by chala | Feb 25, 2016 | Small business growth
The golden rule of marketing consulting is to blame someone other than the business owner for their loss of sales, opportunity and generally loss of anything. Because that’s exactly what business owners are doing. They’re blaming the economy, the market...
by chala | Feb 18, 2016 | Small business growth
If I had a dollar for every client who tried to convince me that closing a smaller deal than what we had set as their strategy was a good thing, I could quit and retire to Jamaica right now. Aaron Ross, in his book From Impossible To Inevitable: How Hyper-Growth...
by chala | Feb 4, 2016 | Small business growth
Having moved from being an unsuccessful business owner to a much more successful one (as can be attested by my revenue) in the past 5 years, I think I now have a handle on what separates the two. What is an unsuccessful business owner? It’s simply someone who...
by chala | Jan 20, 2016 | Small business growth
There are a lot of perceived prejudices in business. I’m going to stretch you to believe something you haven’t been taught to believe right now. I’m going to tell you that the real one secret to overcoming all limitations in business (and in life) is...
by chala | Dec 31, 2015 | Small business growth
2015 was a banner year for my small business. For the first time, I made the revenue target my husband and I had set for when he could leave his job. (of course now that that moment is here, we’re too scared to actually act on those plans!) I am beyond thrilled...
by chala | Dec 17, 2015 | Small business growth
Are you in a cash crunch? Well driving spikes in cash flow in your business is akin to an enema. You might feel good after the occasional one but if you binge on them, you’ll wreck your system. So go ahead and implement one of these solutions below from time to...