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New Year, Newfound Resolve: Let the Library Kick-Start Your 2017 Business Resolutions

It’s that time of year again—the time to pause for reflection and to establish resolutions that, if accomplished, promise to make the following year the most successful and gratifying yet. For many folks, New Year’s resolutions are a way to light the fuse on dreams that have perhaps laid dormant due to impediments in time, funding, expertise—or all three. That’s where Mid-Continent Public Library comes in—from business specialists that act…

What Can We Expect from 2017?

Donald Trump might just be the most unpredictable president we’ve every had. But here’s what the experts think we could see in small business policy. As a rule, business owners don’t like being surprised, especially when it comes to government regulation and public policy. So it should be interesting to see how the nation’s small businesses do under the most surprising, most unconventional president ever. Backed by a GOP-led Congress,…

Venture for America Announces KC Expansion

The fellowship program connects recent grads with up-and-coming companies. Venture for America—a fellowship program that places recent graduates at young, emerging companies—is coming to Kansas City later this year. VFA will help local startups recruit talented employees while also building up the city’s pool of potential entrepreneurs. Many of the program’s graduates stay in their cities even after their fellowship ends. About 25 percent go on and create their own…

The Best Way to Get Rid of a Bomb

Why it’s better to raise (and address) potential problems before a prospective buyer notices them. Have you ever lost a sale because of a problem you could have and probably should have dealt with earlier in the sales process? Have you ever lost a customer because you waited too long to tell them about a delay or defect? If you know a problem is going to blow up in your…

Renewal Notice

It’s not enough to prepare for the worst. Resilient companies also know how to reinvent themselves. Usually, when business leaders think about corporate resilience, they think about operational resilience (OR)—the ability to respond to emergencies. OR is critically important, but it doesn’t really give them a sustainable competitive advantage. To continue growing, companies also need the second component of corporate resilience: strategic resilience (SR). Whereas OR is situational, SR is…
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