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Innovative Ideas Start with Innovative People: Think Different, Think Crazy,...
The word “innovation” is fired off so many times that I wonder if people know what it really means. An idea can be creative, but I think true innovation starts with an innovative person. It starts with...
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Entrepreneur Lessons in Rock Climbing: Four Ways to Run a More Strategic...
Rock climbing is one of my favorite things to do. It’s hard work, painful, and dangerous, but I thrive on overlooking the earth from hundreds of feet above the ground with nothing but my hands holding...
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Are You a Perfectionist or a “Lean-ist”?
In a lot of the things I do, I like to be a perfectionist. However, this can make me unproductive sometimes. I can be such a perfectionist that I won’t even do something unless I know it can be done...
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Bees in the Walls, Bats in the Attic: A Recipe for Bank Rejection
Earlier this year, my parents went house hunting for a quiet place to retire, away from the big city. On the edge of the most remote desert in the lower 48, in Escalante UT (population 850), the...
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Company “Hive” Culture: Killing Personality for the Colony
Bees have long been a symbol of productivity and togetherness. When the early pioneers settled Utah, they put the beehive on their state flag to represent the hard work and dedication it took to build...
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The Rural Entrepreneur: Extra Grit Required
Rural Fishing Town in Alaska Most people agree that running a business is hard. In my mind, the only thing more difficult is running a business in a rural town. For one, it seems a lot harder to “make...
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Why Your Shoplifting Policy Doesn’t Work
I once worked for a small retail store where the employees had no trust in the customers. The owner told us to watch the sales floor like hawks, making sure customers didn’t steal anything. Many...
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“Only” 10 Million Americans Have Errors In Their Credit Reports
A recent study conducted by the Federal Trade Commission shows that “as many as 42 million Americans have errors on their credit reports.” As this is roughly 14% of the population, I’d say this is a...
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Square’s “Business in a Box”
The use of Square for processing credit cards is huge these days. I barely knew about the device a few months ago (okay, I admit I’m a bit behind), but now, I see it in small businesses everywhere....
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Are You Eligible for Funding? Not if You Participate in Human Cloning.
Photo credit devcentral.f5.com If you’ve ever established a business, you know the government produces about as much legalese as you can read in a dozen lifetimes. Amidst all the confusion, there are...
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