Notes from the Messy Middle / Strategy & Planning

Strategy & Planning

Frameworks, planning rhythms, and the clear-eyed thinking that turns a reactive business into a deliberate one.

Strategy & Planning

Why Every Small Business Needs to Schedule Business Development Time

Business development – the time set aside to work “on” rather than “in” our business. It’s the point when client

Growth & Scaling, Strategy & Planning

A crew of culprits exists within small businesses. They don’t discriminate. Regardless of size, industry, or specialization, they bring business

Strategy & Planning

What entrepreneur doesn’t want more of everything in the upcoming year? Regardless of the kind of year yourbusiness experienced, the

Mindset & Resilience, Strategy & Planning

Most entrepreneurs’ days are out of control. You’re juggling ten client projects, responding to emails, answering to IMs…all while keeping

Strategy & Planning

Much has been written about the infamous to-do list. Whether it’s sketched out on beautifully printed stationery or scribbled on

Mindset & Resilience, Strategy & Planning

We never think it will happen to us. We’re entrepreneurs, after all, and somehow that makes us infallible. With little

Ownership & Entrepreneurship, Strategy & Planning

When you launched your business, you probably didn’t figure that, one day, you would awake to a business you never

Strategy & Planning

Cash flow is an important aspect of any business. And, it’s particularly critical for a small business growing on a