An entrepreneur bootstrapping a startup can operate from home or a friend’s office. Such an entrepreneur will have to look for office space once the business gains a considerable number of clients. However, the prohibitive cost of leasing office space in prime locations puts off many entrepreneurs and small business owners. Here are small business tips that you can use to secure office space without spending a fortune.

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When you’re starting a business out of thin air, you can be surprised how quickly the bills start to pile up. Small business office supplies can quickly get out of control if you don’t put safeguards in place to ensure that costs are kept low.

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Recently I had a discussion with our B2Be Excellent! group. The concept of “legacy” came up. This is one of my hot buttons. In fact, it’s one of my core values so it probably bears some explanation.

First, let’s discuss what being “legacy-focused” as a business builder is NOT:

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The great and often quoted Jack Welch once said, Change before you have to. This short, simple sentence summarizes the most important characteristic of the entrepreneur: proactivity. Being proactive, obviously as opposed to being reactive, is the single most significant difference between those that succeed and those that don’t. Proactive mindset means that we look ahead, anticipate, plan, do, measure, evaluate and then….re-do as needed. And then, do it all over again.

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