Toma. Maybe you’ve heard this term before. Maybe you haven’t.
Actually, I had a friend in high school named Toma. Toma had a souped-up Dodge Charger, which was a spitting image of The General Lee. If you’re young, that might not ring a bell. The General Lee was the car Bo and Luke Duke drove on the show The Dukes of Hazzard. Toma’s Dodge even came complete with the horn that played a short clip of the tune Dixie.
Toma didn’t drive ...
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The term design-build has been circling around in the construction industry for quite some time.
It refers to a company that will both design and build your dream home.
For purposes of this article, I will use the idea of design-build in a parallel way to refer to your business or organization. Whether you are building a home or a business, it all starts with a dream.
Have you ever looked through a high-end luxury home magazine? The pictures are beautiful. Everything is ...
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This article could have also been titled A False Sense of Security. But hopefully you’ll understand the title selection in a bit.
When I was a kid, I would enjoy an annual pilgrimage to my parent’s home state – Arkansas. I would enjoy my grandmother’s freshly-boiled sweet corn, french fries, fried okra, and all other types of Southern comfort food. But what I didn’t enjoy so much were grandpa’s fresh shot, squirrel and dumplings. I didn’t like ...
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Only God knows. You never know when someone might offer you an unexpected sum to buy your business or organization.
Would you sell it? Would you keep it?
Many moons ago, I learned of someone who was offered an untold amount to buy his business. It was a large sum.
The offer would be passed up. And many years later, the M & A (mergers & acquisitions) market would not be friendly to the industry.
Should the person have sold when he ...
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Starting and growing a business is a lot like taking a long journey on foot. There are many parallels:
A ...
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Do you want to stand out in the crowd?
You are in the market to sell your goods or services. There are a lot of people in your space, so to speak. So, of course you want to stand out in the crowd!
There are many ways businesses try to do this, mostly via advertising:
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Have you ever heard this saying? Or, have you heard something like it?
In life and in business, everyone is looking for that proverbial sweet spot where everything comes together. It is that unique place where, in a sense, you can stop pedaling and make more money with minimal effort.
So, the question is this: Is it possible to make more and do less? We’ll let you, the reader, decide. But, let’s ...
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Debra’s business had grown over the years. Everyone and every business reaches a point of diminishing returns. In business, increased activity can become a plateau. This same plateau often results in an eventual decline.
With a burgeoning tax practice, Debra (the Founder of RD Tax Service) was maxed out. You see, when you provide great service, it is natural for people to refer to you. Clients would refer additional clients. Those clients would ...
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The key to running a successful business (and the key to creating a “legacy business”) is learning what it means to scale your business.
Whether you are thinking about taking a trip aboard The U.S.S. Entrepreneur, or you have already set sail, we are all hoping to dock in Port Success. No one starts out hoping to encounter a typhoon or ride through a tsunami. Most business owners don’t start out with the following mission statement:
“I will start a ...
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