Comments on: How To Kill Your Small Business http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/09/how-to-kill-your-small-business.html Exploring the trends driving small business Sat, 26 May 2012 02:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: ‘Someday’ Is Not In The Calendar | Strategic Technology http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/09/how-to-kill-your-small-business.html#comment-937611 ‘Someday’ Is Not In The Calendar | Strategic Technology Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:09:53 +0000 http://smallbiztrends.com/?p=18705#comment-937611 [...] article titled; How To Kill Your Business by Lisa Barone at Small Business Trends – good title [...] [...] article titled; How To Kill Your Business by Lisa Barone at Small Business Trends – good title [...]

]]> By: John http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/09/how-to-kill-your-small-business.html#comment-670937 John Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:53:01 +0000 http://smallbiztrends.com/?p=18705#comment-670937 I have that notebook of ideas, however, I try to get everything on the list done before I have to turn the page. I might end up launching to quickly in some cases so some sort of balance could be a good thing. I have that notebook of ideas, however, I try to get everything on the list done before I have to turn the page. I might end up launching to quickly in some cases so some sort of balance could be a good thing.

]]> By: Neal O'Sullivan http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/09/how-to-kill-your-small-business.html#comment-669819 Neal O'Sullivan Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:45:42 +0000 http://smallbiztrends.com/?p=18705#comment-669819 Lisa thanks for your post. I really sense your enthusiasm. That said, it comes across to me as a spirited "halftime" speech. Where is the discussion of NPV Capital Budgeting guiding your investment decisions? Positioning any business is an aggregate effort of product, marketing, customer handling and investment in quality control. I have never known of an entrepreneur who willingly lets grass grow under foot. I like your ideas. To that end, in addition to the rhetoric, I would be very interested in how you suggest we can measure - objectively - your insights so that we can most efficiently incorporate them into our going concerns. Lisa thanks for your post. I really sense your enthusiasm. That said, it comes across to me as a spirited “halftime” speech. Where is the discussion of NPV Capital Budgeting guiding your investment decisions? Positioning any business is an aggregate effort of product, marketing, customer handling and investment in quality control. I have never known of an entrepreneur who willingly lets grass grow under foot.

I like your ideas. To that end, in addition to the rhetoric, I would be very interested in how you suggest we can measure – objectively – your insights so that we can most efficiently incorporate them into our going concerns.

]]> By: ‘Someday’ Is Not In The Calendar « A Dime a Dozen Small Business, Tech and Talk http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/09/how-to-kill-your-small-business.html#comment-667532 ‘Someday’ Is Not In The Calendar « A Dime a Dozen Small Business, Tech and Talk Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:16:56 +0000 http://smallbiztrends.com/?p=18705#comment-667532 [...] Is Not In The Calendar An article titled; How To Kill Your Business by Lisa Barone at Small Business Trends – good title [...] [...] Is Not In The Calendar An article titled; How To Kill Your Business by Lisa Barone at Small Business Trends – good title [...]

]]> By: Mike http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/09/how-to-kill-your-small-business.html#comment-667418 Mike Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:48:13 +0000 http://smallbiztrends.com/?p=18705#comment-667418 Great article. I read another article that spoke to entrepreneurs who were not looking to start a business from scratch but to buy a business with cashflow. http://businessforsalebc.com/2009/09/thinking-of-buying-a-business/ One of the interesting insights plays nicely to your article. Sometimes it is best not to do anything. "One mistake I often find new business owners make," says Bacinello, "is making too many changes right away. I say to them - ‘Hold on, you don't need to change anything right away — just let the business run a while and see how it goes, learn the industry, learn the business first.'" What are your thoughts. Great article. I read another article that spoke to entrepreneurs who were not looking to start a business from scratch but to buy a business with cashflow. http://businessforsalebc.com/2009/09/thinking-of-buying-a-business/
One of the interesting insights plays nicely to your article. Sometimes it is best not to do anything. “One mistake I often find new business owners make,” says Bacinello, “is making too many changes right away. I say to them – ‘Hold on, you don’t need to change anything right away — just let the business run a while and see how it goes, learn the industry, learn the business first.’”
What are your thoughts.

