Economy

How do you think Ford, Nissan, BMW and Toyota feel about the government subsidizing General Motors, — a direct competitor? Does that seem fair to you? Why should Chevrolet make it when the Desoto and Studebaker didn't?

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If there is one secret to success in business it’s this, “Find someone who is successfully doing what you want to do — and do what they do.”

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In business, as in life, your associations and your advisers can have a positive or negative effect on the operation and effectiveness of your business.

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The first lesson to learn during this transition is that your replacement will not be a clone of you — so don’t expect them to be. It’s very important to remember that you are not training another owner; you’re training a manager.

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If you are willing to sacrifice, and live for a short period of time like most people won’t — you can live the rest of your life like most people can’t.

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Successful businesses teach their employees the fundamentals that allow each transaction to flow through the sales and delivery process, with everyone doing their job seamlessly. It’s also working together as a team.

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Carl Graham was talking Monday morning about the unintended consequences of government assistance.

It all seems great and awesome to do the touchy feely programs. But who has to pick up the tab. It's you and I

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New business owners, and many that have been around for a while, often fail to understand, and capitalize, on customer thinking. The customer’s buying process has six basic steps.

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Listening to the Cheers theme again, I wondered if Portnoy and Angelo realized they were also writing some pretty insightful business pointers. Follow their lyrics below and see if you agree with me.

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How are your hard earned tax dollars being spent to win this war? Right now you are paying for 33 housing programs administered by four different cabinet departments including, are you sitting down, the Department of Energy.

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