October 2, 2024
Innovation = Increased Value
Over the weekend I tested three mid-price-range LED projectors as we plan to take 30-40 to Antigua in February for their primary schools. They all…
September 18, 2024
You Can Only Coast Downhill
It’s a nice business. They do about $20 million in sales with 10% net income margin. It’s been around a long time, has loyal employees,…
September 11, 2024
They’re Not Paying Attention
We recently attended a NW Family Business Advisors meeting and heard Jasmine Donovan, the CEO of Dick’s Drive-in Restaurants. I came dressed for the event,…
August 30, 2024
Deliver What Customers Want
Auto manufacturers are shifting. They’ve realized car buyers want hybrids and plug-in hybrids more than EVs (despite the government pushing EVs). They’re changing their production…
August 28, 2024
Do You Have a Super Dependency?
The blue screen of death was the description used for the July 19 collapse of Window’s operating system. A bug in cybersecurity software from CrowdStrike…
August 21, 2024
Make it Easy for Your Customers
From my very first visit to my many years living in the Seattle area, I’ve always found it endearing one could park on side streets…
August 16, 2024
Why Work for a Small Business?
There are many reasons why people choose to work for a small business. Those include: Flexibility Culture See what you’ve done (versus being .00001% of…
August 14, 2024
The Importance of Competitive Advantage – Again
Three articles on the Business & Finance section of the July 3, 2024, Wall Street Journal give easy to explain reasons why having a competitive…
August 7, 2024
Nothing is Perfect
July 4 is Independence Day, a celebration of freedom. It gives us the right to (legally) do what we want. An old adage was if…
August 2, 2024
It’s Tough (To Build a Good Business)
As the title says, it’s not easy to build, grow, maintain a profitable business. If you’ve done it, you should be congratulated. This was, again,…
