Marketing Strategy: Does Social Media Belong?
Everyone seems to have an opinion about the use of social media in business. Recent research conducted in Great Britain by MBA candidate Scott ...
It’s Planning Season
As another year comes to a close, business owners will be busy poring through financial statements to determine the extent to which they need ...
Communication in Family Business: Just Be Honest…
I had an interesting (an unfortunately, not atypical) conversation with a family business owner this weekend. Dad owns a very successful construction company, but ...
WHY is the WHY so Important to Selling in the Mountains
Today’s guest post is written by Mike Boyle – Head Sales Scientist – Banjar Group Lately I have been using a story to help ...
You’re Not Family – You Can’t Tell Us What To Do!
One of the issues family businesses face is the idea of having non-family members in key roles in the business. Mom & Dad started ...
Family Business – What’s the Big Deal?
We recently posted a blog series on Succession planning (July/August). Some of the questions we asked (Who is the best candidate to succeed you? ...
Recruiting Top Talent: Four Essential Qualities
It is college recruitment time here at Cain Ellsworth & Company. This is the time of year when we spend a lot of time ...
What Do Your Core Values Say?
The concept of Core Values is one we’ve discussed before, but some recent experiences have brought it to the front of my mind once ...
Locus of Control
I was reminded today of the concept of Locus of Control. The idea is basically this: to what degree do you feel you’re in ...
6 Questions About Succession Planning: Alignment?
It’s time to wrap this up. We’ve covered five questions to ask yourself about succession planning and now it’s time for #6. This one ...
