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Waging War on Bankruptcy

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...

What is Scale?

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...

Are You Getting the Training You Need?

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...

Should I Stray From my Niche?

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...

Define Your Niche and Work at It

You’ve heard the adage, “Define Your Niche, and Work at It”? As businesses grow, I’ve noticed a clear tendency to stray from this strategy. While there are many legitimate reasons to do so, be careful that you don’t dynamite your cash flow as a result. I have a client...

The State of This Economy as I See It

The State of This Economy is confusing. The market’s still going up, savings rates are high, unemployment (those who are looking for work) is at the (new) normal level, while 4.5 million people voluntarily left their jobs …. What’s going on? It occurred to me this...