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Articles drawn from real consulting work with small and medium-sized businesses.
Raising Capital
Crowdfunding is a hot topic among start-up companies. NPR's special series on the state of the American small business addressed crowdfunding as a way to generate investment capital — with both risk and reward.
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Managing Labor Costs
Labor accounts for most variable costs. Without a quality balance of part-time and full-time employees, a poorly implemented labor cost plan can push out valuable employees and drive away customers.
How to Be a CEO
Adam Bryant interviewed 525 chief executives over his years writing for The New York Times. The standouts share how they lead, how they hire, and the life advice they give or wish they had received.
Creating a Business Plan
Starting a new business or launching a project requires a well thought-out business plan. Without one, you eliminate the critical tracking tool needed to map a successful launch.
Mistakes Successful Speakers Never Make
Entrepreneur discovered what high achievers consider to be the biggest mistakes made as a public speaker. Avoid these 10 mistakes to become a more successful speaker.
Why Bypass Older Workers?
PBS Newshour examined the silly things employers do to bypass older workers — long requirement lists, advanced degrees demanded, experienced talent ignored.
Digital Medical Records Adoption
The Atlantic reviewed the slow migration by health care providers to adopt digital medical-records systems — and what it means for practice operations and patient care.
What is a Startup Company?
Forbes asked Adora Cheung of Homejoy: ‘Startup is a state of mind.' The key attribute of a startup is its ability to grow — and the planning that makes it possible.
Entrepreneurs Are Not Bound by Age
A Kauffman Foundation study found that older entrepreneurs not only start more businesses — the businesses they start are more successful on average.
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