We’ve all heard the all to familiar sound of complaining about “the economy” and people blaming their woes on it, as if some nebulous force they don’t understand was acting to thwart them. But here’s the thing. “The economy” doesn’t create economic opportunity, people do. Specifically, people who are rainmakers.
It’s no secret that all businesses have been rocked over the past few years by the economic asteroid that hit us. And like when an asteroid hits Earth, our environment has changed for a long time to come.
Congratulations! Now that you’ve prepared and filed both your personal and business taxes, it’s time to get back down to your real job: running your business. Because you’re done with the major holidays and the task of tax preparation, this time of the year is perfect for working on new ideas or confronting problems you may have with your business. One of the major problems newer, but not brand new, businesses often run into is continuing the growth that kept your doors open in the first place.
Is there no limit to the passion of American shoppers for online daily-deal discounts?
Hundreds of start-up companies-imitators of Groupon, the group buying website that offers daily deals on knitting supplies, skydiving lessons, barbecued ribs and a smorgasbord of other stuff you may (or may not) want– are racing to find out.
Constant clock checking, brick loads of stress, endless deadline panic. There’s a term for this-TIME URGENCY-and the patient is probably you the type-A Entrepreneur. Time Urgency is the enemy of good work and good health. It spawns a chronic state of hurry-worry that locks you into a perpetual rush hour, even if there’s no reason for it.
