Here’s How to Set Your New Business up for Success
Are you finally ready to follow your dreams and be your own boss? Do you have an incredible idea for a business that can really help solve a problem that you just know many consumers...
Browsing Tag
vision
20 posts
PetPlate Founder Discusses Navigating the Messy Middle in Business
Building and scaling a business isn’t easy, and reality quickly settles in after the initial excitement of launching your product or new business venture. Navigating this next phase of the entrepreneurial journey is difficult and...
Why Entrepreneurs Should Create Core Company Values from the Start
Company values are more than just meaningless words on your company website or in your handbook. Company values are your organization’s ingrained beliefs and principles. They are one of the basic building blocks of your...
11 Simple Steps for Building Habits That Guarantee Success
Whether your goal is to run a multimillion-dollar business or get in shape, your habits can make or break your success. No matter how talented you are, unless you leverage the power of habit to...
6 Crucial Practices to Create a Successful Business
Many entrepreneurs focus on the mechanics and processes needed for a successful business, such as developing a website or acquiring more leads. While those are necessary to run and sustain a profitable business, there is...
5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Franchise
For someone with the financial capability, it might seem like a no-brainer to buy a franchise and capitalize on an opportunity. But the idea of stepping into the franchising world shouldn’t be taken lightly. Not...
Think it Through: The First 3 Steps to Business Planning
The following is adapted from “Think it Thru: Business Planning,” available at select bookstores and on Amazon. The book has a corresponding Learning Management System (LMS) with additional tools and resources. "Think it Thru" proceeds...
5 Tips for Building a Scalable Startup from the Start
When it comes to starting a business, tasks like creating a product, assembling your team and chasing investments is challenging enough. Launching a startup, and making the transition from small, bright-eyed entrepreneur to a larger,...
International Growth and Visibility: Why This Entrepreneur Moved His Startup 5,000 Miles Abroad
Silicon Valley has long been the go-to place for startups and budding technology companies. As space there becomes increasingly limited and the cost of living soars, other American “surge cities” have begun to emerge as...
Former NFL Quarterback Turned Motivational Speaker on What it Means to Be a Leader
What does it mean to be a leader? At times, being a leader may seem purely results-driven. That’s definitely a part of it, but so much of what it means to be a leader involves...
How to Build a Brand Story Through Marketing
With research suggesting that stories are 22 times more memorable than facts, what can brands do with storytelling to ensure they remain head and shoulders above the competition? Many brands already have the foundations to build...
9 Leading Entrepreneurs Share the One Decision That Changed Their Lives
These leading entrepreneurs and advisors in The Oracles share the decisions that led them to fulfillment and success. I listened to my gut After initially turning down “The Real Housewives,” I accepted the opportunity and became one...
The Formula for Intentionality That Will Bring Your Startup’s Vision to Life
You’ve heard the parable of the two builders. One builds on sand and another on bedrock. When a storm comes, the well-anchored house stands strong while the other is washed away. No entrepreneur wants their...
Find Your Why and Identify Problems Worth Solving by Collecting and Connecting the Dots
The following is excerpted from "Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters" by Steve Glaveski. Published by Wiley January 2019. All rights reserved. In the past 10 years, I’ve...
3 Components of Becoming an Investable Entrepreneur
Emerging companies looking to grow their business, at some point, have exclaimed: “if I only had (fill in the business need here), then I could (fill in the business opportunity here).” The issue with that...
Why Business Design Matters for Startups
Articulating what a business stands for, and why it is unique, is the first step in the journey, though it’s also one of the biggest challenges facing entrepreneurs. Additionally, having no entrenched values or established practices...
How to Move Forward When Your Startup Lacks Clear Vision
Those of us who've been in the business world for some time know what it's like to lead without a clear vision. It can be challenging to lead a team or follow a leader when...
5 Steps for Transforming Your Vision Into Company Success
In the opening chapter of his book, "Double Double," author and mentor Cameron Herold writes, “Many people create goals for the future but don’t really have a vision of what their company will look like...
Expert Advice: How to Make Your Startup More Successful
Starting your own company requires goal setting, dedication and more persistence than you ever thought you could have. However, a vision and drive to make your business a reality will only take you so far....
Pitch Deck: Creating a Message to Simplify
Can you fully explain your company in one sentence? If you can’t, you might want to think long and hard about either simplifying your message or your business model before attempting to create a pitch...