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Good is the enemy of great," proclaims Jim Collins in his landmark bestselling book "Good to GREAT." To achieve greatness in business, Collins' research shows, among other things, that leaders must: - Face the brutal facts - Get the right people on the bus, in the right seats - Become the best in the world at something (The Hedgehog Concept) - Know what you are deeply passionate about - Know what drives your company's economic engine And how does Collins' research team measure the transition from good to great? The primary metric used was financial performance as reflected in the stock values of these businesses. The 11 companies selected had to have "experienced 15-year cumulative stock returns that were at or below the general stock market, punctuated by a transition point, then cumulative returns at least three times the market over the next fifteen years." These companies are: Abbott Circuit City Gillette Fannie Mae Kroger Philip Morris Kimber

According to The National Federation of Independent Business [NFIB] Education Foundation, over the lifetime of any small business, 30 percent will lose money, 30 percent will break even, and just fewer than 40 percent will be profitable. The Small Business Administration [SBA] reports that 50 percent of all small business fail after their first year, 33 percent fail after two years, and nearly 60 percent fail after four years. Reasons for failure cited by the SBA include: limited vision, over expansion, poor capital structure, over spending, lack of reserve funds or too little Free Cash Flow, failure to adjust to market changes, underestimating competition, poor business execution, poor business location, failure to establish company goals, poor market segmentation and strategy, poor knowledge of the competition, no management systems, over dependence on specific individuals, and/or focusing on the technical aspects more than the strategic aspects of the business, and an inadequate bus

We all agree that it is not easy to start a new business. Instead of directly doing business activities, beginners are usually stuck with their bustle which distanced themselves to start the actual business activities. They are busy making business cards, choosing fonts or company logo, or thinking about the valuable business concept. This condition sometimes happens until weeks or months without doing the real business. It is true that to start a business need good preparations. According to Robert Spiegel, author of The Shoestring Entrepreneur's Guide to the Best Home-Based Businesses, prepare a business is like sharpen a pencil. Your business activities are not only about how sharp your pencil, but how you use the sharp pencil for your business success. If you are experiencing such conditions, there are 10 tips from Robert Spiegel that you need to remember and do: Make Working List - Put it in a place where you can always see it at anytime. Give it signs and colors that attra

Saving business money is not as simple as it sounds. A business starter might be unfamiliar with the useful ways of saving money or may indulge in practices of blindly saving money. It is crucial to identify the areas that help you build your business savings. A professional like a CPA can help you save business costs in the most suitable manner. Learn about the ways in which a CPA can help your business save money from the following discussion: Planning a Business Budget Budgeting is the first step on the ladder toward successful business money saving. With a budget plan in place, you can expect a balance between the money spent and money earned by the business. A CPA can help you with monthly business budget planning so that you are able to learn the exact figures of all business expenses. This further helps you avoid or cut off unnecessary expenses. Most small business owners usually avoid the procedure of preparing a monthly budget. On the other hand, hiring a professional CPA h

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