Want to be a better boss? Learn to give effective feedback.

The first time I provided feedback to an employee was nerve-racking. I was…


5 Tips for "Frightening" Efficiency

Every day, as entrepreneurs and business owners, we have two focuses. First, we…


Managing Cash When Business Booms

Of all the problems of a launching business; explosive sales hardly seems like…


Busyness in Business: Getting Support to Get the Job Done

Blair Welchel launched her heirloom grain and pasta business in 2015, and moved…


Increase the Range of Voices and Quality of Ideas We Hear in the World

We all have opinions… as banal as what we like to eat or movies we enjoy…


10 Tips for Surviving a Labor Shortage

  Google “labor shortage in New England” and you’ll see a long list of…


What I learned about business from tea sandwiches

When I launched my catering business in 1997, I was starved for work. While I…


Lean Business Planning

I received a call the other day from Danielle, a woman I met at workshop I led.…


10 Tips for Getting the Most from Your Advisors

“Opinions are like armpits: everyone has them, and they usually stink.” When…


Four Steps to Successfully Grow Your Business

Naomi and Reid are thinking about retirement. Sure, they’re still young, in…