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5 Crucial Reasons Your Business Needs a Business Plan

Failing to plan is planning to fail. Developing a business plan is imperative and should address all aspects of your business from capital and marketing to taxes and operations. While there are many reasons a business needs a business plan, the following are the five most crucial reasons to consider.  1. It Creates A Framework… Read more »

10 Challenges Every New Company Faces

Few things are as representative of what makes our country unique and exciting as starting and building a successful business. It’s a brave, rewarding venture, but it’s not for the weak-hearted. Running A Marathon, Not A Sprint At the WT Enterprise Center, we are committed to providing individual coaching and business-building training programs that teach… Read more »

Why Attraction Marketing, Not Disruption-Based Marketing, Is The Future

Guest blog by Steve Brown, Owner of ROI Online and client of WT Enterprise Center. Why Attraction Marketing, Not Disruption-Based Marketing, Is The Future Did you know that a typical person in the U.S. is exposed to 30,000 advertising messages every day? Yes, that number is correct: 30,000. Those messages come from all directions, 24… Read more »

The Multi-Door Problem

Guest Blog by Aaron Howerton,  Owner of Panhandle Training and Consulting and WT Enterprise Center CRM Specialist. The Multi-Door Problem Entrepreneurs have a multi-door problem. In any given situation there are multiple possible solutions. How to structure your business, for starters. Designing the user interface may be another. Or perhaps committing to a long-term lease to… Read more »

Artist, Entrepreneur or Both?

Guest blog by Jacob Breeden, CEO of  Process Art House, client of the WT Enterprise Center and Idea Village participant. Artist, Entrepreneur or Both? Artist/Entrepeneur – Entrepeneur/Artist I am often accused of being a strange “type”. When people find out that I am both an entrepreneur and an artist the standard response is some combination of disbelief, mixed with… Read more »

Leap of Faith

Guest blog by David Salas, Managing Partner of Alutra Engineering & Design, client of the WT Enterprise Center and finalist for the Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge.  For Altura Engineering & Design, our side hustle has officially become a full-time job.  We made the final leap in October by leaving our comfy day jobs to pursue our… Read more »

Writing a Business Plan for the Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge

Written by Carolyn Fanelli, CFO of Fanelli’s Pasta & Lasagna Sauce Inc. for more information on Fanelli’s Finest visit their website www.fanellisfinest.com Writing a business plan for a start-up is a crucial step in the process of starting a business.  It is a way to organize your thoughts and answer tough questions to prepare you… Read more »