Insights
Ideas worth masterminding.
Long-form thinking on growth, referrals, leadership and the craft of running a business — written by and for SBN members.

If it can’t run without you, you don’t own a business.
Most of us start out being brilliant at the work and doing it ourselves. That instinct builds the business — and then quietly traps us in it. When you quote […]

The Risks You Can Name, You Can Manage
Every business carries risk — a key customer who leaves, a supplier who fails, a machine that stops, or a single person who holds all the operational knowledge. The danger […]

Start the year knowing your numbers.
A profitable business can still run out of money. Profit is an opinion formed at year-end; cash is the fact that lands in your account each week — and it’s […]