May 3, 2012
Are you Maximizing Your Value
I used the following visual a few times during talks last week and it went over well. My point is that business owners must know…
May 1, 2012
Finding Money in a Down Real Estate Market
The February 1, 2012 Wall Street Journal had a front page story about how many small businesses, including a lot of start-ups, can't fund their business because their…
April 29, 2012
When Businesses Don’t Prosper
The New York Times small business blog on January 18, 2012 had a case study on franchises. A former International Franchise Association executive, now a franchise owner,…
April 27, 2012
Observations from Antigua
In wrote this while on the island of Antigua in the country of Antigua and Barbuda for our annual Rotary service project. We're working in…
April 26, 2012
Top Three Strategies for Business Growth
The "You're the Boss" blog in the January 18 New York Times featured "How to Diagnose What's Wrong With Your Business" by Jay Goltz. Mr. Goltz said to concentrate…
April 26, 2012
Do You Know Your Customers?
I recently participated in a focus group for a company with which I have a business referral relationship. They received tremendous value from the session…
April 25, 2012
Getting Business is All Attitude
While watching the TV show, "Bar Rescue" the other day the host told the owners of a bar/restaurant (who wanted to increase their business from…
April 24, 2012
Business Sellers & their Pent Up Demand
The December 22, 2011 New York Times had an article titled, "Why Some Business Owners Think Now Is the Time to Sell." The first example was about…
April 22, 2012
Economic Indicators are All Around Us
My wife works as a doula, it's an ancient Greek work meaning "female caregiver." The role of a doula is to coach, consult and help women…
April 20, 2012
Is your Company Fit?
"Keeping Boomers Fit for Work" was the headline of the lead article in theWall Street Journal's Marketplace section on December 28, 2011. The focus company was…
