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When a Market Analysis is Wrong
May 24, 2010 no comments in General by

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…

Where to find the best small business advice
April 20, 2010 no comments in General, Small Business Advice by

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.

How Croghan Colonial Bank is Helping Small Businesses
January 20, 2010 no comments in General by

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…