Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia

Sound Off: Can Your Small Business Succeed on a 25-hour Workweek?

August 30, 2026February 14, 2013 by Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia

According to Science Nordic‘s James W Vaupel, head of the new Danish Max Planck research center, the 40-hour workweek is outdated. Professor Vaupel believes a 25-hour workweek is sufficient. The notion of a 25-hour workweek, although eerily tempting to most small business owners, sends shock waves through the small business community. Is a 25-hour workweek just wishful thinking on behalf of a professor who is likely tenured and possibly never run a small business or is it a brave, new, creative reality?

The Do’s and Don’ts of Goal Achievement in Your Small Business

August 30, 2026February 12, 2013 by Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia

Goal achievement is powerful for the small business entrepreneur. It fuels and sustains the growth of your business. It moves your small business forward. More importantly, goal achievement energizes the central component in your entrepreneurial success – YOU – the small business entrepreneur.

Five on Friday: Five Ways to Use Personal Power for Business Growth

August 30, 2026February 7, 2013 by Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia

Webster defines power as the ability to act or do. Given that definition, every small business owner and entrepreneur has the power to grow his or her business. Although ever business individual has the ability to act, not everyone taps into their personal power or uses it properly to grow their business.

Don’t Hurry Your Small Business Growth!

August 30, 2026February 5, 2013 by Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia

If you don’t have time to do things right the first time, how much time do you have to do them over?

Five on Friday: Five Ways Entrepreneurs Restore Work-Life Balance

August 30, 2026February 1, 2013 by Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia

The quest for work-life balance for entrepreneurs and small business owners is nothing new. The dichotomy of work-life balance dates back to the mid 1800’s. Even then, blurred boundaries between work and play created excessive work hours that entrepreneurs and small business owners admittedly wanted to avoid. Today, with continual advances in technology, we are even more connected to our work. It’s exhausting! It’s stressful! It’s impacting your health.

Five on Friday: Five Steps to Better Manage Your Goals

August 30, 2026January 25, 2013 by Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia

If you grew up during the Industrial Age, you developed a great appreciation for time management as a means of getting things done. With the dawning of the Information Age, managing time has become an obsolete and ineffective skill. Those who get things done and get ahead in life learn to be good goal managers. Goal management focuses on planning and prioritizing the day’s activities around your goals…not your time.

Five on Friday: 5 Ways to Get More Done in Your Business

August 30, 2026January 18, 2013 by Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia

Although entrepreneurs say they want more time each day, what they really want is to be able to get more done with the time they have. Here are 5 suggestions you can implement immediately to get more done in a new section we’re calling “Five on Friday”:

The 7 Primary Wants of the Entrepreneur

August 30, 2026January 15, 2013 by Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia

When we first launch our business, our primary ‘want’ as an entrepreneur is seeing the business get off the ground. Over time – and with experience and wisdom that come from growing your small business – the principal ‘wants’ of entrepreneurs begin to morph.