Weekly Column
on Business Ownership
Awake at 2 O’clock in the morning?
Small business owners are the Hunters of the 21st century. We are 3% of the US population, but we create over half of all American jobs. As Hunters, we may not be inclined to manage by the numbers or stick to systems. If we were, we’d be working for someone else! If you lie awake at 2 am because you are worried about your business, or just because you are excited about what you will be doing when the rest of the world wakes up, this is a place for you.
“Awake at 2 o’clock in the morning?” is, and has been since 2008, my writings on the myriad of roles of a business owner. It covers the day-to-day realities of running a company; marketing, sales, management, finance, leadership and planning. While I clearly have a pro-entrepreneurial point of view, I try to keep “Awake at 2 o’clock in the morning?” focused on practical advice and experience. It is an online business column which I update weekly.
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