Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Cheers to a prosperous and healthy 2015! Don’t forget, special pricing for my Best Laid Business Plan course ends on 1/2/15. Register now!
If You Build It, They May Not Come
I’m probably dating myself, but if you recall that late ’80s Kevin Costner movie Field of Dreams, you’ll remember the “If you build it, he will come” mantra. Many folks going into business seem to subscribe to the same theory. If you build a business, surely customers will come and appreciate all of your hard […]
My New E-Book is Available Now on Amazon!
Are you thinking about starting a business? Do you wish someone would just tell you everything they wish they’d known before they started? Now you can! Check out my new e-book, The Real Truth About Starting A Business: Success Secrets Revealed. I’ll tell you the real truth about starting a business. You don’t need to […]
Holidays are a Great Time to Work
If you’re working full time for an employer and thinking about, or have just started a business, or are already in business, you know that holidays do not signal a day off. Holidays signal the day when you can finally work on your business, get some things organized and try to gain some traction. I […]
Three Biggest Mistakes in Starting A Business
In the course of any given week, I speak to a large number of people that want to start a business, or have recently started a business. Recently, there have been three distinct trends I find pretty disturbing and what I think are terrible mistakes. 1. My accountant/brother-in-law/father/garbage man told me I didn’t need to, […]
Thinking of Starting a Business in 2015?
Your Best Laid Business Plan Online Course Starts Jan 6th
Starting January 6th I’m teaching a four week, online business plan course. Special early bird pricing through December 6th. For more info and to register, please see full details here.
Forbes Under 30 Summit Recap, Part II
Disruptive. Authenticity. Passion. Define a problem and solve it. These were the top phrases heard at this week’s Forbes Under 30 Summit. Many of the innovators present were known in their fields as “disruptors.” They were people who had a business idea and model that was totally outside the norm in their industry. They were […]
What I Learned From Some of the Most Brilliant Millennials in America- recap of Forbes 30under30 Summit, part I
I had the great fortune of attending the recent, first-ever Forbes Under 30 Summit here in Philadelphia the past couple days. If you don’t know, every year Forbes publishes a list of some of the most brilliant minds under 30 in 15 different categories, ranging from music to law to food and beyond. If one […]
2014 PA Conference for Women Highlights
Today was the 2014 Pennsylvania Conference for Women. Approximately 8,000 women attended and I was so excited that my firm was a supporting organization! What were the highlights? Well, as you can see from the photo on the left, meeting Diane Keaton was definitely high on my list! Annie Hall is one of my all-time […]