Monthly Archives: April 2011

Early Stage Innovation Money

Posted on April 29, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We find that the Obama administration has apparently released to the SBA $200 million per year in equity funding to early state startups. www.sba.gov is the SBA’s site. This is most welcome, but there’s a big catch: the government funds … Continue reading →

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Customer Service

Posted on April 25, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Our new customer service course (E21), is about to be up on the site. The central point of the course is 1) you need to tune up your customer service policies, especially since the economy is improving and 2) hire … Continue reading →

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Another Financing Method

Posted on April 21, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Match gift certificates from your own pocket! Continue reading →

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Why Fai?l

Posted on April 21, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

In the last issue, Harvard Business Review devoted most of an issue to failing at business, or rather big corporation product and service launch failures. Frankly, the issue was a failure, and under my other company, The Solutions Forum, I … Continue reading →

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All In The Family

Posted on April 20, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

There’s probably no prouder moment that when an offspring takes over, hopefully successfully, from the parent(s). However, getting to this point can be fraught with peril for both sides….offspring and parents. Parents don’t do the handoff well, and the offspring … Continue reading →

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Franchising: Look Before You Leap

Posted on April 18, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Franchises are one path for the new entrepreneur to take, and are less risky than starting a business from scratch. There is a huge variety of franchises available, from Subway or McDonalds to icecream to home healthcare. Again, before investing, … Continue reading →

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By the time the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991

Posted on April 16, 2011 by lee@strategicinsight.com

the price had jumped even higher and the need for a huge fleet of B 2s had decreased. Many feel the plane isn’t worth the high price tag and maintenance costs, especially since the older, cheaper B 52 and B … Continue reading →

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It depends. After games

Posted on April 16, 2011 by lee@strategicinsight.com

I’m not overly picky [about] what I eat. Chicken and pasta, are ideally what I’d like to get. If a teacher does bring up a problem, try not to be defensive. Find out as much as you can about the … Continue reading →

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That quality has Munich positioned to win its third straight Bundesliga title and 24th overall

Posted on April 16, 2011 by lee@strategicinsight.com

No other team has won more than five. It’s also on track to reach the Champions League final for the third time in four years and for the 11th time overall. I was so proud the day I was allowed … Continue reading →

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Scott Adams on Entrepreneurship

Posted on April 15, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

An interesting article appeared in the Wall Street Journal last weekend about Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert) journey with a BA and an MBA, to becoming a cartoonist, and a good one. However, there are things that he didn’t discuss: … Continue reading →

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