3 Signs You’re Too Emotionally Attached to Your Business to Make Smart Decisions
Building a business from the ground up takes heart, hustle, and relentless drive. But when passion turns into emotional attachment, it can cloud judgment and stall growth. If you're struggling to scal...
Most Business Owners Don’t Know How Business Works—Here’s Why That’s a Problem
Every year, thousands of people start businesses with big dreams and high hopes. They have a great idea, a passion for their product or service, and maybe even a little startup capital. But within fiv...
Is Your Business Running You?
Entrepreneurship is exhilarating, but there's a fine line between running a business and being run by it. If you're drowning in daily operations with no time for strategic growth, it's time for a real...
Navigating the Three Major Areas of Managing a Business
As a business owner, your success hinges on effectively managing three key areas: marketing, operations, and finance. By mastering these aspects, you can ensure sustainable growth and long-term profit...
Steps to Manage a Successful Business: Key Tips for Business Owners
Managing a successful business requires a blend of strategic planning, effective leadership, and continuous improvement. Here are some essential steps to guide business owners on their journey to succ...
"Transform Your Business: Expert Consulting Services to Help You See the Forest Beyond the Trees"
Running a business can often feel like being lost in a dense forest. As a business owner, you may find yourself tangled in day-to-day operations, leaving little time to strategize for growth. It’s eas...
Why business owners need management skills to survive
Small business owners play a vital role in the economy, creating jobs and driving innovation. However, owning and operating a small business can also be incredibly challenging, and many business owner...
Four Phases of Business. Which One Are You In?
 Pre-Phase
Before beginning the first step in starting a new company is developing the business idea. Many people connect with me to discuss the latest and greatest idea for a new business. If you ar...
Business Owners Lack People Management Skills
Business Owners Lack People Management Skills
Recently I presented a webinar to SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) guiding business owners on a variety of Exit Strategies. In my consulting...
Small Business Owners Wear All Of The Headdresses
Fortune 1000 companies and organizations of similar size are managed by one major chief and four minor chiefs. The small business owner manages all of these roles.  In billion dollar organizations t...
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Darlene Ziebell
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Prominent entrepreneur, author, and business consultant Darlene Ziebell is excited to be writing this blog to help others navigate the world of business. This blog is one of several initiatives she has already launched to help entrepreneurs prepare for and overcome challenges in running a business. Darlene bases her methods on lessons learned from her own companies and hundreds of consulting clients. Read her articles and learn from the world's No.1 Business coach entrepreneurs wish they met sooner. She is a former CEO, Director, and public speaker. In addition to her MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, her extensive career consists of practical experience bootstrapping four startups and advising the Fortune 1000 as a management consultant.
