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So, what’s a company board good for, anyway?

Berkonomics

Where to learn more… In other posts (and in our book, “Building Great Boards” – available on Amazon and other booksellers) we cover legal responsibilities of a board, how to pay board members, the limits of their responsibilities, dealing with under-performing or “noisy” board members, and more. Generative.

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What can go wrong with your business growth?

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] And the third predictable crisis is…. And, as you grow, the same class of problems returns but with a larger scale and more urgent cry for attention – and more ruinous if not solved. quality control. Know these three and plan for them.

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Are you thinking of the end game when managing your business?

Berkonomics

Dave’s book on exits. Most businesses fall into the class of those that can be sold someday to a willing buyer. Email readers, continue here…] All businesses and their management should be aware and perhaps planning for the end game, and that includes boards of directors as well.

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“Over-welcome” your new employees.

Berkonomics

Days before the official start date, she makes sure that the new employee’s business cards arrive in the mail, that the employee’s phone and Internet services are up and running, and that an email account is already established. How about teaching a class in corporate culture yourself to one or more new employees?

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The power of just ONE more unit.

Berkonomics

In an Internet-based business, power comes not just from high gross margins, but also from an increase in the percent of conversions from “look to book,” as the term is used in the hotel industry. The point is that once a company is stable at or above the breakeven point, one incremental unit generates robust increases in net profit.

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With Greathouse Comes Great Responsibility

InfoChachkie

I thought this post might be of interest to some of my readers, as it offers a glimpse into my approach to teaching entrepreneurship. . Design together, the course that introduced the idea for brightblu, they were concurrently taking three other classes: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Art of the CEO. Share and Enjoy.

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An Enchanting Conversation With Guy Kawasaki

InfoChachkie

Guy’s latest book, Enchantment , was released in March of 2011, to overwhelmingly upbeat reviews. I enjoyed the book as well, as evidenced by the review I wrote at the time of its release, which you can read HERE. I even plan to use it in my upcoming UC Santa Barbara Entrepreneurial Selling class. It wasn’t the Guy fan base.