Archive for January, 2009
Polls are still open
I have a handful of votes on the Weekend Reader poll, but no clear consensus has emerged. The votes to date have helped guide my thinking as to what new approach to take, but I’m still looking for more votes to get a better sense of what everyone is thinking. I’m including the poll again [...]
The “One Page Strategic Plan”
The wait is over! With this post, I’ll provide you with an excellent tool for not only documenting your start-up strategy, but managing the growth of your business. While this tool was presented to me during a NBIA (National Business Incubation Association) conference, I do believe it is applicable beyond the confines of early stage [...]
Vote Early, Vote Often
No, this is not a post about Chicago politics.
One of the entrepreneurs I work with is a contestant in the 2009 Leading Moms in Business competition. The competition celebrates “America’s top 200 mom-owned business and the women behind them.” The ranking is based on a simple vote tally.
That’s where you come in.
Check out the profile [...]
Rethinking the Weekend Reader
As I alluded to last week, I’ve been working through yet another evaluation of the content here on DCO. Much of what I’ve been mulling over is simply a refinement of the current mission: I want to focus in more on the entrepreneurial side of things, I want to bring more of a personal nature [...]
Full Disclosure
Unless my world goes horribly wrong in the next few days, I will be posting the long-awaited “One Page Strategic Plan” next week. There has been much interest expressed in this and I’m pleased that I was able to get permission to post it publicly.
One of the conditions for posting I was given was citing [...]
Oh, so THAT’s an Entrepreneur
A week or so ago, I posed the question what it means to be an entrepreneur. Different than the “qualities” of successful entrepreneurs that we’ve discussed, there are also certain parameters to simply being, or becoming, an entrepreneur.
So following are my thoughts on what defines an entrepreneur. At the end, I’ll also talk a bit [...]
“Ignite” Your Company Promotion
I just signed up to present at a local event called Ignite Cleveland. It’s an unusual format; the first of it’s kind I’ve been exposed to. I know some of you out there are involved in promotion, so you might find this interesting.
Here’s how the event runs, straight from the website:
We’re looking for passionate speakers [...]
Don’t freak out…
This space, where you would normally see a DCO Weekend Reader, has intentionally been left blank.
I have some interesting posts planned for next week, and am once again mulling over the focus and content of this blog. In the meantime – have yourself a great weekend. For those of you in the same region as [...]
Not a resolution!
As I mentioned just last Friday in the Weekend Reader, I have never been a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. This make sound strange coming from a “personal excellence” advocate. I’m not against resolving to change for the better, nor do I deny the strong image of a fresh start the New Year brings.
My [...]
The Quarter in Review – 2008/Q4
Many of the blogs I read have quarterly, or even monthly recaps. Some of these blogs are personal some are professional, and the information in their recap generally reflects their orientation.
Personal blogs tend to focus on their best content, what keywords seem most relevant in their space, comments or discussions of interest, etc. The professional blogs definitely [...]
