by Carol Frank | Jan 27, 2012 | Business Advice
STEVE JOBS AND APPLE, INC. As I mentioned in one of my recent articles, I recently finished Walter Isaacson’s fascinating biography on Steve Jobs. While I found it highly entertaining, I was also on the lookout for business lessons that I could share with my readers...
by Carol Frank | Jan 27, 2012 | Business Advice
Doesn’t it seem like everywhere you turn, people are talking about creating strategic plans and goal setting for 2012? Yep, it’s that time of year. I can’t say this enough times – without a plan in place that sets the direction of where you want your company to go,...
by Carol Frank | Dec 27, 2011 | Business Advice
Having recently finished the excellent biography on Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, the hundreds of business lessons learned from this brilliant icon would be enough for 10 columns. But today I will focus one of the absolute hardest aspects of running a business –...
by Carol Frank | Nov 23, 2011 | Business Advice
It’s a Slippery Business World! In business, even highly successful entrepreneurs make mistakes. Smart business owners are able to learn from their mistakes. Really smart business owners learn how to profit from the mistakes of others. You can learn from them too. The...
by Carol Frank | Oct 27, 2011 | Business Advice
As an investment banker specializing in the pet industry, I get a minimum of one contact a week from entrepreneurs (over ½ are female) seeking money to grow their business. It’s the good news and the bad news. It’s good news because it means there are lots of us out...
by Carol Frank | Oct 27, 2011 | Business Advice
SMART goals. “Taking my business to the next level.” Strategic Planning. “Working IN the business instead of ON the business.” You’ve heard these buzz words and phrases bantered about over the years. While they are important words that merit a lot of...
