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What is Your Worth

When you shop for quality, do you prefer something off the shelf that anybody else can buy or wear or use, too, or would you prefer tailor made in which every fiber, fabric and craft of the maker’s hands are measured for you and you alone? Nevermind the expense, you only spend your money on … Continue reading →

Stealing Jobs

Have you heard another contractor say something about stealing jobs? “Don’t steal my jobs from me.” Maybe you have and maybe you haven’t, but let me shed some light on the subject and when you might hear that. In this report “you” refers to the helper, employee or subcontractor. You start a new relationship with … Continue reading →

Inside Muddy Trenches of Small Business

Decisions. Progress. More decisions. Trenches. Age. Decisions. Progress. Ya know, if you own a small business, especially a startup, you should be my friend. You will learn a lot. I uncover the trenches of small business so you can actually see how muddy they really are. Fifteen years went by so quickly. I started a … Continue reading →

I Am A Consumer, Too

In any transaction where value is exchanged for value, the agreement is mutual, not one way. I’ve heard too often that the “customer is always right.” If that is the case, then this is the truth: If I, a provider of consumer goods and services (value) exchange my goods/services (value) with another consumer for his/her … Continue reading →