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	<description>Sagacious: Having Keen Discernment, Sound Judgement, and Farsightedness</description>
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		<title>Strategy: Mission Statements</title>
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As much as we want to be everything to everyone; life and business just do not work that way.  Companies that succeed know they need to hone their focus on their vision.  They translate this vision into a powerful mission statement.  They realize that  mission statements are more than pithy phrases or something to fill [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sagaciousconsulting.com/2010/03/strategy-mission-statements/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Mistakes a Start Up Entrepreneur Makes</title>
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Most startups fail for one of the following reasons:
Poor Management Acumen
Many entrepreneurs start relatively early and consequently do not have a lot of management experience under their belt.  Often they are technical experts and lack business acumen, and either cannot or will not bring in the resources necessary for success.  This one is key, because [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sagaciousconsulting.com/2010/02/top-10-mistakes-a-start-up-entrepreneur-makes/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Number?</title>
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Most of the times, start ups are heads down, focused on what they need to do to keep afloat and make it to that next milestone.  Every so often its good to come up for air and take stock of how you are doing compared to your competition, and your industry in general.  One way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sagaciousconsulting.com/2010/02/whats-your-number/</link>
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		<title>Why Women Entrepreneurs Matter</title>
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I&#8217;ve been very busy lately, and consequently lagging on my writing.  I have several drafts that are taking more time to come together than anticipated.  That being said, a distraction for me is staying current on some great conversations around entrepreneurs.  This post came across my desk, and I thought it should be shared.  Maria [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sagaciousconsulting.com/2010/02/why-women-entrepreneurs-matter/</link>
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		<title>Social Branding, Why it Matters</title>
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I saw this great post on the blog called Conversation Agent &#8211; &#8220;7 Keys to Social Branding&#8221;.  The post struck me because I thought it full of common sense.  Not everyone understands or appreciates social branding or social media, but what the author, Tamsen McMahon, talks about is helping the customer understand your company, and this could [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sagaciousconsulting.com/2010/01/social-branding-why-it-matters/</link>
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		<title>Delegate or Dump</title>
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Delegate or dump?  Sometimes its hard to distinguish the two.  Often managers delegate the work they like the least as opposed to strategically assigning it.  In doing so, they&#8217;ve dumped the problems on others and walked away &#8211; its human nature after all, to avoid doing things we dislike.  But risks exist with simply passing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sagaciousconsulting.com/2010/01/delegate-or-dump/</link>
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		<title>In Pricing &#8211; Its What Your Client Thinks That Counts</title>
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I &#8216;ve walked by this sign more times than I can count and I finally had to take a picture.  I know from talking to the manager&#8217;s that their desire is, understandably, to sign clients to a one year membership.  However, they do not have too many takers &#8211; most clients are selecting the six [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sagaciousconsulting.com/2010/01/in-pricing-its-what-your-client-thinks-that-counts/</link>
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		<title>SBA&#8217;s Look at at Key Issues for Entrepreneurs</title>
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Looking over the SBA&#8217;s report on the &#8220;State of Entrepreneurism in the United States&#8221; it occurred to me that their criteria may not necessarily be what an entrepreneur considers as their information is funneled.  However taking a step back and gaining a broader view of the options available can make a difference.  I thought this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sagaciousconsulting.com/2010/01/sbas-look-at-at-key-issues-for-entrepreneurs/</link>
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		<title>Communication is Critical</title>
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I&#8217;ve seen this scenario, and it drives me bonkers.
Two people pitch their ideas to insert appropriate decision maker: upper management, venture capitalists, city council, and if you could put them on mute and study the ideas objectively you would see that one is clearly superior.   The problem is that on more than one occasion, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sagaciousconsulting.com/2010/01/communication-is-critical/</link>
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		<title>Communications Plans &#8211; A Life Restorer</title>
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How many of you start the day with over 300 new emails in your inbox and know more will follow?  How many find this method of communication productive?   If you do, I am not one of you &#8211; I&#8217;d much rather be getting my hands dirty tackling the issues.  For the bulk of those [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.sagaciousconsulting.com/2009/12/communications-plans-a-life-restorer/</link>
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