Archive for the 'Entrepreneurship' Category

No Time For Professional Development? Think Again

As a business growth strategist, working with the most ambitious entrepreneurs and experienced business managers, I hear it all the time… “I don’t have time for personal/professional development!” I get it. With the kids’ pick up and drop offs, running errands, maintaining a household, caring for elderly family members, attending community and social commitments while […]

What is “the putative central governor”?

In extreme sports, the putative central governor is a proposed regulatory process within the brain that limits physical exertion and causes the sensation of fatigue to protect the body’s internal stability (homeostasis) and prevent catastrophic organ damage. Proposed Mechanism: The model suggests that the subconscious brain controls how many muscle fibers are recruited during exercise. […]

Types of Investors for Small & Medium Businesses

Key Takeaway:Ambitious small business owners have more funding opportunities than ever before. By understanding the different types of investors and aligning your business with the right partners, you can unlock transformative growth and turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality. The Power of Possibility: Your Business Dreams Are Within Reach Are you a small business owner […]

Overheard at a recent private workshop

If you are a subscriber or regular reader of this blog, you’ll have noticed that the frequency of my blog posts has been reduced quite substantially over the past few years. I have refocused my time, effort and attention on my most elite, high performance clients – my Platinum Program Members. Since these are private […]

Entrepreneurship Definition

Entrepreneurship Defined: Living a few years of your life like most people won’t so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t.

Is your business paying you more than just a wage?

Does running your own business payoff? The answer is yes, and no. In a recent BRW Magazine article, University Of Western Sydney researchers revealed that even though small business owners still don’t earn as much as the typical wage earner, they’re becoming richer and smarter with their money as they tend to accumulate more assets. […]

Entrepreneur: Defined

When I did my coursework for my Ph.D. in Business Administration, one of the things that initially surprised me was how academics couldn’t agree on seemingly simple definitions for terms such as Entrepreneur or Family Business. I quickly realised that the definition of the word, theme or concept determines HOW you’re going to study or […]

Strategy Versus Tactics

We have all heard the expression “you need to work ON your business instead of IN it…” Easier said than done. In fact, for most owner operators, it’s a transition they can never make. The reason is simple: The personality traits that got them to go INTO business are exactly the ones that will keep […]