Archive for the ‘Crisis equals opportunity’ Category

Is it “hard to get financing” or “not enough clients/customers?”

President Obama is attacking the banks, encouraging them to “lend more.” He says (to banks) “you are making too much money and “you guys caused the problems.”

Virginia Small Business Owners, Make Yourself the Obvious Choice

Don’t leave your marketing success to chance! That’s the equivalent of using a dartboard to pick stocks! And let’s face it, if you’re marketing the way everyone else in your industry is, then you might need some more darts. There are several ways to distinguish yourself above the competition and they’re not even that difficult [...]

Advice to College Grads Without Jobs

A recent editorial in the Washington Post by Meredith Raimondi provides a pretty good reminder of what success thinking is all about. Meredith, a recent graduate of George Washington University, was lamenting her lack of a job.  She wondered why, after paying all that money for an education, she found that she was only qualified [...]

Sales Prevention Department–Gulf Stream Coach

Over at BenGlassLaw.com I just blogged on an interesting case which should be an instructive lesson for small businesses. Hey, we all hate disputes. But disputes sometime do arise. This dumb RV manufacturer (not exactly a booming business these days) just announced to the world that “doing business with us is going to be very [...]

Choosing the Right Market – Now More Important Than Ever

I’ve talked to quite a few small business owners over the last few weeks.  These are members of the NEW Glazer-Kennedy Insider’s Circle Northern Virginia Chapter. Most are doing pretty well, even in THESE economic times. Here’s their secret. They know who their perfect customer/client is and they go for it. They don’t leave to [...]

Crisis? Time To Thrive

The headlines are tough. People out of work. Many in government seeing this as the best opportunity to demonize the rich and take over most business.

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