Archive for November 18th, 2004

Go Out and Get Some Business

If cash is the lifeblood of a business, sales are the source of that cash. Without sales, overhead will suck the blood out of a business and the business withers and die. Unless you’re running a retail store, you have to go out and get those sales. In my own mind, I’ve always though of [...]

 

Things NOT to do

People always say “learn from your mistakes”. Well I much prefer to learn from other people’s mistakes. Watching other people screw things up has kept me out of a lot of trouble in my life. John Osher has started, and done well with, several companies. He has come up with a list of mistakes that [...]

 

Dont be Politically Correct

Whether you agree with what they are doing or not, Hardees is brilliant. While every other fast food franchise is running as hard as they can to the politically correct side and serving salads and wraps, Hardees comes out with the Monster Burger. This sandwhich comes packed with 1420 calories and 107 grams of fat. [...]

 

Pros and Cons of Running a Home Business

Operating a home-based business is more than a notion. Bill Boudreaux, president and founder of Minority Business Options LLC and author of The Complete Startup Guide for the Black Entrepreneur (Career Press), outlines in his book some pros and cons of working from home. ADVANTAGES * No commuting. AVG Americans spend 348 hours each year [...]