Jon Schallert
Thank you for taking a group of people who have been beaten down by the economy and giving them back the belief that it is possible to be prosperous again by empowering them to take charge of their own business in ways they never thought of before…
I enjoy watching business owners depart from our Destination Business BootCamp and return to their businesses with ideas that they immediately put into practice. That’s just what happened to Brad Hamlett, co-owner of Bradley’s, a great store in Knoxville, Tennessee which carries a full gift assortment and their one-of-a-kind handmade chocolates
Shawne Duperon is a media expert who helps my clients get free publicity and land their businesses on television. She is also one of our Experts who contributes to the learning in the Destination University Student Center. Every month, Shawne sends out her free ezine with top story ideas that the media want to cover. Shawne is allowing me to share with you what newsrooms across the country are on the lookout for right now:
It’s become a new fad in this economy for consumers to try to beat up any retailer and negotiate for price discounts, even when the merchandise is fairly priced. Part of this trend comes from discount-gurus and price negotiators who “teach” how to ask for better deals.
13 Generalizations on Large Cities, Small Towns, and Business Success: I know why many small business owners will go extinct, why small towns are better than large cities, how Frank Sinatra was wrong, and where you can find the worst marketers in the world.
I found this article written by a writer who attended my sessions years ago. I don’t remember reading it back then, but she makes some good points now. Enjoy! What if the market analysis that said your proposed new business would never make it in a community was dead wrong? What if the numbers that…
I wanted to hear her response, knowing that Hallmark and Wal-Mart’s partnership in this venture was a huge financial investment for both companies. Just outfitting every employee at Wal-Mart with a single button
Here’s a situation that happens to business owners everyday: You are in your business and you have a new idea to bring more customers in your doors. You feel reasonably certain that your idea would work, but you would like to bounce the idea off someone else, to get their perspective before you proceed.
Here are the four (4) people you probably will ask for advice and the reasons that those people are probably the worst people to ask.
I talked about this briefly last month, but I wanted to go into more detail here. Angie Morelock, the Downtown Director for Downtown Fremont, Inc. in Fremont, Ohio, has wanted to bring a group of business owners to my 2 ½ day Destination Business BootCamp for years. She’s applied for grants to help fund the…