November 2, 2010
Can You “Learn” Sales? Yes!
The following was published recently in the Inc. magazine online newsletter. The information on the author, who quoted me, is at the end. Some people…
October 26, 2010
Hunker Down and Die
Seven reasons why waiting for the recovery will not be your company’s savior A brief, unscientific, study over the last two months (of people in…
September 16, 2010
Reasons 16-20 why your business isn’t worth what you think
My press release on these reasons and reasons 11-15 was picked up by a number of sources including business.com. You can see it at: http://blogs.business.com/whatworks/2010/10-ways-boost-business/.…
September 13, 2010
Getting buy-in to improve performance
It’s the start of football season and of course there surprises. On September 11 there were at least three prominent big conference teams beaten by…
September 8, 2010
Is your business in balance?
Businesses need balance I’ll break this into three areas. The first one is customers and vendors. Both need to have a good mix and lack…
June 21, 2010
Saving money in a small business
I recently sent the following to a reporter interested in how small businesses can save big money. My response a bit counterintuitive but it is…
May 25, 2010
Customer service on the front lines
Last weekend we took Victoria, our 2-year-old granddaughter, for pizza at Via Tribunali in Seattle (Fremont location). Not your typical place to take a little…