Chuck Blakeman

Author, speaker, and founder of the Crankset Group.



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The SBA and Politicians Get Another Empty Photo Op With Small Business


What would have happened if we bailed out only the banks and big corporations that didn’t need it? How dumb would that have been? That’s exactly what we’re doing with small businesses.

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When we use the phrase Social Networking, do we really get it?


I’m not at all opposed to online networking – I use it all the time to build relationships, but no matter what medium you use to connect with people, it’s not about CONTACTS, but meaningful and lasting CONNECTIONS. It’s ALWAYS about being social. So maybe I don’t get it.

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The Four Cornerstones of Business Success & Significance


The Four Cornerstones of Success and Significance are A Big Motivator and Three Bosses.

  1. The Big Motivator – or The Big Why – Lifetime Goals
  2. Boss #1 – A simple Strategic Plan that runs my daily business
  3. Boss #2 – Process Maps and Process Descriptions to create freedom and a reproduceable business (and make it worth a lot more money)
  4. Boss #3 – Outside Eyes on my Business to catch the blindspots and bring balance and completeness to my leadership.
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Make More Money – Stop reacting to shiny objects and winds of change.


Small businesses with the fastest growing revenue know exactly where they are going. According to Inc Magazines 28th 500 fastest growing small businesses list, approximately 88% of them have a statement outlining where they are going. The other 12% are living dangerously.

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The Virtual Small Business Growth Conference


So many new businesses fail, and worse yet, almost all of them stagnate and struggle along for years – don’t be “that guy”… Don’t become a statistic!

I’m supporting the mission of the Rockies Venture Club / Angel Capital Summit to help your new business survive and thrive. I’m very involved with helping put on the Angel Capital Summit on November 17th at the Colorado Convention Center, which was the largest event of its kind in the nation last year, and we expect it to double to 1,000 people this year.

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Act your way to a new way of thinking – get disoriented.


Bob Parsons of GoDaddy says simply “get and stay out of your comfort zone”. I agree and would add that adults don’t learn unless we are disoriented.



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You’re too busy making money; no business can survive that. Your business should give you both time and money. Not just money.

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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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