OK… Now its gotten bloody tough! In over 15 years of consulting, requests for my service were typically for: Business start-ups Business plans Strategies for growth Systems analysis Marketing General business help Since August of 2020 that mix has been tossed in the blender. Inquiries are now from people scared to death about what’s going on with their businesses and […]

I have been asked this question (no that’s not true)… I have run across this issue with clients and in one of my own businesses. It is is a tricky one, both conceptually and in practice. Typically, this issue arises when two partners solidify their arrangement to be co-owners of a business. Then after they smile and look at each […]

Partnering with someone to start or buy a business is a relatively normal undertaking.  However, it can be fraught with some rather nasty realities. A frequent reason that these nasty realities occur is a result of the formal business “partnership” being entered into without sufficient discussion or understanding of how this relationship will be carried out between the partners. Have […]

I can do it ALL! I own the business.  Not only do I own it, but ONLY I can run it. Right. 🙂 Just because you can wake up at 4:30 am and work like a silly person for the next 19 hours – and do it 7 days straight, 52 weeks a year – and just because you believe […]