Tag Archive: business plan

Strategy Execution For Creative People – How To Put The Spark Back In To Your Day To Day Business Activity!

Recently I caught up with a friend and colleague of mine – a very talented creative performer – who had entered in to the world of coaching, speaking  and running seminar training events. She was telling me how a short while back she had been involved in a strategy planning session. During the session she had been filled…

Starting up a new business?

In a previous article, I discussed 2 models for starting up a business: the funded venture vs. the bootstrap. Since how to start a business is a topic that comes up frequently on discussions over at LinkedIn, I’d like to recommend two books that I think offer great advice: The Art of the Start: The…

Two Models for Starting Up a Company

I was browsing over at the Social Networking site LinkedIn.com (I’m at http://www.linkedin.com/in/lauchlanmackinnon) , and someone was asking about starting up a company. What do you do? The advice I give is: First, select one of the two following models – 1. A Startup. You have a business plan, a clear business model, and sufficient…