Notes From the Messy Middle

Strategic thinking for Stage II owners. The growth phase no one warns you about.

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Mindset & Resilience

Forget Work-Life Balance! Productive Small Business Owners Aim for Work-Life Groove

You start each week with the best of intention. You promise your family — and yourself — to leave the

Mindset & Resilience

“Clean your plate! There are starving children in Biafra!” my mother barked as my sister and I stared at our

Ownership & Entrepreneurship

You run a small business from your home. Your commute is short and simple — turn left at the coffee

Growth & Scaling, People & Partnerships

A movement is budding in the small business sector. Driven by limited resources, such as time and money, small business

Growth & Scaling

As entrepreneurs, we’re pulled in a million different directions every day. Although we start our days with the best of

Mindset & Resilience, Strategy & Planning

Assumptions have a dramatic effect on our small business success. We behave, as we believe. Therefore, assumptions have far reaching

Sales & Marketing

When you first launched your small business, you likely were willing to sell anything to anyone at any price, right?

Strategy & Planning

Small business owners lacking surplus cash stuffed in a mattress or buried in the backyard are anxious, fretful, and stressed.

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