Roy L. Pearson, the idiot judge whom everybody now knows as the guy who sued a dry cleaner for a cartoonishly over-the-top amount of money for missing pants, was ruled against today (see Judge Says No Pants Are Worth $54 Million, Rules in Favor of Dry Cleaner. If he tries to appeal, I hope he [...]
Small Business and Workplace Violence
Nov 3, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Small businesses have a culture. Sometimes that culture is chaos. I consistently argue that any business culture should be a deliberate construction of the owners and managers. A culture will exist regardless if it is a deliberate construction or the product of a vacuum. The latter is the problem and small businesses that do not [...]
The Road to Investors
Jun 15, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Sifting through my email, I noticed a recurring question: "What the hell have you been doing?" Sorry the posts have been few and far between. This is primarily due to several business-related reasons. The largest time-sucker has been my involvement in a super-secret company. I've partnered with a friend of mine to put together a [...]
The Wall of Growth
May 6, 2004 By Leave a Comment
At least sixty percent of my customers suffer from a common problem: growth. I deal mainly with small businesses; as the economy gets better so do their businesses. However, these same businesses react to the growth differently. One of my customers described his business growth as climbing a wall. When he gets close to the [...]
The Same Old Amway
May 1, 2004 By Leave a Comment
I received a phone call last week from a guy was telling me he had a great e-commerce opportunity for me. Naturally, I was interested since that's what I do. But when I asked him for specific information, I received some vague answers and my scam radar activated. He told me that he really needed [...]
Small Business Culture
Apr 27, 2004 By Leave a Comment
Even though a small business is comprised of one or a few employees, a culture still exists. Recently I've noticed that small business owners and their employees seem to be oblivious to their company's own culture—causing problems that can cost these companies business. One of the most significant areas that I've seen, and even had [...]
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