Jon Schallert
For those of you who just had a 3-day, July 4th weekend, you might have experienced what I did this past weekend, an overwhelming number of choices on where to spend my 3 days off. All of these were on my “Possible Go-To” list: There were several 4th of July parades in our area. There were firework…
To all independent business owners! Here’s something to think about: I once received a call from the sales vice-president of a well-known national franchise who wanted me to speak at their annual convention. He’d heard about me from one of his independent franchisees, and he knew that I helped businesses grow their sales, customer traffic, and…
Most of you who own a business know this, but customers lie. They lie a lot. Most don’t do it in a spiteful way, but from the time they’re walking in your business, they’re not telling you the truth. Does this shock you? You must be new to the world of independent business ownership. Let’s…
I’m not very good sitting in an audience. Sitting’s not my thing. But I’m especially bad at sitting still when there’s a business consultant on stage telling independent business owners that their best shot at bringing customers in their doors is to discount their products and services. You see, I was speaking at a conference,…
“No matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn back.” Turkish proverb Let me tell you a story that a friend of mine, a retired Navy Commander, told me. One night over a couple of libations, I asked him what he did in the Navy, and while he was listing his different…
While you’re contemplating the title of this post, let me tell you a quick story. When I was 22 years old, I drove from Colorado to Connecticut to start my first job following college. If you’ve ever drove east out of Colorado, you know that most people end up taking Interstate 70, which stretches for…
If you recently watched the Super Bowl, you heard a word used repeatedly during the game, and during the pre and post-game interviews. That word was Potential. The dictionary defines Potential as: “latent qualities or abilities that may be developed which lead to future success…” That sounds very positive, but in the world of sports,…
I don’t generally make business predictions, but here’s one thing that’s going to happen to every one of you, if you’re an entrepreneur or a business owner, in 2016. Seriously, I can read the future. I know you’re skeptical, and you might not believe me right now, but keep reading, and you will! But before…
If you’re like most business owners, you don’t have a lot of free time. You especially don’t have a lot of time to be reading business books that won’t help your business grow. Unlike you, part of my job is to consume business books. I read them and decide which ones can help my clients…
Before we get to today’s Blog Lesson: Great News for Kansas Business Owners You might not have heard, but NetWork Kansas has designated our Destination BootCamp as a board-certified program that qualifies for up to $3,000 in funds to cover registration and travel expenses for businesses that are located in Network Kansas’ 48 Entrepreneurship (E-)…