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Yes – You Do Need a Business Plan

I was meeting with an entrepreneur (a potential client) the other day about his start-up business. When I inquired about his business plan, he mentioned that since he didn’t need investment monies or a loan from the bank, he saw no reason to spend the time developing a business plan. When he asked if I […]

6 Tips That Make Product Development Work

Any product introduction is only as successful as the planning and execution of the various stages prior to introduction. Consider these six tips for your next product development project.

Define what success looks like.

What metrics like sales, profit, market share, image in the marketplace will “prove” success?

Incentivize your product launch team.

The team […]

How is Your Small Business Being Innovative?

Innovation is necessary for continued success for any business. Too often – when we think of innovation – we think of absolute genius, an amazing idea that will change everything. However, that is not all that innovation is. Yes – it certainly is the absolutely brilliant idea that will change the world; but it is […]

What Does Your Company Culture Convey?

At the Northeast Human Resource Association (NEHRA) two day conference last week, one of the general session speakers, Michael Stallard of E Pluribus Partners, spoke on corporate cultures, and specifically the importance of having a “connection culture.”

He talked about how having a “connection culture” enables businesses to increase the employee’s sense of connection to […]

It’s not just the managers

There are plenty of commentators, bloggers, book authors and columnists, pundits and others out there (including this one!) who point a finger squarely in management’s direction and declare that the root cause of all evil in the workplace lies with them. Lately, however, I’m starting to think that isn’t necessarily the case.

While “management,” writ […]