Thinking Outside of the Box: Cash for Clunker Couches

October 27, 2009

Everyone always talks about “Thinking outside of the Box”, but who’s actually doing it?

Local Mastermind Member John Knight is. His furniture company, Rockridge Furtniture ”zagged” while everyone else was “zigging” and he ran a marketing campaign for “Cash for Clunker Couches.”
Most competitors would shudder at the thought of such a marketing stunt, but the result was more foot traffic, media coverage and increased sales.

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5 Time Wasters of Busy Entrepreneurs

October 9, 2009

The most precious commodity in the universe is time.
time thumb 200x150 157 5 Time Wasters of Busy EntrepreneursWe all know that we only have 24 hours in a day. However, when you subtract sleeping, eating, and basic living necessities we actually only have between 12 and 16 hours each day. Making sure that we do not waste any of those precious hours is a task for anyone in this economy and especially for busy entrepreneurs. So in this post we are going to take a quick look at five time wasters that just steal your time. By being aware of these time vampires we all will be able to get more done and make more money.

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Is There Really a Recovery Underway?

October 7, 2009

Money dollar and coin thumb 200x133 155 Is There Really a Recovery Underway?As we begin the final quarter of 2009 let’s take a moment to see where the economy is. By most accounts December 2007 was official day that most economist recognize as the beginning of the great recession. On the positive side looking at just GDP we are now beginning to get out of the Great Recession.

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