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Growth is not a bad thing. But, unmanageable growth presents a set of challenges often overlooked when discussing small businesses. The emphasis tends to center on the marketing and promotion [...]

  In 1974, Chinese farmers unknowingly discovered what’s described as the “most important archeological finds of the 20th century.” In an attempt to dig a well, they unearthed a [...]

  “If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a thousand pictures.” A videographer once told me this.  At the time, I chalked it up as being part of his sales pitch. I’ve [...]

  My poor plant! As you can see in the After shot above, it’s clearly dying. After four years of care, despite my best efforts, I couldn’t rescue it. But then something happened… Letting Go [...]

  Small business is serious business. Some people assume that small is indicative of the revenue potential of a business. This could not be further from the truth. In general, small, at [...]

  We have a new category of blog posts: The Listen & Learn series! This series is all about providing you with an audio tool for listening to practical tips on business infrastructure [...]

  Last year, my friend Sylvie traveled from Paris, France to visit me in Atlanta, GA. While she was here, we test drove a Tesla with the Autopilot feature. It was scary and exhilarating at [...]

  I haven’t blogged in a couple of months and for good reason. I’ve been working on a business book that, as my mentor and business coach describes, is my “life’s work.” The manuscript is [...]

  One of the scariest things in business is to realize you have more money going out than coming in.  One major way money can creep out of your business is through credit card chargebacks. [...]

  Time flies – the final quarter of the year is almost here! It’s been several months since you last heard from me. I went on sabbatical and it was the best gift I gave myself in a long [...]