Always Have A Backup Plan
Since I began my time on this blog, I have (for the most part) always tried to take the optimistic view. And with good reason, as that's how I feel. You are going to succeed. It is not...
Quality Standards: Aim High and Stay High
As I'm sure we've all noticed by now, the quality of products and services available these days is dropping at an alarming rate. Extremely expensive consumer electronics appear engineered to break, call centers where clients expect competent and...
Women In The Business World
This is going to be a touchy subject for some. I will do my absolute best to be as sensitive on this subject as possible, but I am not a perfect human being (none of us are), so...
Exit, Stage Left
A topic that’s seldom come up on this blog before, though one that is incredibly important, is what to do when a business fails. We’ve already established that things will go wrong, and that there’s a good chance...
Know The Risks – Why Businesses Fail
It's a fact of life - business is risky. It is virtually impossible to guarantee success with perfect certainty. There are simply too many variables to be able to plan for every eventuality. This is especially true for...