Don’t you sometimes get scared by the idea of starting your own business? The idea of not knowing where your company will go, whether it’ll be profitable, or if it’s something you’re passionate about sounds terrifying. But the truth is, that the vast majority of businesses fail. It’s normal...
Small business owners may think that they need to focus on new clients to grow their business. This can be a mistake. Instead, you can achieve explosive growth by spending more time and energy on your high-performing clients, who also love you back (by continually giving you their business)....
The number-one threat to your business isn't an external factor at all. It's the people you've co-founded that business with. The United States is home to many of the world’s most successful startups like Airbnb and Instagram, which is not surprising since it's the leading country by the number...
In business, knowing your own strengths gives you a better understanding of how you can increase your odds of success and how you best operate. This is especially critical in today’s cutthroat, highly competitive business landscape. Failure to adapt to the constant changes and consumer sentiment can spell disaster...
The Pumpkin Plan is a book written by American author and entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz. In the book, Michalowicz shares some of the strategies that entrepreneurs can use to grow a colossal business in any field. Pretty much in the same way pumpkin farmers grow massive, colossal pumpkins in theirs....
Why is it that no matter how well we do in business, for some reason, we don’t seem to make as much as we think we ought to? You might have noticed this in the course of running your business: sure, sales are great, but you also have a...
GAAP, Generally accepted accounting principles, Mike Michalowicz, Parkinson's Law, Profit First, TED Talk, The Small Plates Principle
Listen about how Profit First and the Pumpkin Plan’s strategies can help you elevate your business and take it to the next level. When I was in college, I decided to do a deep dive to see what the common denominator was for successful business owners – throughout history...
Just a few weeks ago, if somebody asked us where we would be at the beginning of April, we never would have imagined that this is exactly where we would be. And life is upside down not just for our families and first individually, but also for our businesses;...