It seems like throughout my entire career the subject of a price increases has always been a hot topic. Hot? Sometimes it's nuclear. When, how much, and then why? Positioning your rationale is the real key here, and the most difficult aspect to [...]
August .... a great time for thinking about expense management. Some businesses are seasonal and maybe a bit slow at this time and most businesses have a smaller staff at this time due to vacations, so this at this time a business owner and their [...]
Earlier in the week I saw a link to a USA Today article titled "Kmart's "ship my pants" ad causes shock-waves and smiles". I immediately clicked on the linkĀ because I'm part of a network of friends and family who share emails where sophomoric [...]
Recasting the business plan doesn't mean failure, it means that you're smart enough to examine the factors that changed the plan and react to them. It's like a basketball game when your man doesn't take the jump shot at the foul line you expected [...]
When I first heard the term "Zombie Start-up" I thought Stephen King ran out of ideas and turned to recent business trends for his muse. Or, maybe it was a new energy drink brewed especially for the undead to kick start them in the morning. No, I [...]