the entrepreneurs we have experience with (and more importantly, with those that don’t come to us), they are hesitant or reluctant to express their challenges, [...]
East Central ISBDC / November 28, 2012
Three Simple Secrets to Starting and Running a Successful Business
Tom Steiner – You could get an MBA from the University of Chicago, you could just jump in and hope it works and fix things on the fly, you could research your business until you know everything there is to know and grow old before you launch. By knowing these three simple secrets you have [...]
East Central ISBDC / October 9, 2012
Top 5 Threats Facing Businesses Today
Scott Makinson – With the help of several leading research firms, including Gallup, Ernst & Young, and The Aberdeen Group, Express Employment Professionals has identified five major threats that businesses are facing today. Listed here, they include: 1) Inability to Innovate 2) Losing Your Competitive Advantage 3) The High Cost of Reckless Hiring 4) Poor [...]
ISBDC / September 18, 2012
Your Emails and Text Messages Say a Lot About You!
Joe Ubben – As technology continues to change the way in which we communicate, it doesn’t change the fact that we are judged by these messages. Some of my clients who are in the 20 – 30 year old age group seem to think that it’s OK to alter the English Language with abbreviations, misspellings [...]
Northwest ISBDC / August 28, 2012
Top 5 Threats Facing Businesses Today
Scott Makinson – With the help of several leading research firms, including Gallup, Ernst & Young, The Aberdeen Group, and more, Express Employment Professionals has identified five major threats that businesses are facing today. Listed here, they include: 1) Inability to Innovate 2) Losing Your Competitive Advantage 3) The High Cost of Reckless Hiring 4) [...]
ISBDC / July 11, 2012
