Startup Professionals Musings

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5 Strategies For Business Growth Many People Forget

Startup Professionals Musings

The traditional approach of implementing stable and repeatable processes, so that your business can run itself, no longer works. Too many businesses only think of new products when in crisis mode. Just ask former big brand companies, like Blockbuster, Kodak, Lehman Brothers, and Sears, what happened to them.

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Can Your Startup Flourish Despite Business Chaos?

Startup Professionals Musings

Some small business owners hope to reduce stress by keeping their business static, and believe that they can rely on referrals and repeat business to keep a consistent customer set. Don’t count on your IP to save you. Your only choice is to live with it, and find a way to conquer it. Employees stop innovating.

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Great Entrepreneurs are Masters of Business Chaos

Startup Professionals Musings

Some small business owners hope to reduce stress by keeping their business static, and believe that they can rely on referrals and repeat business to keep a consistent customer set. Don’t count on your IP to save you. Your only choice is to live with it, and find a way to conquer it. Employees stop innovating.

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Entrepreneurs Who Fear Chaos Risk An Early Demise

Startup Professionals Musings

Some small business owners hope to reduce stress by keeping their business static, and believe that they can rely on referrals and repeat business to keep a consistent customer set. Don’t count on your IP to save you. Your only choice is to live with it, and find a way to conquer it. Employees stop innovating.

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‘Dear Abby’ Style Advice to Real Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Respectfully, WHERE TO START Dear Where-To-Start, The type of business you describe is sorely needed, but sounds like it may really be a non-profit. Either way, I would recommend that you start by finding a local SCORE (small business mentoring) or SBA (Small Business Administration) office in your area, and talking to them.

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Startups Must Grow or Die, Despite the Chaos

Startup Professionals Musings

Some small business owners hope to reduce stress by keeping their business static, and believe that they can rely on referrals and repeat business to keep a consistent customer set. Don’t count on your IP to save you. Your only choice is to live with it, and find a way to conquer it. Employees stop innovating.

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