Buying a business can be a great way to get started. You already know if the business can make it, plus you already have an existing market base who know you exist. Before going too far into examining the business, you, as the prospective owner, need to consider what is prompting this decision to buy. […]
Archives for January 2015
How to cut down on the nasty surprises in business
I hate surprises in my liquor store business. “Oh, no! We’re almost out of sacks!” “We need to come up with money to cover the insurance payment!” “Why didn’t you remember to order the Oktoberfest last month?!” No one likes surprises like that, so I started using a perpetual calendar. Hanging above the current […]
Gear Up for Small-Business Success
Going into business is a huge commitment. It is a commitment of money, time and mental stamina. Yet for all of the commitment that a business owner might put into it, he or she has no guarantee that any small business will succeed. Achieving success is the goal, but finding it is the challenge. Besides […]
The problem with statewide meetings that ignore rural
Cities and towns, urban and rural, face a lot of the same challenges. We share the same basic issues in trying to build prosperity: support businesses, maintain infrastructure, provide basic services, improve the quality of life, build a sense of place, support the arts, promote health, and all the other to-do items you can […]