Comments on: The Many Hats of Small Business Owners http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/07/28/the-many-hats-of-small-business-owners/ Thoughts and Stories of an Entrepreneur on the Web Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:06:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Webdesigner http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/07/28/the-many-hats-of-small-business-owners/#comment-23707 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:55:11 +0000 http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/07/28/the-many-hats-of-small-business-owners/#comment-23707 My one piece of advice is on partnerships. A wise man once said the only ship that won't sail is a partnership. If you are planning on going into business with others, make sure it is an extremely compatible relationship. If you are a minority owner, you will soon find you'd be better off not owning anything. My one piece of advice is on partnerships. A wise man once said the only ship that won’t sail is a partnership. If you are planning on going into business with others, make sure it is an extremely compatible relationship. If you are a minority owner, you will soon find you’d be better off not owning anything.

]]> by: Ben Yoskovitz http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/07/28/the-many-hats-of-small-business-owners/#comment-3251 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:36:25 +0000 http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/07/28/the-many-hats-of-small-business-owners/#comment-3251 Today is my 10th year anniversary as an entrepreneur and I wrote a post, somewhat reflective, of those things that I never forget from my experience. One of those is "wearing many hats." It's a commonly used phrase, but I think what's important, as you're pointing out is that you need to wear them, even those you don't like or don't want to wear. The hats that are too tight, torn or just plain ugly. If you're running your own business, you'll have to wear all of them, learn a ton, and hopefully turn them into nicer hats. Today is my 10th year anniversary as an entrepreneur and I wrote a post, somewhat reflective, of those things that I never forget from my experience. One of those is “wearing many hats.”

It’s a commonly used phrase, but I think what’s important, as you’re pointing out is that you need to wear them, even those you don’t like or don’t want to wear. The hats that are too tight, torn or just plain ugly. If you’re running your own business, you’ll have to wear all of them, learn a ton, and hopefully turn them into nicer hats.

]]> by: J. Timothy King’s Blog » Blog Archive » Must-Read Blog: Matt Inglot http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/07/28/the-many-hats-of-small-business-owners/#comment-3159 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:14:13 +0000 http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/07/28/the-many-hats-of-small-business-owners/#comment-3159 [...] The Many Hats of Small Business Owners [...] […] The Many Hats of Small Business Owners […]

]]> by: Kristin Zhivago http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/07/28/the-many-hats-of-small-business-owners/#comment-3156 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:12:03 +0000 http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/07/28/the-many-hats-of-small-business-owners/#comment-3156 Matt, you are so right. The trick is to follow the right advice...there's so much that is misleading, especially for small business owners. As you obviously know, it's easy to go down a path and find out that you wasted your learning time, after the results come in. One thing I do is start with the end in mind, and work backwards. I take this approach to marketing and selling--reverse-engineering the customer's buying process so you make it easy for them to buy. Takes a lot of the mystery out of marketing and selling, which is a total gamble when you look at it from the seller's perspective instead of the buyer's perspective. Matt, you are so right. The trick is to follow the right advice…there’s so much that is misleading, especially for small business owners. As you obviously know, it’s easy to go down a path and find out that you wasted your learning time, after the results come in. One thing I do is start with the end in mind, and work backwards. I take this approach to marketing and selling–reverse-engineering the customer’s buying process so you make it easy for them to buy. Takes a lot of the mystery out of marketing and selling, which is a total gamble when you look at it from the seller’s perspective instead of the buyer’s perspective.

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