On the SBBuzz chat this week, we talked about managing multiple businesses. Some great points came out. I was reminded of this old, old business card I found. It lists more businesses than you can make sense out of! This guy is buying and selling and trading, and running a restaurant, motel and club…. How […]
Archives for January 2010
Come share in the Basket
Every week, I open a new Basket. I call it the Brag Basket, but it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. I started this so you can introduce yourself or share some good news about yourself or a friend. Speak up and add yourself or another deserving soul in the comments. We all cheer, […]
6 Tips for managing a distributed workforce
With all the technology available to us, sometimes we work with people for years before we ever meet in person. That can be terrific, or it can be a headache. Digging around in my notes from conferences, I found these tips on managing a distributed workforce from a 2008 session at SXSW with Andrew Huff, […]
Retail Store Industry Benchmarks
Another great source for business intelligence: the Retail Owners Institute offers industry benchmark data on six key financial ratios. In a section called Store Benchmarks, they break down industry averages into 51 different retail lines. They give five years of data for these six financial ratios: Current Ratio Gross Margin Percentage Return on Assets Percentage […]