When I think back to this time in 2008, I remember this vivid moment, filled with emotion. I was driving on 280 in Birmingham, Alabama and I remember what I was feeling at that exact moment about the economy. I’d left Apple the previous year to start my life as an entrepreneur; a challenge and risk in and of itself, but then this… this deep, dark recession. I was angry. Not scared, not nervous, but angry.
I left a secure company, turned . . .
This was a great blog I came across! I am simply going to link to the blog as well as re-posting it here… enjoy. Wait, I’m not done. This is the type of article that you need to do more than read, etch it into your head. It may seem like simple information, but it leads back to why we develop plans and stick to what works. Sometimes it looks like people are running their companies on hope and dreams. . . .
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This morning my wife and I were taking our son to this great park we found a couple weeks ago. On our way, we decided that we wanted to grab Starbucks, to hold us over to lunch.
Now, regardless of how you feel paying four dollars for a cup of joe, there is no arguing that Starbucks has one of the strongest customer service cultures. It stems from a desire to, “Be your third place.”
So, as I drive up, I expected:
I read an article on CNN.com that got me thinking about small businesses and why I have always enjoyed working with them.
At first it was a local clinic, then a local optometrist, then a local designer and so forth. What drove me away from the big corporate towers? Upon graduating, why didn’t I want to put my nose to the grind and take my place at a cubicle?
Well, THAT is why. I don’t want a cubicle. I don’t want to . . .
I have been told that the best small businesses start as a hobby. In a country in which, everyone is attempting to come up with a “strike it rich” scheme, it is important to remember that when it is done right, it makes, not only a great success story, but motivation for any small business owner who is at a pivotal point in his/her career. Some will profit in this market, others will have to survive it. With a growth . . .
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