December 25, 2011
Businesses Need a Strong Foundation
On November 5, 2011 the University of Washington football team played their last game in Husky Stadium before a $250 million renovation, which has already…
December 23, 2011
Tough to Fill Jobs; Tough to Sell Businesses
The Wall Street Journal reported on October 3, 2011 that even with high unemployment many jobs are hard to fill. In this era of specialization, technology and…
December 12, 2011
Business Owners Focusing on Growth
I've been conducting a survey of business owners (started on December 6, 2011) and the early results are interesting. The vast majority of respondents say…
November 22, 2011
The Economy – Mixed Signals
Pick up any publication and you'll see headlines about the European financial markets collapsing, our stock markets moving like a yo-yo, companies like Kodak in…
November 7, 2011
Quantity or Quality?
October 18, 2011 At the end of September Allstate announced that they were changing their commission structure and thinning their ranks (Wall Street Journal, September…
November 4, 2011
Getting the Deal Done Conference Summary
We Need Some Stability November 1, 2011 The Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference October 27, 2011 (sponsors listed below) was a roaring success with…
November 3, 2011
Are you Simply Shadow Dancing?
October 4, 2011 I didn't get it after watching the group Silhouettes perform on America's Got Talent (I was, however, the only one in my…
October 7, 2011
Do the Little Things Right
While in Baltimore for my daughter's wedding we spent a couple days at a very nice downtown hotel. By the time those two days ended…
October 5, 2011
Don’t Ignore Existing Customers
Weekly Memo - September 20, 2011 I have never been able to figure out why big companies treat their long-term customers worse than prospective and…
October 3, 2011
Don’t Follow the Herd
Weekly Memo - September 13, 201 The August 22, 2011 Wall Street Journal had an article titled, "Why is the Curves Franchise in such bad shape?" The…