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Four Levels of Work in The Responsible Entrepreneur’s Business

Four Levels of Work in The Responsible Entrepreneur’s Business

by Carol | Mar 5, 2013 | Business Development

In a Responsible Entrepreneur’s business, not all work is equal in importance or in financial or societal return. Some work has more chance of producing success and making bigger a difference. But for a busy entrepreneur, it’s hard to know which effort or what kind of...
Top Five Errors of Responsible Entrepreneurs and the Acumen Needed to Avoid Them – Part 5

Top Five Errors of Responsible Entrepreneurs and the Acumen Needed to Avoid Them – Part 5

by Carol Sanford | Jan 10, 2013 | Business Development

Yesterday we looked at the fourth of five errors made by Responsible Entrepreneurs: distancing yourself from customers by relying on market research. Error Five: Borrowing and Tacking the Ethical and Sustainability Practices of Other Businesses Onto Yours Why is this...
Top Five Errors of Responsible Entrepreneurs and the Acumen Needed to Avoid Them – Part 5

Top Five Errors of Responsible Entrepreneurs and the Acumen Needed to Avoid Them – Part 4

by Carol Sanford | Jan 9, 2013 | Business Development

This morning we looked at Error Three: choosing the wrong initiatives or the wrong ways to work on them. Error Four: Using Market Research to Know and Design for Your Customers Why is this an error? You fool yourself into thinking you know your market and lose the...
Top Five Errors of Responsible Entrepreneurs and the Acumen Needed to Avoid Them – Part 5

Top Five Errors of Responsible Entrepreneurs and the Acumen Needed to Avoid Them – Part 3

by Carol Sanford | Jan 9, 2013 | Business Development

Yesterday we looked at the first two of Five Top Errors entrepreneurs make as they build and grow their businesses: paying too much attention to trends and competition; and misplaced measurements that cause loss of customer loyalty. Error Three: Taking On the Wrong...
Top Five Errors of Responsible Entrepreneurs and the Acumen Needed to Avoid Them – Part 5

Top Five Errors of Responsible Entrepreneurs and the Acumen Needed to Avoid Them – Part 2

by Carol Sanford | Jan 8, 2013 | Business Development

My last post looked at the first of five serious errors that responsible entrepreneurs make: following trends and placing too much emphasis on competitiveness. Error Two: Measuring How You’re Doing at the Wrong Place in the Work Stream. Why is this an error? It...
Top Five Errors of Responsible Entrepreneurs and the Acumen Needed to Avoid Them – Part 5

Top Five Errors of Responsible Entrepreneurs and the Acumen Needed to Avoid Them – Part 1

by Carol Sanford | Jan 8, 2013 | Business Development

Whether you are building a new business or growing an established one, it is important to know what factors can limit your success. Often actions we take for what seem to be the best of reasons turn out to be errors. Over time, these errors can spread into our...
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Acknowledgements

"Seventh Generation’s work with Carol Sanford made me a better values-based leader."
-Jeffrey Hollender, Co-Founder of Seventh Generation and Author of The Responsibility Revolution with Bill Breen

"I am eternally grateful to the author of this book, Carol Sanford, for giving me the skills to not only build a number of profitable businesses, but to do so responsibly for all the stakeholders along the way."
-Bob Raynsford, Founder and Chairman of Agriwise (among other companies)

"Carol is a very early thought leader, way beyond the pack. She has an exceedingly high level of intelligence for working on very complex subjects, with workable approaches. I have engaged with this work for decades in several successful ventures."
-Pravin Jain, CEO & Founder, Synergen Energy and Serial Entrepreneur

"Carol gets it. When people work for a company that stands for something special and they feel good about it, they make an inner connection with many things around them, some not readily obvious. This leads to passion which is the juice to run through brick walls."
-Mike Benzinger, Founder, CEO, Benzinger Winery

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