]]> By: Lisa Keyes Scott http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/09/how-to-kill-your-small-business.html#comment-667262 Lisa Keyes Scott Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:02:15 +0000 http://smallbiztrends.com/?p=18705#comment-667262 Great article Lisa. Couldn't agree more! Paralyzing perfection is a very real challenge for a lot of people. Love him or hate him, I think Howard Stern said it best while arguing with his staff one day, "Tell me what you've done, not what you're going to do." I'll never forget it and now my first thought with a new idea is how am I going to implement it, not who am I going to tell about it. Great article Lisa. Couldn’t agree more! Paralyzing perfection is a very real challenge for a lot of people.

Love him or hate him, I think Howard Stern said it best while arguing with his staff one day, “Tell me what you’ve done, not what you’re going to do.” I’ll never forget it and now my first thought with a new idea is how am I going to implement it, not who am I going to tell about it.

]]> By: stacy lebrun http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/09/how-to-kill-your-small-business.html#comment-667229 stacy lebrun Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:26:42 +0000 http://smallbiztrends.com/?p=18705#comment-667229 This article is helpful to me. I am a new homebased Business owner. I am running two Web Retail stores on my own. No capital and no support and learning as I go. I am new and the stores is new too. I have yet to get one order for my one store in 6 months now. I am realistic I know it takes time and alot of hard work to make things work and patients too. I would like some feedback from some folks here in this blog and business folks alike to help by giving me some feedback on how I can make my store better and maybe tell me what I am doing wrong on why no one will buy from me! HELP! www.stacysorganicboutique.com This article is helpful to me. I am a new homebased Business owner. I am running two Web Retail stores on my own. No capital and no support and learning as I go. I am new and the stores is new too. I have yet to get one order for my one store in 6 months now. I am realistic I know it takes time and alot of hard work to make things work and patients too. I would like some feedback from some folks here in this blog and business folks alike to help by giving me some feedback on how I can make my store better and maybe tell me what I am doing wrong on why no one will buy from me! HELP!

http://www.stacysorganicboutique.com

]]> By: Someday… is Today (Warning: I’m longwinded) « The New Oregonian http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/09/how-to-kill-your-small-business.html#comment-667204 Someday… is Today (Warning: I’m longwinded) « The New Oregonian Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:31:51 +0000 http://smallbiztrends.com/?p=18705#comment-667204 [...] Today (Warning: I’m longwinded) By theneworegonian Yesterday I read the article “How to Kill Your Small Business” by Lisa Barone. No, I’m not a small business (nor do I have one) but the message [...] [...] Today (Warning: I’m longwinded) By theneworegonian Yesterday I read the article “How to Kill Your Small Business” by Lisa Barone. No, I’m not a small business (nor do I have one) but the message [...]

]]> By: Martin Lindeskog http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/09/how-to-kill-your-small-business.html#comment-667163 Martin Lindeskog Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:21:07 +0000 http://smallbiztrends.com/?p=18705#comment-667163 Lisa, Go for it! By the way: How is it going with your personal site? Have you figured out the Thesis WordPress theme? I have to get going with my EgoSoleTrader.com site soon... ;) I haven't checked out Drudge lately, but my guess is that is hasn't changed a lot since 1997... ;) Lisa,

Go for it! By the way: How is it going with your personal site? Have you figured out the Thesis WordPress theme? I have to get going with my EgoSoleTrader.com site soon… ;)

I haven’t checked out Drudge lately, but my guess is that is hasn’t changed a lot since 1997… ;)

]]> By: James http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/09/how-to-kill-your-small-business.html#comment-667145 James Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:37:33 +0000 http://smallbiztrends.com/?p=18705#comment-667145 Great tip. thank you so much. We all need to be reminded that we should just do something. Taking action will always get you farther than planning alone. Make sure you have some good content, and move forward. Thanks for the wonderful post. Great tip. thank you so much. We all need to be reminded that we should just do something. Taking action will always get you farther than planning alone. Make sure you have some good content, and move forward. Thanks for the wonderful post.

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