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The Small Business Owner’s Conundrum

Vistage Staff — Sat, 07 Jan 2017 18:07:42 +0000

In the current economic climate, small business owners understand that under-performing is not an option. Not if they want to survive, that is. They constantly face situations that call for skills or experience they may not possess on their own. ...

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Are You Working on Your Business, or FOR Your Business?

Gina Abudi — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:18:53 +0000

Image from Shutterstock Too often, CEOs’ time is spent on everything but what it should be spent on — working on the business. Our tendency — especially for smaller to medium-sized businesses — is to do the work of the...

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New York Times – Should You Join a Business Group

Vistage Staff — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:45:17 +0000

Running a small business requires some level of expertise in many areas. There are management issues, marketing questions and financial realities. Trying to master all areas, or at least sort them all out, can be frustrating, exhausting and scary. Entrepreneurship differs from many other “professions” in that by definition you are on your own: no colleagues back at the office, no mentor or boss to show you the way. In addition, it is not just your paycheck that is at risk; it can be everything you have, not to mention money put up by friends and family.

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