Latest stories by John Riddell Jr.

Riddell: Boomer wave creates start-up opportunities

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

I recently came across a bit of information that staggered me. According to Business Week magazine (July 14 and 21, Page 8), baby boomers are retiring at the rate of 10,000 every 24 hours.

Riddell: Managing change in today’s world

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Quite a few business folks regard the theories or ideas on running and affecting businesses as largely those of an ivory towered academic pursuit, a quasi-scientific theory devised by someone whose occupation is not of the real world.

Riddell: Four required themes for success

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

The entrepreneurial management challenge is clearly upon us and the stakes have never been higher.

Riddell: Developing employees for global economy

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

As the reality of flat world, global competition begins to set in, many entrepreneurial managers are scrambling to adapt.

Riddell: Downturn compels hard decisions on employees

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

It is an interesting fact about economic downturns; issues that tend to be glossed over in good times now become financial hindrances that must be addressed. General prosperity sometimes underscores the ease that accompanies the desire to avoid making difficult decisions.

Riddell: Don’t be shortchanged at seminars

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

A common trait of successful entrepreneurial managers is an almost unquenchable thirst for knowledge.

Riddell: Innovation impelled by energy costs

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Today’s economy presents both challenges and opportunities. Many business veterans, having successfully taken certain steps in the past, are quite comfortable managing in such turbulent times.

Riddell: Staying positive amid crises

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

One of the very basic and key requirements for effective leadership is the ability to keep people and organizations focused on those things they can control and not allow the noncontrollables to affect this focus.

Riddell: The 3C model Entrepreneurship

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Most entrepreneurial managers are in agreement on the importance of attracting and retaining talent. But when you get beyond the platitudes there is a justifiable degree of discomfort when addressing the question of “how.”

Riddell: Free U.S. money offered to innovative tech firms

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Grant money! Music to the ears of every entrepreneur and for good reason. Unlike Small Business Administration-backed loans, grants do not require you to pay back the money. They are, in effect, free money.