I am writing this post from an INC magazine supported conference at Corporate College in Cleveland, Ohio. This morning we have Steven Little author of ‘The 7 irrefutable laws of Small Business Growth.’

The audience is made up of about 100 small business owners from the area. The seven rules discussed are:

#1 What is your sense of purpose, most of us don’t choose to grow because of money.

#2 You must have outstanding market intelligence, or an external view.

#3 You must do effective growth planning, particularly after you get to 10+ employees

#4 Your processes must be customer driven, not product or company driven.

#5 You must put the power of tech to work in your business.

#6 You must hire the best and the brightest.

#7 You must see the future, but you have to look for it

To learn more about Steven go to www.stevenslittle.com

I think he is an authentic and effective speaker, he listens, makes you laugh and makes you cringe for telling the truth in some cases. I would recommend attending one of these events if it comes to your area.

More from the conference later.