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New Year, New Game

2012-01-02T16:32:00.000Z

Just a few words about 2012 and the upcoming false spring. It appears consumer and business confidence is on the rise. Christmas was a good season for retailers - especially online. Just don't get lulled into any false security about the US economy. Election years traditionally are better because politicians pump $$ into the economy and run on those good deeds. This year is no different.

Steve Jobs and Entrepreneurship

2011-10-06T17:21:00.000Z

Everyone in the blogosphere is writing about the passing of Steve Jobs at the young age of 56 - 2 years my junior. Never an owner of a single Apple product or part of the cult, the LABS are open source, I still understand the loss. Steve Jobs understood the essence of entrepreneurship is ultimately about passion. Is the dream worth the sacrifice and high probability of failure? Can you live

This Decade's Economic Forecast Drives Lean Management for Entrepreneurs

2011-10-05T16:39:00.000Z

This thought came to me 2 weeks ago in the board room of a major Canadian Energy Company. While explaining our platform and how it supported their version of lean manufacturing, I had one of those moments when you can talk and think at the same time. Backtracking My first experience with lean concepts was in the late 1990's working with Delphi Automotive and General Motors, so addressing their

Living Outside of Maybe

2011-10-04T16:19:00.000Z

We are about to start a new series on the Lean Mindset and Entrepreneurship when I read a press release announcing the book. I haven't read it and still intend to cover the lean concepts of Muri (Purpose), Mura (Process), and Muda (People). Sometimes using another language to build a narrative makes sense and in the case of Japanese, it fits. These are not traditional definitions, but when I get

Build A Better Rapport For Networking | Small business marketing blog | Bloggertone

2011-08-23T11:11:00.000Z

Build A Better Rapport For Networking | Small business marketing blog | Bloggertone

How to Join Mobil Marketing with Social Media | Shop Talk - Social Media

2011-08-23T11:10:00.000Z

How to Join Mobil Marketing with Social Media | Shop Talk - Social Media

My 10 Commandments of twitter | Bridie's Typing Services

2011-08-23T11:09:00.000Z

My 10 Commandments of twitter | Bridie's Typing Services

Three Ways to Make Your Small Business "Bankable" - BusinessWeek

2011-08-23T10:51:00.000Z

Three Ways to Make Your Small Business "Bankable" - BusinessWeek

Paper.li

2011-08-20T17:56:00.003Z

If you haven't seen this new "News Paper" based on consolidating your twitter follows, I would recommend a look. We have the app in the right column under the Daily LABS. Using this service, who you follow is broadcasted to all visitors in the form of a virtual newspaper - interesting idea. Anyway, when I get a handle on it and figure out how to monetize it, you will be the first to know.

biz as revolution

2011-08-10T12:50:00.001Z

Business as the Revolution. Interesting idea. Spent the evening NOT reading work related stuff, instead was skimming "ideas, a history of thought and invention, from fire to freud" by peter watson. The section on the growth of Florence and it's impact on the Renaissance was provocative. The rise of commerce predates the Renaissance and was its enabler. It broke humanity away from the absolutism

WRVA Interview

2011-08-05T17:14:00.001Z

Clear Channel interview by Kat Simons of William Eastman, Founder Applied Knowledge Labs on 22 MAR 11 about the economy and small biz growth.

WRVA RESET commercial

2011-08-04T23:53:00.001Z

WRVA Radio Ad starting 12APR in the Greater Richmond Area for the AKLabs 2011RESET Event at University of Richmond, 26APR, 9:00 am.

Out Manage the Competition

2011-08-04T23:39:00.001Z

Six of six - a superior business idea is a great thing but the inability to execute will ensure failure. How a company is managed through all the challenges of growth ultimately separates market leaders from could-have-beens.

"Middle-Aged May Never Get Employed Again"

2011-07-05T17:19:00.000Z

Charles Krauthammer. "The problem is at the consumer level, confidence is low and that is because, as you showed, showed we had underemployment with one out of every six Americans. The worst element of that is that among the unemployed, against the American history, more than approaching half, have [been] unemployed for over six months. That is historically unprecedented in the United States.

Is Your Business a Business or a Movement?

2011-07-05T13:44:00.000Z

Or perhaps a revolution? Some notes on our new process for branding and reflecting on July 4th. "What is a business revolution really about - it is about extra-ordinariness; being it to create it, to restore it. There are no magic bullets, it is about the ongoing commitment to being, creating, restoring extraordinary as the norm - the new normal." Given our theme last week on the New Normal and

What if you only got your news from mainstream sources?

