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Nobody Reads Business Plans Anyway. Why Should I Write One?
At some point in the business building process, every entrepreneur has heard the words “You need to write a business plan”. The problem entrepreneurs encounter when they attempt to follow this advice, is that if you ask 1,000 experts how to write a...

My Business Failed. What Did I Do Wrong?
Over the course of my career, I’ve started 15-20 entrepreneurial businesses (most of which failed). Fortunately, I’ve never made the same mistake twice. So, on a surface level, it would therefore seem that each business failed for a different...

Did It Ever Occur To You That You Might Outlive Your Business (or vice versa)? Plan Accordingly.
One of the first pieces of advice I give entrepreneurs, is to approach starting and growing your business in the exact opposite way you’d read a book. With a book, you start from the beginning and work your way to the end. With a business, you...

You Wouldn’t Go To A Jeweler To Get A Hamburger! Why Don’t You Know Where To Go To Get Funding For Your Business?
Are you aware of the following statistics: 1. 77% of small businesses rely on personal savings for their initial funds (based on a Gallup poll), 2. 33% of small businesses start with less than $5,000 (according to a study run by Kabbage),...