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We Hope To Sell the Business So that We Can Retire!

A business owner and her husband told me the title to this blog the other day while in the grocery store.  I had asked how the business was doing and the owner said, “So-So.  We are keeping our heads above water.”  The husband said, “We will continue to work a few more years and then [...]

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Don’t Tap Out, Tap Into SCORE.org

Being in business isn’t for the fainthearted.  Fortunately, there’s an accessible, low cost to no cost source of tips, tools, and business mentoring available through the SCORE Association.  So, before you tap out or get knocked out, tap in to SCORE.org   Whether you are already in business, or just thinking about it; one of your [...]

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Change to Spare

Through the ages much has been written about change.  Not the change in your pocket, the change in your life, your work, your surroundings.  Change, as the adage goes, is the only constant.  The problem with this fact is that humans, for the most part abhor change.  They buy the same coffee, brush with the [...]

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3 Pieces of Advice to Be a Success in the Bakken

People love to be around success.   They want their football team to win, they follow celebrities, and they cheer the little guy when he gets ahead.  It is simply human nature, part of our caveman roots and the need for the pack to thrive so the individual could survive.  Right now North Dakota, specifically the [...]

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2012 is HERE– Are You Ready?

Well, 2012 is here!  Are you ready?  We are!  OK, you say, how are you ready?  Well, we have reviewed our strategic plan, made some adjustments, have completed our market analysis and projections and are ready to get started! What about you?  Have you begun?  Now is the time to spend some reflection and analysis [...]

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Solomon Bruce Consulting LLC

As we grow through life we tended to become a little jaded.  Most of us can easily recount in great detail the times we have been disappointed.  Essentially, we become much more difficult to impress.  So, when I was first introduced to Dr. Joe Michels, the principal at Solomon Bruce Consulting LLC, my initial thoughts were, [...]