Before you step off into the land of self-employment (part time or full time) you need to fully assess what assets you have (social assets or material assets) and how they might help you fulfill your dream. According to Steven Schussler author of the book...
According to Fortune.com article Transitioning from a start-up to growth-stage Company written by Glenn Soloman there are four stages to a company as they move into the growth phase. A start-up will move through these and possibly more stages as they hit their growth spurt....
According to Noam Wasserman’s book The Founder’s Dilemmas… “To Survive and grow, start-ups need human capital, social capital, and financial capital. Core founders who lack any of these three often try to attract co-founders or hire employees who can provide what is missing. Sometimes that works....
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Skills you CAN teach: According to Inc. article “Train Employees to be Exceptional: 5 Rules” companies spend billions of dollars a year on training. Much of that training is wasted effort according to sales guru Duane Sparks. Here is his list of training principles: Teach Skills not...
When your company is a small start-up organization it may not matter if you are called the “owner” or “president” or “CEO” or even “Chief bottle washer” (I jest). However, with time and company growth the company title does make a difference. According to The...
When forming an employment team you have a lot of decisions to make. For the big picture view of where those future team members can come from I look to The Founder’s Dilemma. The author states that “Core founders have many options for where to...
The author of The Founder’s Dilemmas proposes two forms of capital that each entrepreneur must take into consideration. 1) Social Capital consists of the following potential business connections: Employees – hiring the A+ talent with industry specific experience Customers- companies or people ready hire and your organization Advisors-also known...
Alicia has 19 years of accounting experience (tax, audit, payroll and general ledger work) and 26 years’ experience in business development, marketing, career consulting and human resources. Clients have included: construction firms, engineering firms, retail businesses, wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals, doctors, physical and occupational therapists and...
