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Successful Entrepreneurs

Filed under Venture Capital and Start Ups on March 2, 2010

I was recently doing some research for a presentation to a group of entrepreneurs. Since much of my consulting business is to entrepreneurs, this is not the first time I’ve…

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The Other Glass Ceiling – Entrepreneurial Growth

Filed under Business Management, Small Business, Venture Capital and Start Ups on November 3, 2009

Entrepreneurs face self-imposed limits to their growth based on preconceived notions of their own abilities and confidence in others. These limitations translate into anemic visions of their business potential. I…

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Play to Win!

Filed under Office Space & Virtual Offices, Small Business, Venture Capital and Start Ups on October 29, 2009

The recession has created a new wave of entrepreneurs. Disenchanted corporate executives will often choose to start their own business versus extending their corporate careers. With close to three-quarters of…

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Don’t Sit Out the Recovery

Filed under Business Management, Economy, Marketing, Small Business, Venture Capital and Start Ups on July 9, 2009

If you have been keeping up with my articles and blogs, you already knew the recovery would be under way and this summer would be a welcome relief from the…

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Is Being Politically Correct Blinding Your Business Vision?

Filed under Business Management, Small Business, Venture Capital and Start Ups on July 6, 2009

My own view is that political correctness has resulted in the dumbing down of America. We can no longer have intelligent conversation about important issues of the day for fear…

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Do You Have Fire in Your Belly?

Filed under Venture Capital and Start Ups on June 9, 2009

I am always improvising my elevator speech when I go to various events. When I’ve had too much coffee or my persona drifts back into the “corporate” Dick Gabel, it…

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Great Moments in Technology

Filed under Business Management, Small Business, Venture Capital and Start Ups on May 8, 2009

Every once in a while a conversation triggers some memories that have stuck with me through the years. They are usually humorous, ironic or particularly prophetic. Everything else has been…

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How Much Should a Business Make?

Filed under Business Management, Small Business, Venture Capital and Start Ups on December 24, 2008

How much a business should be making is not an easy question to answer, although all too many answer it without a lot of thought. Too often those who put…

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My Very Best Customer Service Experience

Filed under Marketing, Sales/Selling, Small Business, Venture Capital and Start Ups on December 4, 2008

It was on Good Friday. My wife informed me that we were not going to be eating meat, but she wanted to stop in and get some fast food while…

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Strategic Planning in a Small Business

Filed under Business Management, Small Business, Venture Capital and Start Ups on December 3, 2008

The strategic plan is a vision and roadmap to future success only to the extent that it is: Founded upon a rational vision. Impediments to the goal are anticipated and…

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