by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Franchising
by Chris Hunter | Mar 25, 2016 | Business Plans, Profit Improvement
Even the smartest small business owner can do dumb things now and then. Unfortunately, some mistakes can kill a company. Just ask Jeff Seifried, small business coordinator for the City of Aurora, Colo., and Peter Tourtellot, chairman of the Turnaround Management...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 17, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups, Strategy
(See attribution below.) Even the smartest small business owner can do dumb things now and then. Unfortunately, some mistakes can kill a company. Just ask Jeff Seifried, small business coordinator for the City of Aurora, Colo., and Peter Tourtellot, chairman of...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 17, 2015 | Business Development, General - Entrepreneurship, Performance Management
Small business owners know that when times get tough, tougher business strategies are necessary. And most of the time, that means boosting a company’s productivity level by eliminating inefficiencies. Here are 11 propellants for productivity that will help your...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 11, 2015 | Company Structures
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Family Businesses
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Leadership, Management & Motivation, Sales Management, Start-Ups, Strategy
There are numerous lists of “ways to succeed in business” and many of them contain some words of valuable advice for every business owner. This article takes a different view — that of wanting to be sure a business turns up its heels and dies in the...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 17, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | Selling a Business
by Chris Hunter | Jul 6, 2016 | Bookkeeping & Accounting, Business Development, Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 12, 2015 | Family Businesses
A family business can be at the very core of a family’s existence. The business employs them, feeds and clothes them, and gives them a place to work together where family values are often integrated with the activities of the enterprise. Not all family...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 17, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Start-Ups
Successful employers and employees share many personal qualities but there may also be key differences. For example, both employers and employees need a positive attitude, and a good attitude is something that can be nurtured and developed. But the attitude of the...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Business Development, Marketing Plans, Marketing Strategies, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Communications & Performance Reviews, Leadership, Management & Motivation, Sales Management, Strategy
Fewer than half of workers are committed to the goals of their organization. That’s the key finding in a survey by FranklinCovey of 12,182 U.S. workers conducted in late 2003 and released in March, 2004. The survey also showed that only 48% of workers believe...
by Chris Hunter | Mar 29, 2016 | Business Plans, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership
Every organization will benefit from an input of fresh ideas. These can be about products, services, promotions, packaging, human resources — any aspect of an enterprise. Even if you don’t have any pressing problems to solve at the moment, it’s...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Business Development, Business Plans, Marketing Strategies, Performance Management, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 17, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, General - Operations
by Chris Hunter | Nov 9, 2015 | Business Plans
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 9, 2015 | Buying a Business
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | Buying a Business, Selling a Business, Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 18, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Management & Motivation, Start-Ups, Strategy
The word “vision” is part of our contemporary business language, yet not every business owner can readily articulate just what their vision for the business is. It’s not just a marketing plan, although these plans have to be based on an appreciation...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 19, 2015 | Change Management, General - Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Businesses need to change if they want to grow. Change can be proactive or reactive, but without it everything stays the same and growth is impossible. Many organizations have found to their detriment that it’s unwise to fail to anticipate changes in the...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 11, 2015 | Company Structures
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups
There are many reasons why a business might need to find a new location, from the redevelopment of their existing office building to simply outgrowing the capacity of their premises. Whatever the reason, location can be a critical factor in business success and it...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 11, 2015 | Company Structures
by Chris Hunter | Mar 27, 2016 | Change Management, Leadership, Strategy, Values
by Chris Hunter | Nov 19, 2015 | Change Management, Franchising, General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups
In today’s crowded marketplace, businesses need a competitive edge to be successful. Yet thousands of small businesses fail each year. According to Michael Gerber, Founder and Chairman of E-Myth Worldwide, much of that failure is the result of letting...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 11, 2015 | Family Businesses
We often use the term “family business” without having a clear definition of just what a family business really is. Coming up with such a definition is more difficult than it might at first seem, but it would be helpful for any number of reasons. A...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 11, 2015 | Company Structures
by Chris Hunter | Nov 9, 2015 | Buying a Business
by Chris Hunter | Nov 9, 2015 | Buying a Business, Selling a Business
You may have heard about “due diligence” when a business is being sold or taken over and wondered what it meant. If you want to sell or buy a business of your own you’ll certainly need to know just what due diligence means and how it’s applied....
by Chris Hunter | Nov 9, 2015 | Buying a Business
by Chris Hunter | Nov 21, 2015 | Buying a Business, Entrepreneurship Assessments, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Start-Ups
The mindset of the entrepreneur is essential as a predictive indicator of success. Studies have shown that only a small minority of individuals possess a strongly entrepreneurial mindset. It’s important to note that skills can be taught, but aptitude and...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 21, 2015 | Change Management, General - Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Start-Ups
It’s part of an entrepreneur’s make up to take risks. Launching a new product, entering a new market, or starting a business entails an element of risk that can lead to failure just as it can lead to success. As Benjamin Franklin once said: “The man...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 21, 2015 | Branding, General - Entrepreneurship, General - Marketing, Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 23, 2022 | Company Structures
by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Franchising
“It’s kind of like bad times are good times for franchising,” said Don DeBolt, president of the International Franchising Association and speaking to Entrepreneur.com. Franchising benefits when executives are laid off in an economic downturn....
by Chris Hunter | Nov 11, 2015 | Company Structures
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Dec 24, 2015 | Financing, Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Family Businesses
The majority of businesses in most countries are classified as family businesses. A family business is any business is which a majority of the ownership or control rests within a family. It might be that just one member works in the business while others serve as...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | Business Development, Change Management, General - Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Success, they say, is its own reward. In the competitive world of small business, this must be doubly true – financial benefits aside, ‘making it’ is even more satisfying if you have established and grown you business from the outset. But with success comes growth...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Family Businesses, Recruiting
Many family businesses employ only members of the same family. Going outside the family means hiring a stranger; staying inside the family means hiring “the devil you know”. Family members help most small businesses get established, and as the business...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership
Chris’ combination of academic credentials, career experience and temperament ideally suit his calling as a business development advisor. Clients say he has a mind for business and a heart for service.