by theEmother | Apr 29, 2012 | build a Mother of a Business, business ideas & thinking, entrepreneur trends (past & present!), Online Strategy incl. www, so you think you're in business
Exactly as predicted by e-gurus 15 years ago, e-commerce is hotter than ever. Whether in mature markets, where consumer spending is shifting online, or in growth markets where rapid urbanization and increasing (mobile) internet penetration are unlocking new shopping...
by theEmother | Apr 23, 2012 | build a Mother of a Business, so you think you're in business
The Apollo Bay Music Festival seems to reinvent itself every year, and this year was no exception. Whilst I could spend time discussing the pros and cons of such a move, the 2 key “Follow the Money” lessons revealed to me were far more pedestrian than...
by theEmother | Apr 20, 2012 | build a Mother of a Business, business ideas & thinking, so you think you're in business
“Just ask someone today this simple question: ‘How do you run a company?’ Invariably, you’ll be met with a blank stare. Because nobody ever asks that question. Because no one expects that there’s an answer. Yet it may be the most important question we need to answer...
by theEmother | Apr 15, 2012 | build a Mother of a Business, business ideas & thinking, Finish Unfinished Business, MEinc, SELL your Mother of a Business, so you think you're in business
“After a lot of thought, it’s pretty apparent to me what the most valuable overall skill is for future CEOs and world changers—the ability to tell a story. We live in a world where we are sold to hundreds of times a day and have become ridiculously blind to those...
by theEmother | Apr 12, 2012 | EXIT execution, exit strategy, Finish Unfinished Business, how to sell a business, SELL your Mother of a Business, so you think you're in business
Recently, Business Brokerage Press released a study on reasons businesses were sold. They determined, based on the results of that study, that the reason an owner would sell a business had a direct effect on the probability of their business selling at all. Brian...