2011-06-27T14:01:00.000Z

Not a real magazine - yet! If you don't find an alternative information source, one vested in your success - this will be your future. Enjoy

Government Passing Private Firms In Consumer Lending

2011-06-25T19:19:00.000Z

Yeah it is Saturday and unusual for a post. However after clearing our inbox of the weeks intel reports - this one cannot pass without comment. JED GRAHAM, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY: As early as this quarter, government is likely to displace the private sector as the biggest source of outstanding home mortgages and consumer credit, Federal Reserve data show. That will complete a dramatic

Death of Retirement & The Birth of Entrepreneurship

2011-06-24T14:22:00.000Z

Some concluding thoughts to the week. If you want or need to get under the hood for our economic ideas, premises, and conclusions, check out the rutter blog posts for the week. Friday's post is nothing new - it concludes the dialog. Retirement is dead as well know it. The images our parents and grandparents created on how they handled retirement are just that - images of the past. Michael Pento

What is the New Normal?

2011-06-22T15:58:00.000Z

I was watching Rick Santelli this morning (to develop some ideas for today's biz econ post) and he made the following statement "9.1% unemployment might be the new normal" for the US economy. Two things struck me - (1) what is happening to the economy that leads to this bleak forecast, and (2) what is the meaning of this over used term. Besides - I have used it so many times - it was time to

Do we need a colon cleanse?

2011-06-21T11:16:00.000Z

OK, really bad title but this whole conversation reminded me of life with the grandparents. If there was anything I learned, it was about making sure the bowels worked and all of the poisons were eliminated daily. That thought popped (pooped) into my head when reviewing the morning's economic news. Do we need a double-dip recession to clean out the system? You can see the easy analogy. The

The Real Reason - Destruction of Personal Wealth

2011-06-20T11:37:00.000Z

It seems like Monday is the econ doom & gloom lesson. If you are wondering why the economy hasn't turned around or why our (AKLabs) forecast is for a lost decade with under 3% growth (just enough to keep unemployment at current levels) - it is the destruction of personal wealth. Let's contrast two elements of the population - small business owners and everybody else. Small business owners (

Are We Next?

2011-06-20T10:58:00.000Z

The challenges of running a command economy. Although simplistic - what do you expect before 0700 am - there are only two options - a command economy centrally planned and run by politicians, or a market economy planned and run by nobody. The unrest we are seeing in Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland is what happens when governments live on borrowed money. Everything is fine until you run out

The Lost Decade

2011-06-20T10:36:00.000Z

Just finished reading an article in the Financial Times concerning American's Lost Decade. Last week we conducted a session on the 3 Realities of Now to Low Growth Economies and arrived at the same conclusion. If you review our economic history over the last 100 years, there has been 4 major recessions with one leading to a depression. It is interesting to discover a set of matched pairs - 1920

Find Buyers - Stop Selling

2011-04-27T22:00:00.000Z

Wanted to share an insight that came our way recently. Instead of focusing your marketing and sales efforts on selling, what if your focus was to find buyers? We are experimenting with a different sales model that has just 2 Rules: Rule #1 - Find Buyers, Don't Sell Rule #2 - Address the Emotion, then Solve the Problem Might not seem like much, but what it did was bring two powerful emotions back

Being Prudent or Reacting with Fear?

2011-04-21T14:28:00.000Z

As we finish off preparations for our event in Richmond next week, I had an opportunity to talk with a prospective participant and the conversation headed here - the title of this article. I was inquiring about her RSVP and whether she had made the decision to attend. Her response was on the nature of our advertising - that we were selling from a position of fear, and that turned her off. I

Does the Economic Stage drive Business Competence?

2011-04-17T20:36:00.000Z

We have been shaping up our next major deliverable at the LABS - a model of how the current economic stage drives business response. The major difficulty is where to start? How much should we assume business owners and entrepreneurs understand about economics? This is not the medium, and I am not the teacher, for significantly raising economic competence levels. On other hand, without some

News Depressing or Just Reality?

2011-04-15T19:03:00.000Z

Just completed a great interview with the local paper. Beyond the delight of finding intelligent life in the universe - not a normal occurrence, part of the conversation was about our economic vision of the decade. After describing what our research indicates, the reporter commented on the "dark vision" or something like that. He was right, as I contemplated my response - it was not uplifting.

