What To Do With Friday

For most non-retail businesses Friday is the slowest day of the week. What do you do on Friday?Many businesses go into a sort of “unwind” mode. A lot of people go home early and some businesses even close early on Friday.And yet when asked about marketing,...

Too Late

Something a lot of us do. We put off what we think is going to be bad news until it is too late be better than we expected news.This happens in business all the time. I get an email that says, “the landlord wants me out by the end of the week and I have no...

An “Idea” Is Not a Business

NOTE: This does not apply to those who continue to work on developing their idea.I frequently get calls from people who tell me they have a business plan and need my help to make it happen. After the formalities of Non Disclosure Agreements we schedule a meeting....

Rant Friday #1

I need to get this off my chest.”ish” time is not real time and has no place in business. It is wrong to make an appointment or schedule a phone call for 4ish. I do not like waiting by the phone, unable to start anything else while I wait until 4:30 for a...