by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 17, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Start-Ups
Successful employers and employees share many personal qualities but there may also be key differences. For example, both employers and employees need a positive attitude, and a good attitude is something that can be nurtured and developed. But the attitude of the...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Business Development, Marketing Plans, Marketing Strategies, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups
There are many reasons why a business might need to find a new location, from the redevelopment of their existing office building to simply outgrowing the capacity of their premises. Whatever the reason, location can be a critical factor in business success and it...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 21, 2015 | Change Management, General - Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Start-Ups
It’s part of an entrepreneur’s make up to take risks. Launching a new product, entering a new market, or starting a business entails an element of risk that can lead to failure just as it can lead to success. As Benjamin Franklin once said: “The man who does things...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Start-Ups
There are so many risks in small business that it’s impossible to list them all. Many events can put a business out of business and it’s the responsibility of owners and managers to somehow anticipate and deal with them. You’ve probably insured your business for the...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Business Development, Change Management, General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Mar 29, 2016 | General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Start-Ups
Consultants are among the most independent of business people. They usually possess a certain skill or knowledge that qualifies them as “experts” but often it’s the case that these experts have to work pretty hard to find clients that will pay them for their...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Start-Ups
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | Business Development, General - Entrepreneurship, General - Operations, Leadership, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Start-Ups, Strategy
Entrepreneurs are usually so anxious to get their enterprises going that they don’t pay enough attention to planning for the long-term future of their operations. This is why so many entrepreneurial businesses work satisfactorily for the first year or so but often...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 24, 2015 | Start-Ups
A large organization can make a large mistake but their momentum will carry them past it and their reserves will patch up the damage. When a smaller entrepreneurial business makes a big mistake, it’s frequently enough to kill off the business. Here are six big...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 21, 2015 | Franchising, General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Start-Ups
Everyone wants to be a successful entrepreneur, which is why the management and self-help sections of bookshops are full books with titles like “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. But the term entrepreneur is a vague one, which can mean different things around...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Start-Ups, Strategy
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Business Plans, Cash Flow Management & Modeling, General - Entrepreneurship, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership
You’ll recognize the familiar way to tell an optimist from a pessimist. Give each a glass of water filled to the halfway point and ask them to describe it. The optimist says the glass is “half full”, the pessimist says it’s “half empty”. From this you can extrapolate...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 22, 2015 | General - Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups
Chris’ combination of academic credentials, career experience and temperament ideally suit his calling as a business development advisor. Clients say he has a mind for business and a heart for service.