3% of all business owners make 84% of all private biz income. Why? They’re not covering for unknown weaknesseses.
Manage Stuff. Lead People.
The end of management.
Welcome
Hi, my name is Chuck Blakeman and this is where I write about my work with small- to mid-sized businesses. Everything I do here is about helping businesses grow, mature, and helping business owners stop acting as employees of their own companies.
My Book
You’re too busy making money; no business can survive that. Your business should give you both time and money. Not just money.
My Company
I started Crankset Group out of a desire to help small businesses in the Denver, Colorado area grow and mature. It continues to mature itself as we bring a lot of the tools and practices that I’ve created working one-on-one with business owners over the years online. Now these tools and resources are available to you.
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I’d love to let you know what I’m up to from time-to-time.
Management is good. Managers are bad. There is no room for them in a Participation Age business. People don’t need to be managed; they need to be led. The difference is not semantic, it is gigantic.
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Bio
Chuck Blakeman has an off the grid approach to business that has been adopted by thousands of business owners. He has bootstrapped five wildly different businesses and two non-profits from the ground up, making every mistake possible along the way to some big wins. As an internationally acclaimed business speaker averaging more than 100+ speaking engagements and workshops per year, he has been quoted and featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, CNNMoney.com, NYTimes.com, other online magazines and small business blogs throughout the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand.
His Colorado-based company, the Crankset Group, works with business owners to help them make more money in less time and get back to the passion that brought them into business in the first place, so they can build a mature business in support of their Lifetime Goals.
Chuck’s vision is to live well by doing good.