Business Basics Posts

According to Indeed.com, “Freelancers work by the job, hour or day rather than working for one employer. They can take on contracts with companies or provide their services to individuals…

In Part 1, we set the stage for making the Go/No-Go decision from the founder's perspective. Part 2 will focus on the steps required to determine the feasibility of your…

To succeed, founders must make critical decisions about launching and growing their companies. It can be devastating if they fail after heading too far down the wrong road. Introduction At…

Off to the Races, Part 5 In my prior installments on Running Out of Cash, Burnout, and Market Dynamics, I discussed how you could control the pace by making sound…

Off to the Races, Part 4 Based on a study of over 1,000 seed-funded startups, running out of cash was the third leading factor resulting in company failure: Founder conflict…

Off to the Races, Part 3 Without a market, you won't have a business No amount of passion or technical knowledge can get around that simple fact. Of the 90%…

Off to the Races, Part 2 The initial installment of "Off to the Races" introduced the simultaneous races against Burnout, running out of money, market dynamics, and your competitors. This…

Earlier this year, I wrote a series - The Journey Parts 1-7 - focused on steps successful founders take to evolve from the idea stage to defining their business models, the…

You've come up with an excellent solution to a big problem experienced by many. Your company starts today. You, by default, are its founder, but what got you to this…

The home care business in the United States will produce over $110 billion in revenue in 2021 and grow at an annualized rate of 5.1% to $140.8 billion by 2026…