“Janet” Janet was in the building supply store checking in on things when she heard her name called. They were a major supplier, therefore a major part of her business. She wanted to make sure they knew who she was and that they were happy with her. She looked around to see who was calling […]
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6 Stages of Starting Your Business
I resisted. For the longest time. Working with people starting a business. People in startup mode are overwhelmed and when my clients are overwhelmed, I get overwhelmed. When you are starting, you need so much. All at once. I didn’t think I had the ability to be effective and really help. Until I realized that […]
10 ways your business (and life) will be...
Everything we operate has an operating system – a way to operate it. The more complex the operation, the more complex the operating system. We are told our small business is a complex machine requiring sophisticated marketing, detailed finance, state-of-the art operations and efficient human resource practices. It doesn’t matter if you are selling coffee, […]
Team Experience
TEAM Experience Team building is on my mind this month as we work to open our HUB. I have a vision of a place where everyone feels ownership, where they take on projects and put on events. A collective sharing and supporting each other so everyone is more successful. I read Ants at Work by […]
A Change in Attitude
I’ve been working for 3 years to open a HUB in my community. We opened for a short time 2 years ago. It’s felt like there was lots of interest but little support. After we shut down, I took a deep dive into HUBs. All kinds of HUBs. All over the world. Within the past […]
It all starts with you
Gary Morton and Frances Schagen talk about their favourite tips to grow themselves and get the important stuff done. Big thanks to Joe Schagen for sound engineering and the original music.
Your Business, Your Values
Tony Hsieh of Zappos on values and why your values are important in your business.
One Secret to Thinking Bigger by Arianna...
I get my best ideas and solutions when I get plenty of sleep. Here we go on an epic journey together to making the best business and the best life we can. The business owners success club brings business owners together to help each other. Pass this along to other business owners you know and […]
See Yourself Running a Bigger Company
This week, think about companies you admire. What do they look like? What do you admire about them? What industry are they in? How are they run? Think about the size they are. What size compared to yours? Think about the staff to revenue ratio. Is it similar to yours? Do you think you need […]
Bigger Than You
The Peter Principle of Projects: a project will grow to the level of incompetence of the leader(s). That means 2 things: If you want your project to grow you have to grow to stay ahead of it. If you want your project to grow even bigger, you have to get out of the way and […]