Guidant Financial Group Blog

We came across a good article the other day in NuWireInvestor.com: “What Small Businesses Can Learn From Big Companies.”

In the article by Mitch Free and reprinted from The Street (an investment news and analysis site), entrepreneurs are encouraged to “consider the lessons offered by the successes and mistakes of America's largest companies.”

The article goes on to suggest ways to improve your focus, market smartly and how to adopt a service mentality without offering too many products or services.

When Guidant started out, our co-founders studied the winning characteristics of successful companies—no matter how large or small. But they didn’t stop their studies there. They continued to learn from others . . . and from their own successes and their own mistakes. And, as a result, Guidant has survived the worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression.

One of the keys to helping your own company (or your own life, for that matter), survive the hard times is to be a continual learner. The minute you think you know it all, you’ve only proven that you don’t!