Piloting a small business to success requires understanding its intricate components, much like flying an airplane. We’re wrapping up our latest blog series based… Read More »Blog Series Wrap-Up: 7 Important Takeaways You Can Use to Drive Business Growth!
Starting a small business is exciting because doing so points toward a sense of control and the opportunity to create personal wealth because of your… Read More »Business is Like an Airplane Step 6 (Part 3): The Fuel (Your Cash Flow) – Creating Personal Wealth from Your Business
As a small business owner, you may try to calculate your estimated taxes in your head and set aside money every quarter or so. This… Read More »Business is Like an Airplane Step 6 (Part 2): The Fuel (Your Cash Flow) – Setting Aside Money for Profit and Taxes
In a business, cash equals fuel. If you have cash, your airplane can keep flying. If you don’t, you’re going to crash. From very small… Read More »Business is Like an Airplane Step 6 (Part 1): The Fuel (Your Cash Flow) – The First Three Checking Accounts You Need to Run Your Small Business
As an owner of a small to medium-sized manufacturing company, it’s all too easy to become trapped in the daily grind, focusing on the immediate… Read More »Three Ways to Engage a Shift from Business Operations to Business Growth
Even with a solid and regular system of your Operations meetings, are there some topics that don’t seem to fall within any of those meetings? … Read More »Business is Like an Airplane Step 5 (Part 7): The Body (Your Overhead & Operations) – Three Additional Meetings for Your Company
Do all your Team members understand how they are performing in their roles? Does your performance review process intentionally review their performance, instead of judging… Read More »Business is Like an Airplane Step 5 (Part 6): The Body (Your Overhead & Operations) – Evaluating Team Member Performance – The Quarterly Performance Review Meeting
Does each of your Team Members know what is expected of them and then consistently receive feedback on how they are doing? If you’re not… Read More »Business is Like an Airplane Step 5 (Part 5): The Body (Your Overhead & Operations) – The Personal Priority Speed Check – Individual Feedback Weekly
The Bowden Summer Internship Experience As we reach the end of summer, we reflect on the enriching experience we’ve had with our latest cohort of… Read More »From Learning to Doing: A Summer Internship Recap
Introduction Do your Department Leaders provide clear visibility for the individuals on their Teams to ensure they are working on the proper priorities for department… Read More »Business is Like an Airplane Step 5 (Part 4): The Body (Your Overhead & Operations) – The Department Stand-Up Meeting – Teammate Priorities Clarified Daily
