I am a cultivator of great small businesses
I have a Ph.D in science but fell into the world of small business by accident and discovered my passion. My experience owning and consulting to small businesses now spans over 17 years. I like to solve problems using a scientific approach; looking objectively at businesses to see what is happening and applying first principles. In small business, outcomes reign over theory.
Practical, hands-on advice for small business owners is sorely lacking, since most ‘experts’ have never owned one. Most business information is targeted to big business and their employees.
My objective is to offer instructive, ‘how to’ information to make ownership easier, less stressful and more enjoyable.
I own 2 businesses that specialise in small business: Crecer small business advisors and The Business Plan Company.
Coaches and consultants are a dime-a-dozen, especially in the small business space. There are a lot of professionals out there, with wildly varying skills and experience, all espousing to be
I’ve had a few career changes – big career changes. My regular readers will know that my meandering path started off many moons ago in the lab, and that I
I have 2 of the cutest housemates imaginable: pugs. Ernie is a 2 year old fawn with a slightly anxious but very sweet personality. Frank is a 6 month old
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If only the same rules applied to business: the more difficult the challenges, the higher the chances of succeeding. But it’s not. Businesses are not created equally, with even playing
Small business gurus espouse Turn Key Operations as the pinnacle that all business owners should ascend; businesses that are systemised, replicated and rolled out to the masses. It’s the business
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