Investing in Continuity: The Second-in-Command

18th Sep 2011 Comments Off on Investing in Continuity: The Second-in-Command

We’ve worked with a number of small-business owners who take pleasure in being indispensable to their firms. This is easy […]

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The Subtleties of Pricing

28th Aug 2011 Comments Off on The Subtleties of Pricing

When deciding what to charge for their products or services, too many entrepreneurs narrow their focus to their competitors’ prices […]

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What’s the Point of Budgeting?

18th Jul 2011 Comments Off on What’s the Point of Budgeting?

Many small businesses operate without budgets. Others have budgets but don’t get enough out of them. These are problems. They […]

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Growth for Growth’s Sake

5th Jul 2011 Comments Off on Growth for Growth’s Sake

Let’s start with an apt truism: bigger isn’t always better. Most entrepreneurs will be quick to agree with this, at […]

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Acting School or Business School

28th Feb 2011 Comments Off on Acting School or Business School

During the last month we spent a good amount of time working with a client in advance of a pending […]

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A Cowardly Economic Forecast – 2011 Trends To Consider In Small Business Planning

5th Dec 2010 Comments Off on A Cowardly Economic Forecast – 2011 Trends To Consider In Small Business Planning

It is normative for Opportunity Inc. to publish its’ annual economic forecast at this time of year. As we reviewed […]

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The Annual “Small Business” Budget Reminder For 2011

23rd Sep 2010 Comments Off on The Annual “Small Business” Budget Reminder For 2011

Over time we have remained in continuous awe of the fact that over 50% of the small businesses we enter, […]

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Managing People in Periods of High Stress and Anxiety

22nd Apr 2010 Comments Off on Managing People in Periods of High Stress and Anxiety

Are the guidelines for managing people different in periods of high stress and anxiety? Probably not! With Quarter 1 of […]

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Is It Time To PUP? Is It A Perfect Time To Merge?

26th Feb 2010 Comments Off on Is It Time To PUP? Is It A Perfect Time To Merge?

Over the last month we have noticed a number of our personal service providers merging. Lawn care service companies, pest […]

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Why Isn’t the SBA Front and Center in Stimulus and Job Creation Initiatives?

12th Feb 2010 Comments Off on Why Isn’t the SBA Front and Center in Stimulus and Job Creation Initiatives?

We have listened to all the talk and carefully monitored information about government efforts with Stimulus I & II and […]

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