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Category Archives: Management

The articles on this page highlight the various management challenges facing encore entrepreneurs and small business owners.

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The Most Important Branding Question for Your Startup

When is a business big enough to start thinking about developing its brand? The answer. From day one. Your brand is the identity that you have in the marketplace. If you do not define that identity purposefully, you will end up with a default identity defined by chance and happenstance.

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Posted on September 7, 2013 by Mike Armour
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What Revenue Goals Are Realistic For Your Startup?

People generally have a highly inflated picture of small business revenues and profitability. Now, if this is true for people in general, it’s safe to assume that encore entrepreneurs may slip into similar miscalculations. They can easily launch a startup with unrealistic expectations, both in terms of income or of the work required to reach that income level.

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Posted on August 23, 2013 by Mike Armour
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Good Record-Keeping Can’t Start Too Early

If you asked me to isolate a single compelling reason for business startups to keep good records from the beginning, I would offer the following. A recent survey by the National Small Business Association confirmed that the IRS is not … Continue reading →

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Mike Armour
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You Need Enthusiasm

Are you enthusiastic about your startup? Great! Great, that is, if you don’t let it get you in trouble! Any entrepreneurial undertaking is risky enough without compounding the risk by letting your enthusiasm lead you into assumptions that are less than judicious.

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Posted on June 18, 2013 by Mike Armour
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Lay a Solid Business Foundation for Your Startup

Track One of our LeaderTrack Small Business Coaching Series is ideal for encore entrepreneurs in the earliest stages of starting a business. It assures that the fundamental elements of your business are put together soundly from the very beginning.

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Posted on June 14, 2013 by Mike Armour

Do New Employees Understand the Importance of Customer Service?

Recently I went to lunch at a restaurant owned by a long-time friend. While waiting for my family to arrive, I was standing outside the front door. Right by the entrance, just steps from where I stood, was a prime … Continue reading →

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Mike Armour
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Inadequate Management Systems

This video underscores the importance of robust management systems for a small businesses and prioritizes the order in which to develop them.

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Posted on April 13, 2013 by Mike Armour

Owners Who Play the Wrong Role in Their Business

This video gives small business owners practical guidance on how to avoid being pressed into the wrong roles in their company.

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Posted on April 13, 2013 by Mike Armour

Reactive Management Style

This video shows small business owners how to prioritize their work so that a reactive management style does not consume vital proactive initiatives.

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Posted on April 13, 2013 by Mike Armour

Losing Clarity on Vital Issues

This video shows small business owners how to prioritize their work so that a reactive management style does not consume vital proactive initiatives.

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Posted on April 13, 2013 by Mike Armour

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