The New Normal

2011-04-14T12:48:00.002Z

As I prepare for our seminar in Richmond on the 26th, the economic challenges facing the country and businesses are daunting. There is no reasonable scenario for real economic growth over this next decade. The old normal has a recession lasting a year or two which naturally weeds out the weak players. But starting in late 2010, the economy began driving out the well run - the strong. The top

WRVA RESET commercial

2011-04-10T01:01:00.002Z

WRVA Radio Ad starting 12APR in the Greater Richmond Area for the AKLabs 2011RESET Event at University of Richmond, 26APR, 9:00 am.

WRVA Interview

2011-03-23T01:57:00.001Z

Interview by Kat Simons of William Eastman, Founder Applied Knowledge Labs on 22 MAR 11.

The Challenge of MLM

2011-03-13T21:56:00.002Z

I just finished working over the weekend with a major player in Multi-Level Marketing (MLM). We spent considerable time discussing whether her business model is the future of employment, especially with the large number of unemployable people in the candidate pool. As she covered the various channels for revenue – selling start-up kits, selling direct to users, and helping the down-line develop

Thoughts on Becoming the Lowest Cost Producer

2011-03-11T21:13:00.000Z

I was on a sale call yesterday with a payroll – accounting services company and we had a long conversation about their future. As with everything I know, it is only after an involved give-and-take on an issue that I truly understand all the implications. We at the LABS (Applied Knowledge Labs) have long advocated becoming the Lowest Cost Producer (LCP) as a Core Competence of the firm. Yesterday

the.course>forward

2011-02-03T16:25:00.000Z

Our latest reinvention – the.course>forward As a reader over the last 4 years, you have seen many changes – good and bad – as we attempt to find the sweet spot. Just like you, chasing customer value is a difficult occupation, and if you are trying to get ahead – go to where the puck will be rather than where it is - that

3.0 Changing the Game

2011-01-06T17:24:00.001Z

Check out this SlideShare Presentation and latest IB2E Radio Show: 3.0 Changing the GameView more presentations from Applied KnowledgeLABS.

2.0 The Course Forward

2011-01-05T15:22:00.001Z

Check out this SlideShare Presentation: 2.0 The Course ForwardView more presentations from Applied KnowledgeLABS.

Path to Market Dominance

2010-12-23T03:20:00.002Z

This is last in a series of 8 shows based upon eastman's upcoming book - the code - on how you can manage business growth; stage VI - reinvention of the business and taking the path to market leadership or domination. Stage VI - Reinvention.

Your Future

2010-12-23T03:02:00.002Z

This is seventh in a series of 8 shows based upon eastman's upcoming book - the code - on how you can manage business growth; stage V - reaching your first plateau and rethinking the end game - do you sell, sit on your laurels, or go for it again? Stage V - Profits.

BigFast

2010-12-23T01:58:00.003Z

This is sixth in a series of 8 shows based upon eastman's upcoming book - the code - on how you can manage business growth; stage IV, time to repay your investment - making the business finally produce results for customers, employees, and yourself. Stage IV - BigFast.

The Second or Next Act

2010-12-23T01:43:00.002Z

This is fifth in a series of 8 shows based upon eastman's upcoming book - the code - on how you can manage business growth; stage III - you have survived and proved both the business idea and your ability to manage the chaos, what is next beside catching your breath. Stage III - Second Act.

Cash is King

2010-12-23T01:28:00.004Z

This is fourth in a series of 8 shows based upon eastman's upcoming book - the code - on how you can manage business growth; go-live - starting fast and making money, sell-sell-sell - Stage II - GoLive.

Dream2Plan

2010-12-23T01:17:00.003Z

This is third in a series of 8 shows based upon eastman's upcoming book - the code - on how you can manage business growth; Growth Stage I - Dream2Plan

Profiles of Success

2010-12-22T22:34:00.002Z

This is second in a series of 8 shows based upon eastman's upcoming book - the code - on how you can manage business growth; the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs.

Laws of Business

2010-12-22T22:20:00.002Z

First of a series of 8 shows on the Course Forward - the laws of business that operate with the effectiveness of gravity.

Rand was Right

2010-04-29T12:29:00.000Z

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In Memorial to Tom Lee

2009-12-02T20:06:00.001Z

Although Tom, I know you cannot read this, I am not feeling passive about the announcement of your passing. We never met, becoming good friends over the phone sharing dreams for changing some part of the world. I knew your health was not good, but you never allowed that to distract from our partnership or the end game. I left you a vxmail last night concerned about your health, it will be our

Internal Change = External Rate of Change?

