How to Overcome the Unique Challenges of Emerging Businesses (20-100 Employees) Article #5 in the series Is revenue growth always good? “Is your company so small you have to do everything for yourself? Wait until you’re so big that you can’t. That’s worse.” —Michael Bloomberg, when his multi-billion-dollar company was in its adolescence. (1) Understanding Growth What […]
Read MoreHow to Overcome the Unique Challenges of Emerging Businesses (20-100 Employees) Article #4 in the series. Avoiding Cash Crises Will you be in the minority of entrepreneurs who learn these lessons before your future options become limited? To “survive (the cash crises) and advance,” an entrepreneur must accomplish these 2 priorities: First, Build the Right Financial […]
Read MoreHave you ever read a blog or company website and couldn’t easily make sense of the message? That is “business speak” at its worst. Jargon is so common in our world that plain English seems like the exception to the rule. We’ve become used to expressions and buzzwords that didn’t exist 10 or 15 years […]
More“Growth-oriented companies need inspiration, accountability and a peer group…I believe CEO Rhythms Forum will create this learning community and accelerate your personal and professional success.” –Karl R. LaPan, President & CEO, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center Introducing CEO Rhythms Forum for the overlooked middle: Leaders: CEO, President, Owner of an emerging business (20 – 100 Employees) located in or near Northeast […]
Read MoreHOW TO OVERCOME THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF EMERGING BUSINESSES (20-100 EMPLOYEES) ARTICLE #2 IN THE SERIES. “Growth does not always lead a business to build on success. All too often it converts a highly successful business into a mediocre large business,” Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Atlantic Airways, 1993 speech to the Institute of Directors, London. Strategy […]
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