Building a Business

In a market where most small businesses pay late, becoming a predictable payer isn’t just operational hygiene. It’s a competitive asset most operators never deploy.

Bruce Jovaag, owner of home remodeling company Norse Construction, says he is ready to retire.

Entrepreneurs are discovering that the real challenge is no longer production speed—but standing out in a landscape where everything is starting to sound the same.

As investor expectations shift, founders must move beyond surface-level growth and focus on revenue quality, disciplined listening and trust to build businesses that truly last.

Bart Szaniewski, Grant Eastey and Ejay O’Donnell built a community around the recurring phrase from their group chat.

Scaling from $1 million to $10 million requires five structural shifts that move founders out of day-to-day execution and into a CEO role built around systems, delegation, and strategic leadership.

A decade of guiding companies has shown me that teams who fail to effectively implement their CRM always start at the wrong step. Here’s how you should manage your CRM project instead.

My generation navigated 9/11, a financial crisis and a housing market that shut us out — and we still did our inner work. That depth is our edge with AI.

Business discovery is shifting toward “agent-to-agent” marketing, where AI agents evaluate a company’s trust signals, documentation, integrations and credibility before human buyers ever see the shortlist.

Markets change, customers evolve and competitors adapt. Here’s how businesses can stay relevant in a constantly changing economy.