2009-10-06T12:08:00.000Z

Show notes: 724755 Note: I am not sure this show was completed and available for download - it appears the server crashed. However here are the show notes and if necessary, we will rebroadcast later in the week and link it here. Change - the management of...the very core of the 21st Century business: the rule - the rate of change inside must at a minimum = rate of change outside, the more

Go Where the Puck Will Be, Not Where it is...

2009-10-05T15:27:00.000Z

Show notes: 724746 - Migration Management Some misc ramblings. After almost a 2 months absence from publishing to focus on AKLabs growth and using the time to contemplate the idea of creating a media platform, it is good to be back. We recently completed a platform install with a major university serving the small business community. It reinforced the work needed to support entrepreneurs and

Business Strategy Missing Link #2 - The Business Model

2009-07-17T17:42:00.005Z

Show notes: Missing Link #2 - The Business ModelReview of elements and missing links.Business Models. Like the theme of yesterday's show, we didn't have the time to drill down on the details from Element 1 - Doing Business in a New Way. Today we are one step closer to closing the loop.I consider this a difficult and abstract concept to discuss but once understood - its utility is apparent.The

Strategies Missing Link #1 - Value Proposition

2009-07-16T14:03:00.005Z

Show notes: Business Strategy Missing Link #1 - The Value PropositionValue Disciplines are a framework that plots three areas where an organization can choose to excel, each providing a different kind of customer value:Operational Efficiency - lowest cost producer - compete on priceCustomer Intimacy - manage the entire value chain of customer touch points - compete on superior customer

Out Manage the Competition

2009-07-14T14:09:00.003Z

Show notes: #6 of 6 - Out Manage the CompetitionReviewed the model and the last 5 shows.To close and summarize our last 6 shows, which included an over view of the elements, the last is about you manage the company.As we talked about in early sessions about the competencies of entrepreneurs, the success of promising start-ups that lack capital or a proprietary technology depends on the skills and

Thrive on Deals, Partnerships, and Alliances

2009-07-13T20:17:00.003Z

Show notes: #5 of 6 - Thriving on Deals, Partnerships, and AlliancesReviewed previous shows; The Characteristics of Market Dominating Business StrategyThree purposes: development of business model, quick (and cheap) capacity, and generate revenueBusiness Model Developmentsupply chain - test & deployproducts/services - part of larger portfoliomarket channels - jointly developed products/

Taking Monumental Risks

2009-07-09T18:07:00.003Z

Show Notes - Element 3 Taking Monumental RisksTaking Monumental Risks seems like both the stereotype outsiders have about entrepreneurs as river boat gamblers and insiders have about taking calculated risks. I want to shake the view my colleagues have - here is the logic:Most people have low tolerance for risk, except entrepreneurs. However, the risk/reward of being self-employed or building a

Attack Low Cost - High Margin Opportunities

2009-07-09T15:21:00.005Z

Show NotesReviewed the 6 Elements of business strategies from fast growth, market dominating companies.Todays show is on Element 2 - Attack Low Cost - High Margin OpportunitiesI will stay with the photo analogy from yesterday, three are 3 pictures of Attacking Low Cost - High Margin opportunities to scrutinize.Photo #1 - Become/Maintain Position as the Lowest Costs Producerdigital

Doing Business in a New Way

2009-07-08T14:39:00.006Z

Show NotesShow opening and contact informationToday's show - Doing Business in a New WayLet me set the context for the next 30 minutes. This next series is going to be especially challenging to cover using just the audio medium. So I will support the discussion in two ways - I will provide a visual picture of the concepts and applications, and provide supportive information on our blog sites -

Zero to Big, Zero to Dominant Business Strategy

2009-07-06T10:33:00.004Z

Show NotesOpening dialog - happy birthday US and the marriage of capitalism with limited government.Join the show every workday morning @0600 eastern or 1000 hours GMT, chat @blogtalkradio.com/the-rutter, call in @347.215.7471, or hit up my blogsite for show notes.This next series is based on 12 years of research and application, a list I developed prior to taking on executive responsibility for

