It’s not easy being a creative genius who changes one industry after another, that takes a lot out of a person, of course, those who do will go down in history as the eminent achievers of their time. Steve Jobs was no exception. One thing I’ve learned while running a think tank is that with such abundant brilliance often comes a little baggage or at least less than stellar attributes, at least by society’s politically correct standards that is. Okay so, let’s talk about this for a brief moment shall we? There was an interesting article on the Forbes Blog recently by Gene...
This is the first in a series of posts concerning the successful management of high growth businesses. One of the most common problems high growth businesses face is how to match organisational growth with sales. The Problem Simply put sales can grow discretely and tends to be quite smooth. Organisations growth, by contrast, tends to be much more lumpy. This is because a certain staffing complement has a finite growth capacity and beyond that point just adding people doesn’t help. In fact at some point adding people reduces performance. What is required is an organisational restructure which...
Have you ever wondered about no credit auto loans and if a program like this would work for you? The best way to find out is to do your homework. There are businesses that will help you purchase a car, even in your situation. As this is risky for them, they have a few qualifications that need passing first. Be sure you read the facts up front. Look into all the pros and cons and see if it would be to your benefit or if it would harm you. Different lenders might have rules that vary from business to business so it is wise to look into all the information that a company provides to you. If you fulfill...
Commercial small business insurance is a necessity if you want to protect your business from any form of financial loss. There are several types of small business insurance available and knowing them will help you determine what insurance coverage your business needs to enjoy the best protection against loss. Types of Commercial Small Business Insurance 1. Business Owners Insurance Policy This type of commercial business insurance is similar to the homeowners’ insurance policy. It is most beneficial to owners of small and medium-sized businesses. The policy covers all the basic protection...
You can invent new products right now. In fact, if you have a couple hours to spend applying the techniques below, you might easily have a dozen ideas for new inventions. What will not be covered here is how to get financing, build a prototype, or market your new products. Those are great subjects for another article, but for now let’s look at three easy-to-implement ways to generate those ideas and get them down on paper. Your Pain is Your Gain One of the simplest ways to invent new products which will actually be wanted by others, is to look at all the daily irritations, pains and problems...