by Guest | Jul 22, 2023 | General, Strategy
Sue Canyon arms small businesses for prosperity For 30 years Sue Canyon has waged war on the bane of small business — bankruptcy. Working with entrepreneurs on the front lines of enterprise, Sue has armed a great many small business owners with the ammunition needed...
by Sue | Jul 2, 2023 | General, Strategy
Many business coaches talk about “scale”, but what is it exactly? To scale a business is to be able to grow it without requiring as many resources as the first outlet – your “pilot project”. A perfect example of scale is the old pyramid scheme. If you were the first...
by Sue | May 19, 2023 | General, Productivity, Strategy, Training
I am so disappointed in the “training” that I find offered to small business owners all over the country. This training is hard for me to watch because it is so poor that most of it literally makes me ill. Much of the “training” that I have seen offers touchy-feely...
by Sue | May 1, 2023 | General
The Fed Chairman has been raising interest rates on a regular basis, believing that doing so will bring down inflation to a target level of 2%. But as economic statistics come in, they are not making any sense. Inflation should occur for two basic reasons: scarcity of...
by Sue | Apr 5, 2022 | General
My favorite W. Edwards Deming quotes: “Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it does.” “Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion.” “Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.” “If you can’t describe what you are doing as a...
by Sue | Feb 2, 2022 | Cash Flow, General, Strategy
Should I stray from my niche? So, you’ve saturated the market with your best product, or someone has talked you into another product that will ‘sell like hotcakes’, or you’ve just gotten bored and think a new approach will breathe new life into your business. As I...