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If you want to be more successful, network for referrals –receiving and giving – early and often. It will make business easier and life simpler. And remember the motto of Ivan Misner, founder of BN... » More

From “too big to fail” to the uniquely American independent community banks, the U.S. banking system has evolved to successfully fill up the vessel we call the marketplace. But not all banks are a ... » More

Every business, including small ones, has assignments that can only be performed by the CEO. Here are tips on how to focus on the 21st-century CEO's Big Four Factors: Bricks, Clicks, People, and Ca... » More

Are you interested in owning a business, but don't want to start from scratch? Here's how. Hint: millions of Baby Boomer business owners are at retirement age, creating an inventory of available sm... » More

Achieve sustainable success by applying Blasingame’s New Law of Customer Relevance: If you want to have customers for life, help your customers help their customers. » More

The revenue growth of fast-growing companies depletes cash dramatic, but predictable ways. So, remember, growth-funding fundamentals must be monitored for sustainable growth, because it is possible... » More

Some of the great actors, like Sir Laurence Olivier, overcame extreme stage fright and became legendary. Today's small business salespeople can also become legendary by overcoming call relutance. » More

Entrepreneurs think about the world differently. They consider challenges, imagine outcomes, appraise risk, project potential, and measure all of that against their resources and themselves. And wh... » More

After this last installment of the three-part series covering The Five Financial Mysteries of Small Business, you should have a better handle on the relationship between cash, profit, accounting, a... » More

This is the second of three articles on how to prevent your firm from becoming part of the increasing mortality statistics of U.S. small businesses. Hint: Profit and cash are not the same things. » More