Boomers Move To Self-Employment

2009-07-04T01:20:00.001Z

Rising unemployment reinforces their entrepreneurial bent. The news again is grim. Unemployment rates in June continued to climb for those aged 55 and older--to 7.7% for men and 6.4% for women, up from 3.1% and 3%,

Rules of the Road - Fast Growth and Your Business

2009-07-03T12:48:00.003Z

Well, we have finished overview the book, the code, was an eight part series with yesterday being part 8. Today's show is about what we didn't discuss and tie up lose ends.Our AgendaWhat is your End Game?What are your Sources of Financing/Investing?What is the State of the Business today?How to Start?1. What is Your End Gamerecently conducted survey on our Chief Growth Officer and Solopreneur

The Future - Sell, Decline, or Reinvent

2009-07-03T12:13:00.003Z

Good Day to my brothers and sisters around the world, my fellow entrepreneurs, it is 0600 eastern (1000 GMT) and this is rutter radio - your guide to thrive in any economy.I am William Eastman, Managing Partner of US Operations for Applied KnowledgeLabs and our sponsor, I will be your host for the next 30 minutes, today's show is the Future - Sell, Decline, or Reinvent.FormatDescribe the Growth

Big Fast - Creating Hockey Stick Growth

2009-06-30T20:32:00.002Z

Good Day to my brothers and sisters around the world, my fellow entrepreneurs, it is 0600 eastern (1000 GMT) and this is rutter radio - your guide to thrive in any economy.I am William Eastman, Managing Partner of US Operations for Applied KnowledgeLabs and our sponsor, I will be your host for the next 30 minutes, today's show is the Big Fast.FormatDescribe the Growth StageCritical IssuesOwner's

Catching Your Breath - What Now? What Next?

2009-06-30T20:04:00.004Z

Good Day to my brothers and sisters around the world, my fellow entrepreneurs, it is 0600 eastern (1000 GMT) and this is rutter radio - your guide to thrive in any economy.I am William Eastman, Managing Partner of US Operations for Applied KnowledgeLabs and our sponsor, I will be your host for the next 30 minutes, today's show is the Next Act.FormatDescribe the Growth StageCritical IssuesOwner's

Cash is King

2009-06-30T19:16:00.003Z

Good Day to my brothers and sisters around the world, my fellow entrepreneurs, it is 0600 eastern (1000 GMT) and this is rutter radio - your guide to thrive in any economy.I am William Eastman, Managing Partner of US Operations for Applied KnowledgeLabs and our sponsor, I will be your host for the next 30 minutes, today's show is Cash is King.FormatDescribe the Growth StageCritical IssuesOwner's

Turning Your Dream into a Winning Plan

2009-06-26T16:26:00.004Z

Good Day, it is 0600 eastern (1000 GMT), this is rutter radio – your guide to thrive in any economy. I am William Eastman, your host for the next 30 minutes and today's show is #3 in a series of 8 from our upcoming book – the code. Today's show is Turning Your Dreams into a Winning Plan. To talk with us, click the chat link or call 347.215.7471. Our format for the 8 weeks: Describe the Growth

Profiles in Success - Entrepreneurial Competence Part 2

2009-06-25T00:08:00.003Z

We just added the remaining research on the characteristics of entrepreneurial competence on our other corporate blogs. If you are in the pre-startup stage or recently started - click on our Solopreneur blog. If you have been in business awhile and are focused on growing, not just surviving - click on our Chief Growth Officer blog.We will revisit the entire list over the next two weeks and look

Profiles in Success - Entrepreneurial Competence

2009-06-24T17:47:00.010Z

Good Day, this is rutter radio – your guide to fast and sustainable business growth. It is 0600 eastern or -4 GMT on 24JUN09 and the show is about Profiles for Success – Entrepreneurial Competence. I am William Eastman, your host and Managing Partner for US Operations at Applied KnowledgeLabs, the show is hosted from our Atlantic Regional Office located in Richmond, Virginia. You can join the

Laws of Business and Gravity

2009-06-24T14:51:00.005Z

the rutter Program Notes – 23JUN09 0600 (-4UTC) This is the rutter radio live on BlogTalkRadio, I am William Eastman, Managing Partner for US Operations at Applied KnowledgeLabs. Today's show is the first in a series of 8 shows based upon our upcoming book - the code4growth – the revolution of business ownership. You talk with us directly by clicking “chat now” or dial in at 347.215.7471.

