It took me 16 years to hire my first employee. Until then, I used outside resources for anything I didn’t do myself, which was rare. So, you shouldn't be surprised I mow my own yard. It's a three-hour, unscheduled task, so I tend to procrastinate. My most common excuse? The weather. If it’s raining, I’m not mowing. I won't mow if there’s even a chance of rain. Once, I heard my neighbor mowing, so I thought I should mow, too. But the weatherman forecasted a 70% chance of rain,

Only 30% of small businesses survive 10 years* – and it doesn't get any easier after that. Why? The business world is changing at a frantic pace: markets, buyer behavior, technology, suppliers, competitors, products, services, regulations, and more. This puts compelling pressure on every business to adopt new strategies and processes. To thrive in the future, businesses must rely less on what they did in the past. So, what do we change, and what do we keep? I vote for keeping

We’re so quick to label. In politics, you’re red or blue. In business, you’re labeled by size. Are you a small business? A big business? Somewhere in between? What does business size tell us anyway? I don't know. I do know small businesses represent the largest segment of the business population. In fact, businesses with fewer than 20 employees (one definition of small business) make up 89.6% of all U.S. business enterprises.* How does this description help a small business o