Business Wise

The Power of Self-Discipline

The well known author Mark Twain said “There are a thousand excuses for failure, but never a good reason”. We all have a fundamental wish list to want to make more money, spend more time ...

Innovation & Technology

Branding: The changing dynamics of innovation

Brand identity has been a powerful marketing goal for many large firms over the past years. Brands have established an ownership position in consumer’s minds. The basis being to signify provenance associated with a consistent ...

Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneur’s Journey

The concept of entrepreneurship is discussed in one way or another—all day every day. Successful entrepreneurs are frequently mentioned in the press all over the world. Entrepreneurship spawned the popular television series Shark Tank. Business ...

Tech Talk

Fast Food Serving Up AI

The adoption of artificial intelligence is spreading to fast food. McDonald’s, the pioneer of fast food, is embracing AI as a way to increase sales and decrease costs. They actually have invested millions in acquiring ...

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Entrepreneurship 101: Clarifying & Branding Your Niche

I am currently working with some young entrepreneurs who are carving out a niche for their start up venture in the emerging eco-friendly healthy eating space growing in popularity with more and more millennials. Eco-friendly ...

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What is your company’s unique value proposition?

Does your company really matter? If your company disappeared today, would the world be different tomorrow? This is a critical question for any business owner or CEO to be able to answer and many find ...

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Practical Lean Business Plan in Four Steps

One of the most common reasons for business owners not getting the benefit of business planning is putting off doing a plan because it seems too hard. People still think of a business plan as ...

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The Life Cycle of a Business

What happened to a billion dollar company that died over the last 70 years? What lessons are there to be learned for CEOs? On Oct. 15 last year Sears Holdings, with revenues of $13.2 billion ...

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Management 101: Why does your organization exist?

Peter Drucker, the guru of modern management, shared his basic concept of management by stating “the purpose of a business is to create a customer and the job of the leader is to grow the ...

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Artificial Intelligence Improves Profitability

We are living in a world of cameras, sensors and machine learning technologies. Executives around the world are spending billions to digitize their operations to improve efficiencies, reduce costs and increase profitability. This new era ...