BlogTalkRadio

2009-06-22T13:37:00.002Z

AKLabs is happy to announce it's latest knowledge service to our readers, clients, and partners - BlogTalkRadio. We are adding to audio our media platform, click on the link above and check it out. Currently we broadcasting live @0600 USEastern (-4 UCT) to test out the service and our platform. You can tune in live or download the mp3 for listening at your convenience.Here is our scheduled

Why We Exist - The Purpose Behind Our News Service

2009-03-05T16:45:00.005Z

"Majority of Small Business Owners Use Residence as Collateral; Latest Small Business Research Board Study Finds a Decrease in Loan Limits"We just finished a conference call with a major lending institution in the Mid-West this morning. When asked about our focus on small business, I wish this article was at hand.We have people out there risking everything including homes, retirement funds,

Are We Facing a Depression?

2009-03-02T18:59:00.002Z

"A man by the name of Walter Zimmerman from United I-Cap Analytics tells me that the collapse of markets simultaneously combined (stocks / bonds, real estate, and commodities) have served to pull us into a real depression. We have crossed the threshold, even if you do not hear anything about in from the media or the powers that be. The encouragement and overall spending does not help matters here

Our News Business Unit

2009-03-02T16:26:00.005Z

Colleagues, in response to the governments total mismanagement of the economy, we have created a new business unit dedicated to entrepreneurial economic news.This is not a political statement, we are neither democrats or republicans, liberals or conservatives. We understand that the basis of all political theory is economics and if you are going to understand the impact of electing a particular

New Direction, Same Best Practices

2009-03-01T22:45:00.002Z

Just a quick note to our readers.The current government induced economic contraction has forced us, like most businesses of our size, to change our focus from growth to survival. It doesn't change our underlying library of best practices, it only changes the application.We are adding a new economic reporting business unit to provide you with the latest information to save your business, to save

The Enemies of Reason

2006-10-08T16:30:00.000Z

I love working personally on our global news service’s Sunday Commentary. We usually try to stay away from politics and focus just on economics and business news. However, as anyone who has studied the subject once known as political economy – economic principles are at the core of political ideology.We just posted an editorial by Victor Davis Hanson from earlier in the week on “the enemies of

Misc. Ramblings on a Monday morning

2006-10-02T17:18:00.000Z

I just spent a week attending a session on creating a values based business. This is not new news, I have been associated with this organization and have applied its concepts with our clients over the past 10 years. However, its relevance today is the paradox of stability vs. growth challenge of fast (optimal and sustainable) growth.All of my focus, and on this site amoung others, is about

Home - Content SourceWare Group - North America

2006-04-13T01:13:00.000Z

Home - Content SourceWare Group - North AmericaGiven our colloaborative business model - the corporate site is hosted on sharepoint.It is available to the public, guild members, and investors.

Growthpreneur: FORECAST - 34 Attributes of Fast Growth

2006-03-03T21:07:00.000Z

Growthpreneur: FORECAST - 34 Attributes of Fast Growth

rutter entry 20 DEC

2005-12-20T20:28:00.000Z

rutter entry 20 DEC 05 tuesday – 0534R:Last day of my year, our quarters operate on nature’s cycles – not on the artificial Julian calendar. There is nothing religious or spiritual involved – just another application of science to business – hence how I describe myself – a business scientist.That makes it time to clear the decks and tidy up mentally. A quote that has stayed operating in the

a personal rutter

2005-12-20T01:45:00.001Z

Like harbor pilots (a master mariner with many years of experience guiding ships through the narrow, shallow, and dangerous coastal waters between a harbor and the open sea) entrepreneurs and business owners need their our own charts and maps; a rutter, a small book of personal charts and log of events that chronicle their route through difficult and unknown waters. Where to start. Well, no

entrepreneurial prose

2005-11-28T14:44:00.000Z

I occasionally consider myself a poet, an inappropriate label at best but there are days that entrepreneurship will drive you to drink or worse.Here is the worse:It’s been a hard path to dreamBorn alone – die aloneLife is about the in-betweensOne would think that love is enoughBut life isn’t that simpleIt’s been a hard path to createDo we keep us when we dieAfter working so hardOr do the tumblers

of Generals and Entrepreneurs

2005-10-26T06:05:00.001Z

Thoughts sparked by late night insomnia George Washington the commander in chief of the continental army, a role he was naïve about and untrained for, was placed in a situation that conflicted with his personal values and character. A man of bold and decisive action and guided by his greater angels, he almost lost everything. He did not understand that the key to winning a revolution was the