While I strongly believe in investing in professional relationships, I realize I cannot have coffee or lunch with everyone who suggests it. While I understand the importance of networking, there’s no way I can attend all of the networking events where my target market (small businesses) hangs out. I guess I’m not too different from any other small business owner [...]
Defining a “Small Business Owner” and an “Entrepreneur”
May 25, 2010 3 Comments
Yesterday, Entrepreneur Magazine and @EntMagazineAmy asked via Twitter: What’s the difference between a “Small Business Owner” and an “Entrepreneur”? Here’s my take on the question: A Small Business Owner holds that management position because s/he bought an existing business or franchise, inherited a business, or started his/her own business. The Entrepreneur is a subset of the [...]
Business Lunching in Phoenix
May 24, 2010 Leave a Comment
Check out this article from the Phoenix Business Journal about El Charro and area restaurants for business lunches: http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/business/2010/05/lunching_at_el_chorro_and_other_valley_faves.html?ana=fbk
Favorite Bit of Mad Men Dialogue
May 24, 2010 Leave a Comment
I’m catching up on Mad Men from Netflix (no cable in my household, I like commercials too much) and I LOVE the conversation Don Draper has with “Connie” from Hilton. I lifted Don’s lines from the unlikelywords.com site as follows (and inserted a summary of Connie’s actions where it seemed necessary, but from memory): “I’m Donald Draper.” {Reminds [...]
Re-Thinking the Business Plan
May 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
Bob Reiss’ article, “Write Your Business Plan in Pencil“ from Entrepreneur.com, has some good points about when and how small businesses might approach business plan development. Reiss advocates constructing a plan that will be flexible (hence the “in pencil” directive) but explains that “a detailed plan is only required if you want to raise money from a bank or [...]
