Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneur’
Start Up Entrepreneur
Start up entrepreneurs face problems that are fairly specific to starting a business. My Startup Background I have started a number of small businesses and, in fact, operate two right now. One of my earlier companies, a software company, was successfully sold. I know many of the problems entrepreneurs face and where to [...]
Business Coaching
Business owners and managers have plenty of work and lots to worry about. This seems to be the natural state of being entrepreneurial and liking to run your own affairs. Worrying is not productive The worry part of running a business (or starting one, for that matter) can be minimized. Learning new skills and approaches to make you more [...]
Podcast: Outsourcing – not a strategy that is as simple as a make or buy decision
Outsourcing is sometimes seen as a panacea, especially for startups. However, a sound knowledge of business practices is required to make outsourcing really work.
Outsourcing – not a strategy that is as simple as a make or buy decision
Outsourcing functions is a key element of every business's strategy. Richard Mammone, Rutgers University BEST Institute, has written a brief article, "Humility and the Successful Startup: Every skill required to form a business should be judged on make-or-buy grounds. If you don't have it, outsource it" ((Since Mammone's article may not always be [...]
Biography
Business Coach and Management Consultant For the last six years Mark Orton has focused on hands-on work with owners and leaders of start-up and small businesses. He applies strong active listening with useful questions and appropriate data to help leaders find the best path through the maze of opportunities, risks, and the occasional disastrous [...]
