Nov 12, 2026 | Start A Business
When cash gets tight, most owners start hunting for new work. But many small businesses already have a pile of money sitting just out of reach: unpaid invoices. A few overdue bills here and there can add up to weeks or months of expenses, and every day they sit, they...
Nov 12, 2026 | Start A Business
In December 1996, Marvel Entertainment filed for bankruptcy. The comic book market had crashed after a speculative boom, and the company was buried in debt. It emerged after merging with the toy company Toy Biz, but it was still in rough shape and needed money. Its...
Nov 12, 2026 | Start A Business
By early 2008, Starbucks was in trouble. After years of rapid growth, its stock had fallen more than 40 percent in a year, fewer customers were coming through the doors, and cheaper competitors were selling espresso drinks of their own. Founder Howard Schultz, who had...
Nov 11, 2026 | Inspiration
Other businesses’ results are mostly hidden from you. The one comparison you can make accurately is with your own business a year ago. Scroll through social media for five minutes and it can seem like every other business owner is having a record year. New...
Nov 11, 2026 | Inspiration
Very few businesses look like the original plan a few years in. Drifting from it usually means you listened to your customers, not that you failed. Ask almost any longtime business owner whether their business looks the way they first imagined it, and most will laugh....
Nov 11, 2026 | Inspiration
A prospect saying no feels personal. Most of the time it isn’t. It’s about their budget, their timing or what else is going on in their business. When a quote gets turned down or a prospect stops replying, the mind goes straight to the worst explanation....
Nov 10, 2026 | Start A Business
Before you schedule a first call with a new lead, send a short intake form with five to seven questions about their needs, timeline and budget. A new lead reaches out, and you book a 30-minute call. You spend the first 20 minutes figuring out the basics: what they...
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