Tag Archives: Growing a Business
Announcing Increased Investment in Appointment Plus — leading appointment scheduling software
Greybull Stewardship, my investment fund, is excited to announce that we have invested more capital into Appointment Plus, the leading business automation software specializing in appointment scheduling. By doing so, Greybull Stewardship has increased its ownership percentage in a growing company that plays an important… Continue reading
Golden Age of Productivity Tools for Business — a Good Investment
Productivity tools are expanding at an incredible pace all around us. These tools are particularly relevant for smaller business owners to understand and a good investment of time and money. This struck me while being told a story a few months ago by the proprietor of Borsheim’s… Continue reading
Best Mobile Scheduling App From Appointment Plus
Manage your Appointment Schedule with an excellent Mobile Scheduling App Appointment Plus, a portfolio company of my investment partnership, released their latest native appointment scheduling apps for iPhone, iPad and Android and they are awesome. The apps enable organizations to manage their customer appointment schedules… Continue reading
50th Post Since April — How am I doing?
Today’s post marks my 50th blog post since I began the blog on April 22, 2012. To me, it feels good to be writing posts and I hope it is helpful to some business owners and investors out there. To make sure it is helpful,… Continue reading
Keep Pedaling When You Most Want to Coast
When cycling to the top of a big hill, it is tempting to coast down the other side. However, I have found that in business it is important to keep pedaling when you most feel like coasting. It is often those investments made in a… Continue reading
Business Growth Strategies – Early Revenue and Profits (even small) are Important
Business Growth Strategies In business growth strategies, two excellent thinkers about business growth suggest driving to revenue, profit, and customers quickly (even if small). These are ideas from Clayton Christensen of the Harvard Business School and author/consultant Ram Charan. In Christensen’s class at Harvard, he taught… Continue reading
Growing Your Business Without New Customers or New Products
This is a very basic, but effective, tool to brainstorm growth initiatives — just a simple reminder for us all. On one axis, put a list of all your products or services. On the other axis, put a list of all your customers. Then, fill-in the matrix for… Continue reading