You could say that I have a passion for small businesses. I enjoy buying from them and seeing them succeed. It is tough enough to run the business, manage employees, service customers, and everything else that has to be done and have a life. Then there are the looming questions about how small … [Read more...] about Business Survival in a Post COVID World
COVID19
Strategic and Tactical Ideas For Business Planning
Year-end is a great time to reflect and conduct business planning. 2020 is about over, so if you’re like me you are wondering, now what? Covid19 reshaped how some businesses generate revenue or, in many cases, if they survived or not. If you had a business plan coming into this year, I'd bet you … [Read more...] about Strategic and Tactical Ideas For Business Planning
That Crazy Competitor Down the Street
Competition drives our economy. COVID19 forces the hand of many businesses to be profitable while accelerating the decline of those that can't make it in the new market place. And for others, it is a window of opportunity to expand and acquire those that can't cut it or are just tired and ready to … [Read more...] about That Crazy Competitor Down the Street
The World is Temporarily Closed
In just a few short weeks, we've gone from a robust economic engine to sputtering along on a few cylinders. By now, all that work strategic planning work you did at the end of last year should show up. If no planning was done, then it's all reactionary decisions. Frankly, it's hard to predict … [Read more...] about The World is Temporarily Closed