Dealing with Sharks that Eat Your Profits
Mostly the people we deal with in business are honest and of good intention. However not everyone is like that. I’m not talking about the slow payers that are just struggling in their businesses,
Competing with the big boys
We were buying a pool fence, and like everyone else I checked around the prices. It was clear that the local hardware shop (Abbott Supply) was a little cheaper and closer (less trouble for
The Magic Key to a Strong, Healthy, Profitable Business
You are probably reading this email on an IBM-Microsoft type computer. Why not an Amiga computer? (remember them?) Back in the early 90’s Amiga had a operating system equivalent to windows 95. When I
What is it you don’t know that you don’t know about running a business?…
A lesson from Rubik’s Cube. The 70’s, Rubik’s cube was all the rage. I remember the first people who could solve these being on TV and interviewed on the radio, some could even solve
Business Owner Thanks Staff for a Job Well Done and is Accused of Not Showing Appreciation.
Jim and his team had been working on a job that just had to be completed by a deadline. The team pulled together, put in the extra hours and got the job done. Knowing
Marketing 101 What’s your point of Difference?
Consider this example: What is the price difference between a Holden and a Mercedes– Double? More? If people just bought on price Mercedes would never sell a single car! So why buy a Mercedes,
How to scare off a customer
The Real Secret of Success
To understand the difference between a struggling business and a really successful one let’s look at two completely different situations: 1. Fred Smith is a business owner, and his apprentice mows his lawns at