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

Grow Your Business From the Inside Out

Depending on which study you read, you get conflicting viewpoints of the economic future of small business. This is exactly

Strategy & Planning

Finally! The SBA (Small Business Administration) is loosening its grip and providing microloans of up to $50,000 to small businesses.

Growth & Scaling

Picture this. You’re traveling down the road at 90 mph. Music is blaring. Kids are hanging out the window. And,

Ownership & Entrepreneurship, Strategy & Planning

As solopreneurs or owners of microenterprises, we’re indestructible….or, so one would think by the way in which we protect what

People & Partnerships

Recently, a colleague and I attended an off-line face-to-face networking event. We were both excited to meet the lone accountant

People & Partnerships

A good service provider can be hard to find. You know the kind…they provide prompt, courteous service with a commitment

Ownership & Entrepreneurship

In 1997, when I graduated from Coach University, and in 1999, when I graduated from Corporate Coach University, the professional

Sales & Marketing

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