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07.27.17
Cut the Jargon
Have you ever read a blog or company website and couldn’t easily make sense of the message? That is “business speak” at its worst. Jargon is so common in our world that plain English seems like the exception to the rule. We’ve become used to expressions and buzzwords that didn’t exist 10 or 15 years […]
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Is CEO Rhythms Forum a Good Fit for You?
“Growth-oriented companies need inspiration, accountability and a peer group…I believe CEO Rhythms Forum will create this learning community and accelerate your personal and professional success.” –Karl R. LaPan, President & CEO, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center Introducing CEO Rhythms Forum for the overlooked middle: Leaders: CEO, President, Owner of an emerging business (20 – 100 Employees) located in or near Northeast […]
Read More07.17.17
Could Your Customers Be Driving You To Distraction?
HOW TO OVERCOME THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF EMERGING BUSINESSES (20-100 EMPLOYEES) ARTICLE #2 IN THE SERIES. “Growth does not always lead a business to build on success. All too often it converts a highly successful business into a mediocre large business,” Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Atlantic Airways, 1993 speech to the Institute of Directors, London. Strategy […]
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Going Broke? How Is That Even Possible?
How to Overcome the Unique Challenges of Emerging Businesses (20-100 Employees) Article #3 in the series. You never imagined. The year your business’s revenues finally broke through. In a big way. Years of hard work and sacrifice building to this moment of—a drained bank account, a dwindled credit line and diminished owner assets. “If I can […]
Read More07.13.17
The Case For “Business Builders” (intrapreneurship) in the Modern Organization
Entrepreneurship gets its share of press, but intrapreneurship is its lesser- known relative. While I dislike the term intrapreneurship, I prefer the term ‘business builder’. Business builders can be growing or building any type of organization – for profit, non-profit, educational and government. There is a myriad of reasons why it’s important, and how it can benefit […]
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