For anyone, fear can be a negative motivator that can block true potential. At Technalink, most of us have faced a situation at one time or another when it seemed like the only choices in life were ones that led to unknown outcomes. At Technalink, we also like to remind people that really, all of life is an unknown outcome, and times of change are constant. [Read more…]

As a business owner, people take on understandably integral roles to the progress of the endeavor. Along with planning and designing the operational systems, small business owners also manage every aspect of the company. While this is positive in terms of engagement and becoming and inspiration through action to others, it can sometimes obscure the internal work that is also vital to business growth.

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As small business owners search for strategies that can help them grow their business, one of the more overlooked factors is team and social dynamics. At Technalink, we pay a lot of attention to how inter-relational alignment between staff members progresses and changes, and we use this to inform our decisions on team formations. This practice shows strong results for productivity and innovative thinking, however, small business owners should also be aware of components that contribute to this better team formation. [Read more…]

When people talk about business inspiration, it really can apply to a number of variables. One of the things we have noticed at Technalink when we are asked about our process, is that many new entrepreneurs do classify inspiration as the singular point that has facilitated success for a company. From this perspective, it could mean inspiration on the products or services that a business offers, as much as it could mean the business plan or the means of operation. [Read more…]

At Technalink, we often hear stories about all kinds of business decisions, and we always find it interesting how different the results can be. We are certainly familiar with companies who follow all the best business practices, and may still be struggling to find their flow for expansion. Conversely, we have also heard about a lot of not so common decisions that have lead to great achievements. [Read more…]

Any business owner will tend to have a lot on their plate. At Technalink, we often find that small business owners, and especially work from home moms, can have an even more substantial workload that they face every day. For some personalities, multi-tasking can feel energizing, but this is really just a temporary symptom of a physiological reaction. [Read more…]

For most small business owners, the partnerships that they form with professional leads can be part of a longstanding relationship that has also grown as the business expanded. At Technalink, we do find that a common trend for start-ups can be strong reliance on several initial professional partners, especially in cases where a mentorship element is present. [Read more…]

One of the more important things that new business owners are often faced with is expectations. These can really come from anywhere, including internal perceptions that people have of what success means, and external input that could inform a very misleading picture. While internal expectations are a large challenge to overcome, having the impression that successful business owners simply happen as one increasing slope of achievements can also become a big obstacle. [Read more…]