In every strategic plan there should be a comprehensive section on risk analysis. This is the section where you consider all the things...

Good communication is essential to the success of almost every endeavor. If it’s not done well, it may not be obvious what the...

(An excerpt from "Don't Do It the Hard Way" by your Uncle Ralph, Del Chatterson.) Many entrepreneurs are at the later stages of their...

(An excerpt from "Don't Do It the Hard Way" by your Uncle Ralph, Del Chatterson.) The Four Ps of Salesmanship: Patient, Polite,...

When to launch your business (Another of the most popular Blog posts from your Uncle Ralph, also an extract from Don't Do it the Hard...

What are the 7 Biggest Mistakes that Entrepreneurs Make? How to avoid them? Originally published as a Blog post on Dec. 11th, 2014, “The...

Good Advice Never goes bad. It’s early in the New Year so it’s still a good time to step back and Avoid the Biggest Mistake that...

Character still matters Or does it? Leadership is not just about having a vision, a strategy, and a plan. It’s also about showing the...

Permavucalution? Be the goat-bat. I owe a lot of my random ramblings to the inspiration and food for thought found in the weekly news...

Killer bees or worker bees? I recently saw the action-packed movie, The Beekeeper, which claims to follow the social behavior of bees...

Enlightened Entrepreneurship Deliberately or indirectly? Enlightened Entrepreneurs are business owners and managers who lead their...

Enlightened Entrepreneurship 101 Back to Basics At the risk of repeating myself, or perhaps accepting the old advice to management...

Good Advice Never goes bad. It's early in the New Year so it's still a good time to step back and Avoid the Biggest Mistake #3 that...

Words of wisdom from your Uncle Ralph If you've been following me at LearningEntrepreneurship.com, you've probably already seen my...

Gone but not forgotten "If I can be optimistic when I’m nearly dead, surely the rest of you can handle a little inflation." Charlie...

Food for thought With more than thirty years of experience as an entrepreneur, management consultant, and advisor to entrepreneurs I've...

Somebody has to do it Management is not getting easier. Although managers do not get much sympathy, they are increasingly overloaded,...

Hermit consumers We may never meet It seems our customers and clients have learned to avoid personal contact in the real world. Trained...

“You never win playing by the rules.” “Give ‘em what they want.” Those were the slogans of organized crime – some of the most successful...

Looking back Or looking forward? As we approach the end of another year in the post-pandemic era it’s timely to reflect on the past year...