Author Archives: Jeremy Lattimore
What do you want??
Earlier today I was reading an article on the FreelanceSwitch blog called “The Question of Outsouring“. The basic question was whether you should outsource business as a freelancer or not. The article gave both sides of the argument but the comments basically said don’t do it. Personally, I think that it depends on what you [...]
Online Persona
I was having a conversation the other day with a friend who was weighing the decision of finding another contract gig or building his business. His business has existed for years but he hasn’t worked a lot to build it up. This is a guy who has a personality that everyone would remember and more [...]
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Network…Network…Network
When I went through my MBA courses I took classes on marketing, accounting, finance, organizational behavior and many others. For a capstone course, I created a business plan for a new business and defended it. Since that time, I have ventured into the world of startups and have realized that all of that was great [...]
Organization Charts
Well, I am in the process of outlining the structure of my business and in doing so I am outlining some of the ideas I have. At first I thought, why would I need an org chart for a one or two person business? So I convinced myself that it wasn’t needed. Then after working [...]
Are you creating a job or business?
Doesn’t that sound like a funny question? What does that mean? Really what you are trying to do is not have to go and find that next cube farm job. You want to be in a position where you are the boss. It will be you making all the decisions, interacting with the clients, and [...]
To Plan or Not to plan… 4 Reasons to Write a Plan
We always hear the argument about whether start ups should create a business plan or whether they should fly loose and go with the flow. Much of the time the "experts" disagree on whether there is value in having the plan or not. I would absolutely say that yes you do want a plan. It doesn't have to be a 400 page ring bound document, it might even be in your notebook, but you should have your plan written down.
Why you ask? 4 Reasons...
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