by admin | Apr 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
I know most of you would rather not talk about hiring new people at this time, because you think it means adding to headcount. Increasing costs during a time of economic uncertainty is certainly not a wise choice. I’m also quite certain that many of you viewed the...
by admin | Apr 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Michael Gerber, author of The E Myth Revisited, states that in a well run business, “systems run the business and people run the systems.” Most of the time, we think of this in terms of a production system, or a human resources system, or an accounting...
by jim muehlhausen | Apr 20, 2010 | Business Model Innovation, Business Model Trends, Private Companies, twitter
Twitter recently announced a significant change to their business model by introducing advertising on the site. Does this constitute a business model change? Yes! Twitter’s current business model has no revenue. Twitter’s new business model bets hat they have...
by admin | Apr 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
As mentioned previously, it’s sometimes “good to be the king” provided you focus on, and wisely implement, the key strategies for small business success. Last week we touched upon the first four keys. Here are brief explanations of the remaining three. 5. PERSPIRE: To...
by admin | Apr 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s frustrating to see good ideas fade away when we know they are right for the business. Small organizations struggle with this problem more than larger organizations — generally because people are spread thin, there are not as many “change agents” available...