by Matt Thomas on February 10, 2009
It hardly seems that a day goes by without new gloomy economic figures: market downturns, unemployment, consumer spending – seems like nothing but bad news.
Watch any news station or read any newspaper headline and you’ll see something depressing about the economy.
So what is really the cause of our economic problems? One post couldn’t possibly cover all of the intricacies of this financial crisis. However, there is one cause I would like to discuss: ourselves. [click to continue…]
by Matt Thomas on February 6, 2009
Do you offer a service heavily reliant upon your relationship with your clients?
Are you having difficulty growing without needing to dedicate more of your own time?
Pretend you have an accounting or medical practice. For the most part, your clients do business with you because they trust you as a professional, and your business generally grows because of your relationship with your clients. [click to continue…]
by Matt Thomas on February 3, 2009
Stuck looking for start-up capital? Don’t want to give up equity to a Venture Capitalist in exchange for funding?
Your business is in desperate need of seed money, yet you don’t want to sell our soul (or your ownership) to get it.
So what is a new entrepreneur to do? Unfortunately, if we are going to be picky with how we get funding, we must resort to the one thing that has caused us to go out on our own in the first place: getting a job. [click to continue…]
by Matt Thomas on January 30, 2009
Do your business operations need a boost? You can do this easily by getting a good handle on the fundamental rules of business.
A few weeks ago I wrote about one of these fundamental rules: that you must convert inputs into more valuable outputs.
As I had mentioned, converting inputs into more valuable outputs (let’s just call this a key rule) can be applied to all different disciplines of business. [click to continue…]
by Matt Thomas on January 27, 2009
Few things in life can be as painful as failing at something that your heart was truly set on.
Failure can kill your confidence, break your heart and suck away your motivation…all in one step.
Failure can’t always be avoided. You can work your hardest for the best results possible and still fail, which is when failure hurts the most. [click to continue…]