Do You Have a Business or a Hobby?
- May 18, 2017
- Bryan Kennedy
On the show Shark Tank, Mark Cuban is fond of telling would be entrepreneurs “You don’t have a business, you have a hobby. I only invest in businesses.” I am sure this offends a lot of self professed entrepreneurs, but I agree with him. How do you know if what you have is a business …
What Business Problems are You Seeing (or Not)?
- January 24, 2015
- Bryan Kennedy
I heard this story the other day. A company is closing a manufacturing plant due to poor performance. Not anything we haven’t read about or seen on the news. But, in this case the CEO visited the plant for an inspection six months earlier and announced it to be a “beautiful, well run plant”. So …
You Have Been Selected for Retargeting. Lucky You.
- April 28, 2014
- Bryan Kennedy
Today I’m on Google. Don’t remember what I was looking for, but this image shows up of a bathroom vanity. So I click on it. I get sent to a site selling this vanity. I look at the vanity and click off. Now, suddenly, on various sites, ads for this vanity pop up. Facebook. Vanity …
Paying for Facebook Ads? Watch this.
- February 24, 2014
- Bryan Kennedy
So, you’re paying for Facebook Ads to get people engaged with you, your product or service. But are you really getting people who are engaged?
What Business Flaws is Your Website Hiding?
- February 15, 2014
- Bryan Kennedy
You can’t hide poor business practices behind a flashy website.
Business Lessons to be Learned from a “Restaurant Impossible” Client Failure
- January 15, 2014
- Bryan Kennedy
Last week it was reported in our local paper that Angelo’s Restaurant in Woodstock, IL was sold. Viewers of “Restaurant Impossible” will remember Angelo’s as one of Robert Irvine’s 2013 two day restaurant turnarounds. The new owner was quoted as saying “You can’t remodel a restaurant in two days.” The article gave the impression that …
Nelson Mandela and Technology
- December 11, 2013
- Bryan Kennedy
I was listening to all the talk about the death of Nelson Mandela and the time frame of how long he was incarcerated came up; 1963-1990. What popped into my head was all the technological changes that occurred while he was in prison. While many of us have lived and seen these changes gradually occur …
When you Can’t See the Forest for the Trees – in Your Small Business
- November 15, 2013
- Bryan Kennedy
In graphic design, sometimes the difference between a good layout and a great layout comes down to the details. Move a line of text down a hair. Adjust the spacing between some letters. Nudge a couple of elements a little farther apart. In business, especially a small business, focusing on the details can get in …
Would You Get Eaten in the Shark Tank? Business Finance 101
- November 1, 2013
- Bryan Kennedy
The other night I was watching the show “Shark Tank.” If you are not familiar with “Shark Tank,” entrepreneurs come looking for funding for their businesses from a group of five millionaires. If the millionaires like their business they will invest. If not, the entrepreneur goes home. So the other night this woman comes …
