3 Key Steps to Running a Productive Meeting
Meetings…while so much good can come of them, the reality is meetings are generally approached with dread and negativity. I mean, who hasn’t sat through one of those awful meetings that seem to drag on and on with no real purpose or outcome? Not only …
What Cooking Taught Me About Running a Business
Whether you love working in the kitchen or just love eating what comes out of the kitchen, we can all appreciate the amount of effort and skill it takes to produce an Insta-worthy creation of our own accord. With cooking, it’s about finding the right …
Working On the Business vs Working For the Business
If you ever feel like a hamster on the wheel of your own business, you know just how hard it can be to actually stop. The forward momentum continues to carry you faster and faster and faster…until you finally collapse. Burnout from working too hard …
Skunkworks Teams and Scaling a Business
If the thought of skunkworks has your nose curling up in disgust, fear not! No, you won’t be getting sprayed with a malodorous mist that requires you to bathe in tomato juice. But, it might just have you reimagining what it takes to out-smart and …
When You’re Ready to Hire Your First Employee
Long days, sleepless nights and endless hours on the phone, computer and in meetings have led you to this big moment – the day when you determine it’s time to hire your first employee. The choice to add a headcount to your roster of one …
Turning a Side-Hustle into a Full-Fledged Business
Side-hustles are a great way to test the waters of a business idea. Not only do you still have the financial comfort that comes with holding down your “day job,” you also have the freedom to take on some risks on the side. If, over …
How to Set Goals for Your Business That Work
Setting goals and achieving them are two entirely different things – but they don’t have to be. The standard operating procedure for most small businesses is to create a goal at the beginning of the year (hit $1mm in revenue, hire 5 new staff, launch …
When to Hire New Staff
‘Hire when it hurts.’ ‘Hire slow, fire fast.’ There are literally hundreds of hackneyed axioms on hiring out there. Over the years, we’ve tried most of them and none of them worked for us. What Didn’t Work When Hiring As we bootstrapped, we were cautious …
Hire for Attitude and Train for Skill
This is not a novel idea. You’ve likely heard many variations that all sing the same tune – attitude over aptitude, character over competency, hire for who they are versus what they know. But there is some truth to all these kitschy alliterations. You can …
