by Lauren | 6 Mar 2019 | Business, Curiosity, Values
I’ve been working up to this post for a while. It’s part curiosity experiment, part manifesto, part kick-off for a big project I’ve had on the back burner for months, or maybe longer. I would love for you to read, respond, and if you feel so...
by Lauren | 25 Jan 2019 | Business
Two years into building my first company (a web design studio), I hit the point I’d longed for when we started out: demand for our services exceeded our capacity. Like most consultants and freelancers, our initial response to this challenge was to work longer...
by Lauren | 1 Nov 2018 | Business, Curiosity, Self-awareness, Values
(Hint: it isn’t you.) Most of us who start small businesses didn’t start out in business school. We didn’t read all the textbooks, or learn how to read a balance sheet until we’d gotten far enough to hire an accountant. We all have lots to...
by Lauren | 13 Aug 2018 | Business, Curiosity, Values
Some years, you look at your business financials and feel all warm and fuzzy. You hit or exceeded your targets; you did better than the year before; and all in all, your P&L statement has some very pleasing numbers that compare well to last year’s. Other years…...
by Lauren | 28 Jun 2018 | Business, Values
Let’s talk about the value that so-called lifestyle businesses contribute, above and beyond pure profit. What is interesting and important happens mostly in secret, in places where there is no power. Nothing much of lasting value ever happens at the head table, held...
by Lauren | 31 May 2018 | Business, Values
One of my clients is starting a business and she just can’t summon the energy to create the “lead magnet” (AKA free resource) that’s supposed to entice people to join her mailing list. Another knows he should be networking more, but hates the typical gatherings where...
