I recently posted this question openly on LinkedIn. While the responses varied, the overwhelming majority of business folks who answered said the downturn in the economy was the biggest problem holding their company back from being great.

It is easily determined that most of what we do in our lives is meaningless and trivial; it stands to offer us no purpose and gives us little gain in life.

The story goes that a salesman walked up to the front porch of an old customer to find him sitting on his porch.

When companies enter into negotiations with venture capital firms, there are several issues which need to be defined and agreed upon. This article describes the key issues. Valuation. Valuation is the most prominent negotiating issues. Valuation is the price of the company in which the venture capitalist invests. Valuation determines what percent of the company the investor is buying for their capital. Timing of the Investment. Many investors will commit a large amount of capital, but will contribute that capital to the companies in installments. Often, these installments are only made when pre-designated milestones are met.

To get approval for your small business loan application, you must be able to meet the lending criteria set down. Some organizations are more risk averse than others, and will therefore have more stringent criteria

The format of a Business Plan is something that has been developed and refined over the years and is something that should not be changed. Like a good recipe, a business plan needs to include certain ingredients to make it work.

Up until about 1995, most leadership books that were written were really about management The message was leadership and management were one in the same

In banking, key performance indicators (KPI) play a significant role in determining your bank's level of performance KPIs may either be financial or non-financial and should be set to suit the bank's organizational framework, strategies and objectives

Your journey into fulfilling your Hundred-Fold-Life will also include some of the same attributes as your past work life When you work for someone else, you will have a job description, listing those things that you are expected to accomplish as well as a work schedule, listing the hours in which you are expected to accomplish them

“There is only one boss The customer