Jon Schallert
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…