Category: Articles
Anger Self-Control: Venting Versus Letting Go Are Different
There’s a myth about anger that goes back a long time. I call it the steam kettle syndrome. The idea is that anger is like steam in a kettle on the stove. So long as there is heat, the steam builds…
Small Business Advantage Case Study: The Little Bakery That Wins
In the next town over, there’s a bakery that’s approaching its second anniversary. It’s often busy, in a town of less than 7,000 people, and surrounded by towns that are even smaller. The Village Bakery has few natural advantages. It’s…
Small Business Advantages: Beating The Giants – Partnering
Partnering: A Business Advantage For The Davids vs. The Goliaths Consistent with the philosophy that small businesses can compete with large businesses if they focus on what they can do that the large corporations can’t, we look at how small…
The Small Business Advantage: Applying The Principles Of Small Ball To Your Small Business
There are a number of things large companies can do that small companies have trouble replicating, due to economies of scale, and available resources. What small business CAN do is all the little things that capitalize on the shorter “distances” between…
The Small Business Advantage: Distance To Connect – The Lever That Small Businesses Need to Understand
The size of a company is only relevant to the extent that it provides different opportunities and challenges. By itself it means nothing. That said, the size of a company affects the distance the company has to go to accomplish…
Small Businesses: What Your Customers Want From You
Understanding YOUR Customers Key To Small Business Success As a small business owner, perhaps the most important thing to know is what YOUR customers, and prospective customers want. Once you have a good sense of customer needs and wants, then…
