May 1, 2012

This article is from Focus421, Inc.    Every business has a similar principle; you could even call it a law that must be followed in order for it to be successful.  That principle is efficient capacity.   The interesting thing about a medical practice is that it is a lot similar to the airlines.  In the case of the airlines, they do not make...

Apr 7, 2011

Typically when a business begins to choke, or feel like it is being choked, it is normally around financial pressures. The inability to generate cash flow combined with increase desire of creditors/vendors to get paid can choke the life out of a company. That is not what I am talking about. In this case is one person, who holds all the vital knowledge...

Feb 2, 2011

When you start your own business you are the go to person.  You have the vision, you have the drive, and you seek out vendors that can do for you what you cannot do for yourself.  You delegate through contracting. When your business expands and grows you hire employees to fill key roles.  These roles are the delegation of decisions and roles that you cannot...

Jan 20, 2011

We have all heard the maxim, “Dress to impress.”  In fact it is a given that how you dress speaks volumes about your character, your self-awareness, and your ability to deliver.  When you dress like a bum, people will treat you like one.  So when you stare out at your employees, or even yourself in the mirror, how do you look?  What message are you...

Jan 12, 2011

When you work on your business plan you are working on a map for your future.  You plan how you are going to make money.  You work out the expenses you expect to keep low.  You project the earnings you are going to get from selling your product/services.  You even plan out the structure of you business.  Your business plan is about a positive profitable...

Dec 29, 2010

I first want to start out by saying that this post is not paid for, nor any form of compensation received, by the Starwood Hotels Group, Aloft hotels, or the great city of Chesapeake, Virginia. Instead it is merely my observations on what transpired on a snowy day, 26 December to be exact, and how a remarkable individual made a dreary experience warm and...