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Why Should Someone Invest in Your Startup?

I was recently reading an article on Business on Main, 20 Funding Sources for Your Startup. It provided a few tips on how to pull together your proposal for funding, but also provided a number of great resources for seed stage funding. While certainly you need a plan for how you will ensure your business […]

4 Easy Tips to Get More Out of Conferences

Conferences are not a cheap investment in your professional development; and you certainly want to choose which ones you attend carefully. Before arriving, and while there, follow these four simple and easy ways to be sure you get the most out of the conference:

Plan ahead. What sessions will you attend? Who is going that […]

What I learned from… Michael Smith, VP Coca-Cola

Michael Smith is Vice President Group Strategy and Planning at Coca-Cola North America. He helped me write Strategy Execution Heroes. Here’s a selection of Michael’s tips:

Steer the frontline

Make sure you are able to take a complex strategy and turn it into three-to-five priorities for the frontline. Not everything can be important. And it’s your […]

Facebook Timeline for Business

Facebook Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced at the F8 Developers Conference a complete re-design of the Facebook Profile page. This new design will be called Timeline. It’s a storyline of your Facebook Social Life featuring a large horizontal image across the top of the screen. As an Enterpriser and business owner my first reaction is excitement. […]

Tips for Preparing Your Meeting Agenda

Have a big meeting ahead of you with some key stakeholders involved? Want to be sure to keep the meeting on track and get decisions made? Follow these simple steps to create a meeting agenda to keep individuals focused and your meeting on track:

Determine the goals of the meeting: Work in conjunction with meeting […]