Founder Superpower #13: Good Communication Skills
Thursday, June 18th, 2020Below is an excerpt from our book Startups Made Simple: How to Start, Grow and Systemize Your Dream Business. Learn more about the book here. Communication can be seen as a way for you to get results, connect with your team, and make sure everyone is one the same page and rowing in the same … Continue reading “Founder Superpower #13: Good Communication Skills”
Read MoreHow to Choose a Business Structure for Your Restaurant
Friday, June 12th, 2020By Vance Cariaga A critical step in getting your restaurant up and running is choosing its legal structure. You basically have four choices here — a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a limited liability company (LLC), and a corporation — though there are variations within each. Many restaurants start out as sole proprietorships, which means the … Continue reading “How to Choose a Business Structure for Your Restaurant”
Read MoreLeadership
Thursday, May 28th, 2020Below is an excerpt from our book Startups Made Simple: How to Start, Grow and Systemize Your Dream Business. Learn more about the book here. “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” – Peter F. Drucker What is Leadership? This topic is challenging for a … Continue reading “Leadership”
Read MoreWhat is an Operating Agreement & When You Need One
Thursday, May 21st, 2020An operating agreement is used by limited liability companies (LLC) to establish the operations of the business. An operating agreement for an LLC is very similar to by-laws that are used by legal corporations. Within the operating agreement is typically the terms agreed to by members of the LLC, including both day-to-day operating procedures as … Continue reading “What is an Operating Agreement & When You Need One”
Read MoreFounder Superpower #12: Problem Solving
Thursday, May 7th, 2020Below is an excerpt from our book Startups Made Simple: How to Start, Grow and Systemize Your Dream Business. Learn more about the book here. “It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein Closely related to Decision Making is the thing that many founders and CEOs … Continue reading “Founder Superpower #12: Problem Solving”
Read MoreFounder Superpower #11: Good Decisions
Thursday, April 23rd, 2020Below is an excerpt from our book Startups Made Simple: How to Start, Grow and Systemize Your Dream Business. Learn more about the book here. “Decision-making is everything. In fact, someone who makes decisions right 80% of the time instead of 70% of the time will be valued and compensated in the market hundreds of … Continue reading “Founder Superpower #11: Good Decisions”
Read MoreFounder Superpower #10: Personal Productivity
Thursday, April 9th, 2020Below is an excerpt from our book Startups Made Simple: How to Start, Grow and Systemize Your Dream Business. Learn more about the book here. “He who works all day, has no time to make money.” – John D. Rockefeller This section may seem a little obsessive on the productivity concept, but please bear with … Continue reading “Founder Superpower #10: Personal Productivity”
Read MoreHow to Get Covid-19 Funds for Your Small Business (in Plain English)
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020A lot of small business owners are vaguely aware of the Federal government passing various laws related to the Covid-19 virus, but it’s not 100% clear on exactly what is in them (some bills are over 1000 pages!) or how we can utilize the benefits. This guide aims to make it clear in plain English … Continue reading “How to Get Covid-19 Funds for Your Small Business (in Plain English)”
Read MoreFounder Superpower #9: Resourcefulness
Thursday, March 26th, 2020Below is an excerpt from our book Startups Made Simple: How to Start, Grow and Systemize Your Dream Business. Learn more about the book here. Next in line and closely related to Agency is Resourcefulness. As a founder of a startup with limited resources (and all but the most well-funded startups have limited resources), you … Continue reading “Founder Superpower #9: Resourcefulness”
Read MoreCovid-19 Small Business Action Plan
Thursday, March 19th, 2020To all small business owners: I’m not going to sugarcoat it, these next few months could get pretty bad for small business, so I’m putting together an Action Plan to help us survive and thrive. The government is stepping in but let’s get clear on exactly what our next steps should be. Always remember that … Continue reading “Covid-19 Small Business Action Plan”
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