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Strategy & Planning

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

Growth & Scaling, Strategy & Planning

To Do or You Do?

If you follow me on Facebook, you know I’ve recently been plagued by the growing amount of paperwork on my

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Strategy & Planning

Are You Planning for Success for 2011?

There are as many different approaches to planning as social media sites.  Some of the more common ones we’ve seen

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Mindset & Resilience, Strategy & Planning

Rising Above Roadblocks to Strategic Planning: The Mind Space

Several months ago, Fast Company ran an article on the supposed demise of strategic planning in favor of strategic execution. 

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Strategy & Planning

Microenterprise Gets Access to Microloans

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

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Ownership & Entrepreneurship, Strategy & Planning

Do You Need Disability Income Protection?

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

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Strategy & Planning

Plug In: Technology in Business

I recently attended a technology conference at my alma mater, Anderson School of Business at UCLA (http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/). The event, geared

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Strategy & Planning

13 Tips to Make Time Work For You and Your Small Business

Founding Father, Ben Franklin, said, “Time is money”.  Peter Drucker, world-renown management consultant, said, “Until we manage time, we can

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