I bet if you were hanging out with your friends or family and a controversial subject came up, whether you voiced it or not – you’d probably have an opinion about it. Conversationally, it’s a plus to be able to debate opinions or discuss facts in a give and take manner. Some folks can’t do that. But if you’re the entrepreneur who generally reads our blogs, you can probably hang with the best.
If you have ideas for business – something not agreeable in the mainstream – instead of sitting there with your opinion safely tucked inside your head in a box labeled, “not politically correct,” I want to encourage you to take action. Take a risk by doing or saying something out of the norm that can be useful to others. It could be the thing that makes your business stand out. Read More→
It’s very important for me to know how my business is doing – not just by watching the financial ledger, but also by watching the environment around me. What are our neighboring businesses doing? More importantly, what are our competitors doing? Has their business grown at the same rate as ours or has it accelerated past ours, without my noticing?