Notes From the Messy Middle

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

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Growth & Scaling, Mindset & Resilience

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

Webster defines power as the ability to act or do. Given that definition, every small business owner and entrepreneur has

Growth & Scaling

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

Mindset & Resilience

The quest for work-life balance for entrepreneurs and small business owners is nothing new. The dichotomy of work-life balance dates

Strategy & Planning

If you grew up during the Industrial Age, you developed a great appreciation for time management as a means of

Strategy & Planning

Although entrepreneurs say they want more time each day, what they really want is to be able to get more

Ownership & Entrepreneurship

When we first launch our business, our primary ‘want’ as an entrepreneur is seeing the business get off the ground.

Ownership & Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart – especially in these times. Take economic uncertainty, mix in a healthy

Growth & Scaling

In the spirit of the holidays, we’re making out our list, checking it twice, and finding out what is naughty

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