Why Success Cannot Be Copied

by | Mar 3, 2013 | General Business

You have heard that no two snowflakes are exactly alike. It’s true.In fact, no two of anything are exactly alike. No two cars, made in the same factory by the same people under the tightest quality standards are exactly alike. Cars are complicated. What about,...

What To Do With Friday

by | Feb 15, 2013 | General Business

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

by | Feb 13, 2013 | General Business

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

by | Feb 8, 2013 | General 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....

Dell Goes Private

by | Feb 6, 2013 | General Business

I loved today’s big news that Dell is going private in a $24 billion deal.That’s a big company to take private and I hand it Michael Dell for leading the charge. Why am I so happy about this?First, my main computer is a Dell. I hate it. The thing reboots...