Small Business Made Simple Author -
Bill Stride

Bill Stride founded Good Harbor Fillet Company in 1984. In 1998 Good Harbor acquired Midship Seafoods. In the interim, Bill turned down an offer to sell his business and was turned down in an offer to acquire a major industry competitor. Both events helped shape Bill's opinions and attitudes regarding his  personal relationship with his business.  In 2003 Bill embarked on the construction of his "dream plant".  He brought all the enthusiasm and none of the experience he had for the fish business to the construction project. The results were disastrous, leading to a 2004 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing - and ultimately a successful reorganization. Bill's career continues to develop and unfold as he is now engaged in looking at new businesses in other industries in conjunction with his financial partners - Creo Capital Partners of California.

Bill attended St. Paul's School in Concord, NH and Trinity College in Hartford CT and graduated with a degree in American Studies. Bill was a two-sport captain in high school (football and baseball) and captain of the hockey team at Trinity College. Team sports has played a key role in his development as a businessman and a person.

Bill has three daughters and a strong marriage and remains active in team sports and skiing.

Contact Bill at bill@smallbizmadesimple.com. 

                               

Small Business Made Simple Shorts by Bill Stride

Entrepreneurial Passion – The Secret Sauce to a Successful Small Business by Bill Stride, CEO - Good Harbor FiIlet 
This Small Business Made Simple Short is a must-read for anyone contemplating starting his or her small business.  It is easy for the budding entrepreneur to get excited about a new business venture and dream about the prospects of turning that business into a profitable enterprise.   Once the euphoria wears off and the small business owner is faced with the day to day struggles of running the business, his initial excitement over the business will turn to misery if the entrepreneurial passion isn’t there fueling him to succeed.  If you are contemplating starting a small business this Amazon Short will help you stop and think about whether you have the entrepreneurial passion present to help you succeed.  It may also help you decide to not proceed with your small business.  It could be the best decision you ever make. Only 49¢ on Amazon Shorts

Bill Stride's Recommended Resources

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters - In today’s increasingly complicated world, it’s often difficult for parents to connect with their daughters–and especially so for fathers. In this unique and invaluable guide, Dr. Meg Meeker, a pediatrician with more than twenty years’ experience counseling girls, reveals that a young woman’s relationship with her father is far more important than we’ve ever realized. To become a strong, confident woman, a daughter needs her father’s attention, protection, courage, and wisdom. Dr. Meeker shares the ten secrets every father needs to know in order to strengthen or rebuild bonds with his daughter and shape her life–and his own–for the better.

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Zondervan NIV Study Bible, Personal Size - This is a very personal and important recommendation from Bill.  There were times during BIll's career where the Bible gave him strength and peace when it seemed that everything was falling in around him. 

 

 

                               

The 110% Solution:  Using Good Old American Know-How to Get the Most Out of Your Time, Talent, Ideas and Life -  Mark McCormack, the author of the best-selling What They Don't Teach You at the Harvard Business School identifies the essential principles he believes are necessary for success. As chief executive officer of IMG, a leading sports management firm, McCormack draws upon a wealth of experience, his own as well as those of his clients, to illustrate how these principles might be correctly applied. Many of these recommendations are applicable to more wide ranging audiences than those found in the business world.