What Do They Add?

You can’t be the perfect entrepreneur. You can try, and maybe get close, but at some point in time everybody needs additional skills, markets, and time they don’t possess. One of my favorite learning moments was when someone taught me about synergy. The example they used was two horses pulling a cart. Each horse can pull approximately 500 lbs (I’m making that up, because I don’t remember the actual numbers). A basic understanding of math would logically determine that strapping the two horses together, they could pull 1,000 lbs. In reality, two horses working together can pull three times the amount they could on their own-- not double. These...

ways to Grow your business Through Partners

 Use PARTNERS to help grow your business One of the great traits of entrepreneurs is that they feel like they can do it all. Obviously you have to have some degree of that feeling, otherwise no one would take on the challenge of having their own business. So, although it’s admirable to want to work and (in the case of most small business owners) devote your life to your business, sometimes you need a little extra help. Let’s face it. You are just one person. And, no matter how great you are, there are not enough hours in the day to get through everything you need to accomplish. Nevertheless, that mentality doesn’t stop many people from trying....