In a contributed column for Entrepreneur, the author of 'The Small-Business Money Game' describes a recurring pattern where growing companies hit 'breakpoints' — points at which the systems, leadership and habits that drove earlier success stop working. The piece identifies roughly the $2 million revenue mark as a common threshold where founders who still make every decision themselves begin to struggle, even as customer demand and revenue keep rising.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-22
An Entrepreneur opinion piece argues that fast-growing service companies with expanding fleets and headcounts often let driver and vehicle safety practices remain informal, relying on word-of-mouth checks instead of documented systems. The author recommends formalizing an authorized-driver roster, written driving expectations, regular vehicle inspections, centralized maintenance records, and a clear post-incident procedure.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-13
A business owner and former nuclear operations professional writes that after years of risk-averse decision-making, he identified himself as the biggest liability to his own companies. He argues this happens when critical knowledge and judgment remain concentrated in the founder's head rather than being transferred to the wider team.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-28
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that founders often mistake low customer acquisition cost for campaign success, when in fact a cheap first sale doesn't guarantee a customer understood the offer or will stick around. Metrics like CAC typically ignore refunds, support burden, discounts and fees, which can make seemingly efficient campaigns unprofitable over time. The piece recommends grouping customers by campaign and calculating true post-sale value before scaling ad spend.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-22
A contributor column advises business owners to list the ten recurring tasks a proposed hire would actually perform and sort them into judgment, relationship, repetition and coordination categories before approving a new position. The piece argues that hiring is often a default response to growth, even when the real bottleneck is a broken workflow rather than a lack of people. It cites Census Bureau data showing only about 17-20% of businesses use AI, with Sales, Strategy and IT as top adopting functions where automation could resolve repetitive work.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-15
A franchising expert writes that many service businesses stall once they outgrow the founder's personal oversight, because critical decisions and client know-how remain undocumented and dependent on the owner's presence. The piece argues that scaling requires converting that informal judgment into explicit decision rights and repeatable processes that employees can follow without the founder's direct involvement.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-11
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that many business owners chase revenue increases without checking whether that growth actually boosts their personal earnings. The piece cites survey data showing most small-business owners expect revenue gains while over half cite inflation as their top concern, highlighting a gap between top-line growth and true profitability.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-08
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