Blue Elevator Blog

Gear Down to Scale Up

Sometimes you need to gear down to scale up.

Your Business Journey

If you’re a client of Blue Elevator®, you are probably familiar with our trademarked phrase … Innovate, Accelerate, Replicate®.

Your business journey is unique. No two business owners are alike. Consequently, every business is different. At times, you will experience twists and turns. You will also experience ups and downs. First, you’re innovating. Then you’re accelerating, and next you’re replicating.

Growth is Not Scaling

At Blue Elevator®, we differentiate between ...

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20
OCT

Categories: Scaling

Tags: business growth, growth, scale up, scaling

VAC

Posted by: Ken Moll

VAC

The name of the game is VAC. VAC stands for validity, accuracy, and completeness.

In this article, we will outline some key financial objectives that you should always pursue.

The Illustrious 80s

In the 1980s, we had 10.5% interest rates for mortgages. We had the Junk Bond crisis. Plus, we had the failing of the Savings & Loans.

We had some pretty good music being put out. Too many good artists and bands to list ….

We also had the Big 8. These were the ...

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12
JUL

Categories: Business Advisory, Finance

Scaling – How To

Posted by: Ken Moll

Scaling – How To

Are scaling and growth the same thing? Does one cause the other and vice versa?

If you are familiar with Blue Elevator®, then you are hopefully familiar with our trademarked phrase. Innovate, Accelerate, Replicate®.

In addition, you may be familiar with our simple and illustrative scaling metric. To wit, Level 1, 2, or 3.

Innovate, Accelerate, Replicate®

First, if you want to scale your organization, you will need to continually Innovate, Accelerate, Replicate®. That means, you will need to follow this ...

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13
SEP

Categories: Blog, Business Advisory, Business Development, Business Growth, Scaling

Tags: Accelerate, business advisory, growth, Innovate, Replicate, scaling

Membership Advisory Plan

Posted by: Ken Moll

Are You Leveling Up?

Blue Elevator® is pleased to offer its Membership Advisory Plan (MAP).

Are you planning to start a business? Similarly, maybe you are already a start-up. Or, perhaps you are a C-level executive in a Fortune 500 company. God willing, whatever your role or focus, Blue Elevator® can help you take your business to the next level™.

However, our MAP is not available to the general public. Consequently, participation with Blue Elevator® is by invitation only. Let’s begin the conversation ...

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4
DEC

Categories: Blog, Business Advisory

Tags: Blue Elevator, business advisory, Membership, membership advisory plan

Juneteenth 2020

Posted by: Ken Moll

Juneteenth 2020

Today is Juneteenth 2020, or June 19th, 2020.

“I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.” 1 Corinthians 1:10

Taking a Side

Presently, the mainstream media is encouraging us to embrace a certain ideology and to “join a side.”

Seemingly, some Christians are for President Trump ...

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19
JUN

Categories: Blog, Faith, Leadership

Tags: Bible, Juneteenth, media, social media

What’s Next

Posted by: Ken Moll

What’s Next?

What’s next? It’s June 2020. We have been through the Coronavirus lockdown, murder hornets, and protests/riots/looting.

Sometime mid-March 2020, the Coronavirus rolled into town — and summarily into just about every country around the globe [Although, as of this writing, some healthcare professionals believe exposure may have been much earlier…e.g., in California].

History will reveal the true nature of this pandemic.

Was it a natural mutation from a wet market in China (e.g., happenstance)?
Was it a mistaken release (e.g., a mistaken release ...

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28
APR

Categories: Blog, Business Development, Business Growth, Faith, Management Action Items

Tags: build, cash, cashflow, fight, rest

Fear and FOMO

Posted by: Ken Moll

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” — Isaiah 41:10

A New Fear

It’s March 2020, and there’s a great spirit of fear — even a global fear. It’s the Coronavirus. By any sense, here’s what it looks like at this point:

Now, I’m not saying we shouldn’t take this seriously. And, by all ...

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11
MAR

Categories: Blog, Business Cycle, Faith