6 Ways to Grow Your Business Like Olivia Pope
Have you ever wanted to grow your business? If you’re anything like me, the answer is yes! Most business owners have rituals – daily habits or routines – and I’m no exception. Every Thursday night, I grab my favorite wine glass and pour a glass of cabernet sauvignon from Jordan Winery or Nickel & Nickel Winery and flip on one of my all-time favorite shows: “Scandal”. I adore Olivia-she is brilliant. What started as an obsession for an addicting, edgy show grew into a love for the character of Olivia Pope, the female powerhouse & savvy business owner. This girl lives and breathes her business; it’s not your overworked business owner, she is passionate about what she does. Just like myself. Just like you. Why do I love the show, and Olivia, so much? She’s a woman with a mission to change the world. The more I watch, the more I notice the parallels of what makes Olivia such a great business owner – so I thought I’d share what those parallels are; we have a lot to learn from her!
Why You Want to Create a Unique Culture in Your TeamI was having coffee and cake with a colleague recently and took this photo of the courtyard at the café we visited. It had a very relaxed feel to it and we even spied the owner taking a delivery of some potting mix to do some work on his vertical garden.
Era Of Cockroach StartupAs much as we abhor cockroaches, they have become the flavor of today’s startup ecosystem because of their sheer resilience to wither storms. But what has that got to do with investor sentiments?! A lot, it seems and that is how the startup world has coined the term Cockroach startup.
Is The SBA Truly Looking Out For Small Business? NoThe SBA or Small Business Administration just doesn’t seem to understand the challenges for smaller companies or first-time entrepreneurs. Their focus is on educating new market entrants to all the regulations and rules they must comply with, and helping these businesses secure loans, when what the SBA ought to really be working on ways to reduce the over-regulation on American Businesses, especially the smallest firms. Okay so let’s talk shall we? And, no this isn’t a hit piece on the SBA, there has been enough negative press for that wasteful agency and their dismal performance over the years.
5 Qualities of Your Cupcake Boxes That Make a Huge DifferenceCupcake boxes are unique packaging items that are cost effective to print. These boxes can be used to add more value to your business and help to enhance your brand popularity. You can customize your boxes with any unique color or style that you want for your cupcake brand.