What does it take to get in touch with your inner rebel and run a business on your terms? Today’s Information Age has spawned a number of rebel business leaders, from Virgin’s Richard Branson to The Body Shop’s Anita Roddick and to Joie de Vivre Hospitality’s boy wonder the author himself, people who have the [...]

To achieve great things, you need a team. Building a winning team requires understanding of these principles. Whatever your goal or project, you need to add value and invest in your team so the end product benefits from more ideas, energy, resources, and perspectives. 1. The Law of Significance People try to achieve great things [...]

If you think baseball is just the national pastime, think again. According to management consultant and ex-baseball reporter Jeff Angus in his book “Management by Baseball,” baseball can teach you everything you need to know about management. From the managers’ strategies to the players’ batting averages, baseball can impart critical lessons on project management, maximizing [...]

The Logo: a little history Logotype, commonly know as a logo, is a design, a graphic representation/image/trademark symbolizing one’s organization. Designed for instant identification, a logo can appear on company letterhead, advertising material and signs as an emblem by way of which the organization can easily be recognized. Originating in the 19th century, after a [...]

Many people ask how many graphs or charts they should have in their business plans. As with most other business planning questions, the answer is it depends . This article discusses the key factors influencing the number of graphs and charts to include in your business plan. To begin, the key point to consider in [...]

This is a question we received from one of our readers through our Consult Your Guides: I’m staying in VA. Recently I’ve started a new firm (S Corp) and working as a contractor in DC through my firm. I’m the only one working for the company. My wife is partner in the company, but she [...]

We are all self-employed now. Today there is absolutely no job security. We are living in an age of corporate downsizing, and freelance consultants, or self-employed workers are growing by the day. Networking is one skill you need to practice to get ahead and survive these uncertain times. Wisdom in a Nutshell: 1. Networking is [...]

Last week, a wonderfully-skilled electrician installed a new light fixture for us. He was competent, courteous and efficient. He answered all our questions simply, with skill and eloquence. I was amazed, as you might imagine, when I asked him, How much do we owe you? and his embarrassed reply was, Gee, is $50 okay? With [...]

Are you finding many of your best prospects already working with competitors? When you pursue a new opportunity, is someone else capturing the prize? Maybe it’s time to re-evaluate your positioning. Your market position is the place you occupy in the mind of your prospective clients. It’s how they think of you as compared to [...]