Category Archives: Business

I like Amazon.com. I admit it. I do buy things from there. But they also worry me. They are trying to sell everything, and that means that if they succeed, they’re going to put other stores out of business. Some … Continue reading →

While I usually enjoy reading Instapundit.com, he seems to be unaware of the contradiction on his site. Now I will admit that the Solyndra controversy looks bad, but let’s not make it worse than it is. First we have a … Continue reading →

If you ever want to spend abnormal amounts of time on the phone with customer service representatives, move to another state. Every service I’ve ever had has to be shut down in one state and started up in another. And, … Continue reading →

I started my new job on Thursday, and after two days on the job I can definitely say…I’ve spent two days on the job. I think I’m going to like my job. I think I’m going to like where I … Continue reading →

Can your business do without you? If not, why not? If you’re a business of one, I can understand that, perhaps, but if there are several of you together in a business, why would you be irreplaceable? Sports teams would … Continue reading →

Today at the store we learned that national competitor is opening yet another store in our city. Chances are it will be right down the street from us, perhaps even in the same general location as our local competitor that … Continue reading →

We recently started up with a new vendor. We chose this vendor because it seemed like they would be reliable, give us better margins, provide marketing materials, and save us time. So far their record has been less than stellar, … Continue reading →

Not long ago we committed to a more significant marketing effort. We decided to buy radio advertising, an ad in one phone directory, and we placed flyers in student newspapers from several nearby high schools. I thought it might be … Continue reading →

As I’ve written before, much of the marketing ideas that come through our door have to do with offering coupons, discounts, or other promotional specials, either as the main point of the marketing, or as a means of measuring the … Continue reading →