Why is it that some people succeed in the transition from corporate world to entrepreneur and others don’t? Take for instance two individuals with similar corporate background, who went through the same coaching program and left their corporate jobs at the same time. Three years later one is doing well for herself and the other is going back to work for a company.
The genius of any leadership activity is based on measures of financial outcomes so that leader is seen to be successful, relevant and infusing sustainability into the company. The practical application of a leadership intervention must link leader/manager, financial impacts, and company outcomes with standard company financial metrics. Effective leadership links directly with valuation outcomes for the company. This link is the only way it will be relevant to a company whose aim is the creation and enhancement of shareholder value. All of this, while building the “Invisible Balance Sheet.”
Triage test for small business owners. As an entrepreneur, ready to set forth in business, are you prepared to act on the basics of small business management?
You’ve found a funding source. They want to invest. Why do you find yourself holding back? Learn the truth about “too good to be true.”
Are you sitting on a hot business idea, but don’t know if it’s a winner? This can be one of the most agonizing parts of the business start-up process. Those of us with tight budgets or no budgets simply do not have the option of tossing a few thousand dollars into the gaping bank account of a consultant to give us the magic answers. Let’s imagine that you have scrimped and tucked away a small investment fund of $9,850 and you have a growing passion to own and operate a small shop that sells candles.
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