Essential Small Business Financial Help and Funding Solutions

The reason there is such a need for small business financial help is because of the inherent realities that come along with the small business marketplace. Small business volatility has been discussed previously, but I want to explore further what can be done to combat financial concerns. Oddly enough, you are probably sitting on excess […]

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The TOC Thinking Process: A Strategic Approach to Business Problem Solving

The TOC Thinking Process is an interactive, logic-based approach to problem solving that can be applied to the most complex of systems. We as people often don’t think through issues to the extent that we should. The Thinking Process brings to light the assumptions we make in our thinking habits, and illustrates the ramifications of

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How to Use Conflict Clouds for Business Problem Resolution

Every business has a conflict that won’t resolve. You keep investing in marketing, but cash is tight, so you pull back, so growth stalls, so you invest again. You know you need to hire, but you can’t afford to until revenue grows, and revenue won’t grow until you hire. These aren’t bad decisions. They’re conflict

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The Five Focusing Steps: A Simple Business Improvement Framework

As an individual you are your first business, and as your first business you must realize that continued adjustment and change is part of succeeding. Problems will always arise do to the change around you and your ability to accommodate the changes required can be made easier with a few simple steps. One of the

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