I’ve always said, show me a problem and I’ll show you a business opportunity. That’s exactly what happened to Keith Hayman, founder of Music City Pizza in Nashville, TN. Hayman moved to Nashville after having lived in New York and San Francisco, both well-known cities for their delicious pizza which can be found on nearly […]
Opportunity knocks but once. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Carpe Diem. Just do it. The early bird…well, you get the idea. There are a lot of proverbs and sayings written to inspire us to act, yet reticence, hesitation and delaying tactics are often the order of the day. Talking to small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs, […]
If you’ve been around entrepreneurs and startups for a while, you begin to compile a list of reasons why some are successful and others are not and you have to scratch beneath the surface. For example, some failed entrepreneurs might say they were undercapitalized. That’s more of a symptom than a cause. Why were they […]
Cei and Suzanne, two team members at Hired, a tech career marketplace place, were recently recognized for their one-year anniversary with the San Francisco-based company. It’s not unusual for a company to recognize the service anniversaries of their employees, but this situation was a bit unusual. You see, Cei is a (pronounced “Ky”) is her […]
We’ve touched on the subject of exit strategies here before and one of the most important points in that discussion is that you should have the end in sight even when you’re first starting a small business or buying an existing business. The ultimate buyer of your business when you’re ready to move one will […]