If you’re an entrepreneur and have a successfully growing business, where do you turn for advice? If you’ve built a successful business, but want to take it to the next level, how do you find a partner who has been successful helping mid-market organizations thrive and grow in our changing…
How do you find the next great profit center for your organization? How do certain companies keep reinventing themselves while others fail the test of time? How do they find the right ideas to implement to keep their organization growing and prospering for many years? Here’s how to spot the…
We live in a time of unlimited opportunities for entrepreneurs. Around every corner and behind every call, there are new opportunities to explore. So how do you pick the best opportunities for your business? Can you become good at seizing opportunities? I’ve been involved in Joint Ventures (JVs) and strategic…
What are the most critical needs for growing organizations today? As the world continues changing, it is critical to help develop leaders who can work well on teams, but also be leaders in their own right. As we see many of our mid-level leaders moving towards retirement, many of our…
There are two things that set breakthrough entrepreneurs apart from the crowd. First, they are great at spotting new opportunities to grow their business. Second, they are great at taking advantage of these new opportunities faster than others. Today, I’m talking about how to spot great opportunities.
I had an interesting conversation with an associate of mine involved in Merger and Acquisition activities. We talked about the different buying trends he saw in the last year. He shared that he is seeing an increase in buying activity in the markets he serves. He pointed out there is more money and…
When you think of Ben Franklin, what do you think of; scientist, businessman, writer, or diplomat? When I think of Ben Franklin, I think of our nation’s first global entrepreneur. In an age when men and women knew less than 600 people in their lives, Ben Franklin may have known and…
In the last several blogs, I’ve written about how so many people in organizations feel disengaged. We talked about how this is impacting our current client relationships and also how it could be hurting your organization’s and team’s growth. I thought I’d share a framework that I use to help…
We got several notes asking if I have a partner engagement process I use evaluate and engage great potential partners. I use a partner engagement process to help me build successful partnerships and alliances with many of the world’s most innovative organizations. For a partnership to succeed, it must engage both…
Over 80% of Fortune 1000 companies have key partnerships to help them grow faster. However, over 50% are unsatisfied with their business partnerships. How can entrepreneurs create breakthrough partnerships from the beginning of the relationship?