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Gordon blogs only when he sees a need either among our members or within a business transaction in which he is personally engaged. Content rich and highly insightful, Gordon's blogs are like an advanced course in business success.
You are the end product of a billion years of evolution. There is an unbroken billion year chain of life that has resulted in you. During that billion years, the challenges that faced each succeeding generation are beyond anything you can envision. That lineage of success did not become you so that you could fail now. Your discouragement is a fleeting experience in the eons of time. That simple fact alone should provide you with unwavering confidence that this too shall come to pass and that you too shall prevail. Read more...
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Every week I receive more than a dozen requests for a personal meeting. Despite my current work week of about 70 hours, it is no longer possible for me to honor the vast majority of these requests. In the last few years, I’ve had to become extremely disciplined about how I invest my time. I'm…
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There is a chasm between the ways wealth was created in the 20th versus the 21st Century. In the 20th, it was essentially invention of devices followed by well managed traditional assets, (real estate, plants, machinery, equipment etc.) leveraging large labor forces. In the 21st, it is development and management of intellectual property leveraged through…
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Just because the cards are all stacked against you doesn’t mean you can’t prosper. In the US on a student visa from Ghana, Zak Senanu could not be legally employed. Zak found himself in dire need of more money for college and living expenses, but didn’t want to do anything illegal. Zak tripped…
Read MoreI received and email from a college student who wants to be an entrepreneur. He was concerned that after graduation it would then take years to get the operational experience he believed would be necessary to start or buy his own business. Here is the pertinent portion of my response to him. I started a…
Read MoreSo your business failed. You have no income. Every dollar you had was invested in your business and it’s gone. Maybe you have bill collectors calling night and day and eviction from your residence is only weeks or even days away. Your brain and emotions are beyond fried. You have no money, no prospects and…
Read MoreOne of my apprentices purchased a small regional candy manufacturer. The company had some non-descript products that for the most part were similar to products of other larger candy manufacturers who enjoyed substantially more robust channels of distribution. One of their products was the texture of a gummy bear, the shape of a jelly bean…
Read MoreThis blog item looks at one primal directive and ten skills that can elevate an entrepreneur to super success status. The primal directive: Pursue your passion Success in any business is very demanding. Many entrepreneurs spend 80 or more hours a week for years building a business. You’ve got to love what you do or…
Read MoreA question often asked by entrepreneurs is: How much does it cost in legal expenses to complete the acquisition of a company?” A better question would be: "How do I get the services of a top attorney without emptying my pocketbook?" I'll answer both questions here. In the many transactions that I’ve participated in during…
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