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Protea’s blog explores the thinking behind sustainable businesses: how decisions are made,
how operations scale, and how financial clarity supports long-term growth.
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Prioritizing Customer Orders. How to Choose?
How do you choose between very different orders? A client received two attractive orders. They are a very different size! Delivery dates overlaped.🔶One is very large and will occupy the majority of their team. They want this in order to grow; they have completed similar orders before.🔸The other is smaller, more challenging, the founder must supervise personally. […]
You will have 72% more profit
Using a 10% increase in key metrics for significant profit. Entrepreneurial business strive to continually increase sales. As a minimum the cost of business inputs increase so in order just to “stand still” revenue must increase. But, did you realize it is possible to work on a 10% increase and convert it to a 72% […]
Nature vs. Nurture: The Essence of Thriving in Business?
We often hear the debate over how much of what we become in life is the way we are “made” and yet how much is what we are “made into”.I.e. what is inherent characteristics (wiring) and what is influence and external (experience, social influences, environment). My children are perfect examples.They could not be more different […]
Endurance, Growth, and Overcoming Major Business Difficulty
An entrepreneur is very proud of the company they created. Justifiably so! It takes significant hard work to build a successful business. But things sometimes go off-track. You can get through! No matter how bad it feels. But get help or support. What got you here will not get you there. You need a fresh […]