"Be nice to everyone; you'll meet the same people on your way down that you met on the way up."
Anon.

JANUARY 2012
Before The Bank Calls...
While banks have more money than ever on their books, business owners have difficulty qualifying for loans. The mismatch between lender and borrower results from a more conservative financial environment in which bankers rely on cash flow projections and businesses struggle with an uncertain market. If...Read More >>
  
Out Think, Out Perform
Start The New Year With A Masterminds GroupTo Skyrocket Past The Competition A mastermind group can be a great way to get the creative juices flowing and look at things outside the box. Many times, bouncing ideas off one another and looking at things from...Read More >>
  
Top Trends for 2012
SBOs Likely to Encounter Continued Volatility, Tight Lending Practices, Competition fromLarger Companies, Negativity Spurred by Election, Trade-offs and Deal-making The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute has identified six trends small business owners are likely to face in 2012.  Many of these trends are...Read More >>

 

It's Not Just Price
The Law of QualityThe customer demands the very highest quality for the very lowest price. This seems like a very simple law except that many companies try to violate it on their way to the bankruptcy courts. The customer is very smart and will always act to satisfy...Read More >>
Full-Throttle Management
Run Your Business Like Flying a Jumbo JetHow does a pilot manage to fly a complex system like a jumbo jet with thousands of complex interconnected parts and systems, each of which is critical in some way to the stability, comfort and life of the people in it; particularly, when things move...Read More >>
Got Goals?
Productivity and GoalsIt’s that time of year when we need to review the past year and see where we’ve been and plan for the new year. If you own your own business or rely upon commission sales for your income, then goal setting is one of the...Read More >>
How to Hire Right the first Time
How To Interview EffectivelyMost executives have never been taught how to properly interview people for a position. Fortunately, the most effective interviewing process is quite simple, as long as you can discipline yourself to learn it and then follow it. Suitability of the Candidate A variety of excellent...Read More >>
Groupon-Like Sites Researched
Groupon-Like Sites for Business - Quick GuideLooking to bring in new customers, maximize the revenue from existing ones and reactivate former ones? Couponing could be a great answer. To speed up your research into this new marketing channel, we’ve put together a list of 16 sites similar to Groupon with brief...Read More >>

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