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Dog House Grill
Top 5 Reasons Why Your Current Business Plan Isn’t Good Enough
I talk to a number of aspiring entrepreneurs every day, and a number of them have the same problem: They can’t get needed funding to start or grow their business. “There just isn’t any money out there,” they say. In reality, there is money out there, and the competition to get it is greater than [...]
Untold Reasons Why Businesses Fail
Under30ceo.com had a great article a few weeks ago about why businesses fail. The article listed a few typical reasons that businesses fail that we always hear about, such as inadequate funding, poor location, bad management, etc. You can read the full article here. What made this article unique, and in my mind very beneficial [...]
Common Business Plan Mistakes
We see all kinds of mistakes from business plans our clients attempt to put together on their own before they call us. Here are some examples: 1. Not Knowing How to Relate to Investors – Most entrepreneurs don’t understand how to relate to potential investors. I admit – it can be a little tricky. It’s [...]
The Importance of Having a “Devil’s Advocate”
If you are reading this blog, it’s likely that you are either a serious entrepreneur or you have a pretty good business idea. Some of you may need help bringing an old idea to a new market. Either way, you probably feel that your concept is good and can succeed. The truth is that you [...]
An Example of How Not to Run Your Business
I was thinking today about a company that used to be one of our biggest competitors, Ethos 360, and how much we can learn from a company that just plain didn’t do the right thing when exiting the industry. You can read the story here, but basically Ethos 360 shut down in mid-October due to [...]
