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The Ramp-up

I just met with a client who is now ramping up their business.  The initial plan was to set-up an e-publishing company.  The client has a number of completed books, but felt that they were not good enough for “prime time” so there has been a deferred in getting the...

The 100 day marketing plan

I was at a networking meeting and one of the people there has just started their business, one of the steps in her start-up business plan was to sign-up for Seth Godin’s 100 day marketing plan. I confess I had heard of Seth Godin, I skimmed a couple of his books.  I...

Missing the mark

I have been watching a couple of businesses over the last year and both seem to be missing the mark in getting their businesses off the ground.  One is client who started a new business because he was forced to close one business that was marginally successful, but...

Tesla

“Shoulder to shoulder and backs to the wall” that may be an apt description of Tesla at the moment. This is a company that has been selling a concept, but has never made a nickel.  Nor has it ever met a production deadline or release date. The $8 billion lost to date...

Sycophants

Are you the type of leader or business owner who likes to surround themselves with sycophants?  I know they are out there; I have worked with a few, albeit briefly. I had a client who has since retired, but she knew and expected me to challenge her on key points of...

Networking Group

It has been awhile since I was a member of a networking group.  I had left because of the cost/time benefit ratio no longer made sense in belonging. Because of this a member of my Board of Advisors told me I needed to find one and join.  I have looked at a number of...

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