?We are the change we are waiting for,? the inspirational politician says.
If any group could apply the concept to business it should be small-business owners, often touted for their flexibility. While large corporations are notoriously slow to turn, the thinking goes, their smaller counterparts can be quick to adjust to market conditions and customer tastes.
[now what?]I AM SO pumped up!" So writes Darlene Miller, CEO of Permac Industries and one of three winners of this year?s Upsize Growth Challenge. She had just finished a morning workshop with experts assembled to advise her on meeting her company?s growth...
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[opening]THAT CAN BE HARD, when you?re a strong-headed person ? to be open.? So says Katie Burns, co-owner of The Real Deal, a bargain store in Brooklyn Park, and she means being open to suggestions from customers, vendors and employees. With her store in its first...
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Passion and principles may be overused words in business, but you feel their power when either is unleashed.
Consider Nyantu Bolo, the owner of Essentials 4 Fitness and this month’s cover story. Upsize writer Andrew Tellijohn reports he could practically see Bolo’s passion leaping from his chest.
“I love it and I can’t give up what I’m doing for anything,” Bolo told Upsize, but that was stating the obvious by the time he had given an hour-long interview.
Before you own a business, here’s what you complain about: office politics, bone-headed management, and crummy salary and benefits.
After you own a business, here’s what you complain about: slow-paying customers, employees who aren’t as passionate as the owners, and the outrageous expense of compensation and benefits.