Companies are struggling with sales growth in today's market despite efforts and on going investments in a strong digital marketing - social media programs, and the utilization of Customer Management Relationship software. Larger companies are increasing their international sales efforts with a focus on emerging markets and pursuing merger and acquisition opportunities. These strategies can influence sales growth although the missed opportunities are those requiring mining of data below the surface along with gaining a more granular understanding of the data with and implementing a disciplined process.

Puzzling Times is a story of change and the challenges in today's business world where the tendency is to react to short term results. The utilization of entrepreneurial thinking can offset these challenges and bring new levels of success

An Entrepreneur's Journey is the first chapter in a series of real life inspired business and career stories outlining the progression of a business start-up and providing insight to the decisions you must make along the entrepreneurial path. We will take you from a career challenge to a spark of an idea and through all the steps to launch the start-up.

Future stories will outline the situations and decisions through the growth and maturity phases, along with eventual sale of the company.

We will continue the series with the challenges associated with the transition into a new organization and your personal exit