Click, Start & Grow
The phase after the start up will test the mettle of the entrepreneur, writes the owner of a technology-based company that endured setbacks of many years’ duration on its path to becoming a mature organization. The author’s advice is to persevere and learn to appreciate the struggle. Only recently do I feel as if my…
In 1991, when I was laying the foundation for the company that would become my metals distributorship, Manzi Metals, Inc., I was making my routine cold calls when I reached a buyer for a local company that gathered raw materials used in computer circuit boards. The buyer just happened to be my son Louis’ supervisor,…
Many of us hear the Siren song of small business. Complete freedom. Unlimited opportunity. Dreams realized. But of those who answer it, most don’t succeed. Why? What separates those who succeed from those who fail? Knowledge of the business, sufficient capital, good experience, and a unique idea at the right time are just some of…