5-Minute Interview: Howard Baskin, chairman, Big Cat rescue

We are proud of our accomplishments. And if there is one general lesson, I would conclude that applying the same concepts that work in any small business are helpful in operating a small nonprofit: forming a strategy, having detailed financial statements so you can measure what works and what doesn’t, creating a plan even if it is on the back of an envelope, and implementing the plan diligently and with focus.