by Lauren Hochenberg | Aug 14, 2019 | Business Tips, Entrepreneurship, Mentoring
Why You Need To Prepare For Abrupt Market Changes Even When Business Is Booming An excerpt from Norm Brodsky’s column… In my article I used the drop in oil prices to illustrate the need to have a plan. In mid 2014 the price of oil plummeted from $100 per...
by Lauren Hochenberg | Jul 17, 2019 | Business Startups, Business Tips, Exit Strategy
The Best Time To Valuate Your Company To Sell Is Now I’m a big believer in building a company today as if you were going to sell it for maximum dollars tomorrow. The fact that you might not actually be selling your business doesn’t matter. “In other words, no...
by Lauren Hochenberg | Mar 26, 2019 | Business Tips, Sales Amplification
How To Amplify Your Sales: Focus On Value In a recent column Vanessa Nornberg – owner of Metal Mafia and a member of our Board of Experts – tackled a common sales training problem that many businesses have, especially with new, unseasoned salespeople. It...
by Lauren Hochenberg | Mar 13, 2019 | Business Tips, Entrepreneurship, Mentoring, Small Business
Searching For Growth Opportunities? Look Under Your Shoe We all love shiny things, but in business, it can sometimes be hard to tell what truly holds value for your company and what doesn’t. A couple of years ago, I encountered just this problem with an...
by Lauren Hochenberg | Jan 23, 2019 | BOG Fellowship Program, Business Startups, Business Tips, Networking, Podcast
How John McDonald Turns His Passion Into Profit In my Forbes.com column, I interviewed John McDonald, Birthing of Giants Fellowship graduate and founder of Semihandmade, an Inc 5000-winning company filling an unconventional niche in the custom furniture space. John’s...
by Lewis Schiff | Jan 9, 2019 | Business Tips, Entrepreneurship, One Year From Today, Productivity
Birthing of Giants’ Chairman, Lewis Schiff, shares his #OYFT goal for 2019! The most important step on the road to achieving your goals is having a clear idea of what those goals actually are. We’re so convinced that creating a one year plan is magical for...
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