Be present to sell a business.
Business owners who want to sell a business need to be present for the years leading up to sale. How does presence influence selling a business?
Business as an antilobbyist
Businesses, however many million we have in this country are often the source of funding for the lobbyists that fuel the votes from our congress, votes we may or may not agree with. However, it is typically not the small business owners working, funding the lobby mill. In the past two days I have as a business owner been engaged in a discussion and a letter writing campaign regarding the health care issue [...]
Do we/I curate business?
Business needs caring for too. In the October 4, 2009 Style section of the New York Times, there was a cover article about how the use of curate and curator, traditionally terms exclusively related to the art industry, has been adopted by other professions such as fashion, food, music, and antiques, e.g. curating an antique collection. My argument is that business needs to be curated too. The Oxford Dictionary defines curate as "to [...]
Business Smarts (ouch!)
The practice of business is not all fun and games. (Just in case you had not noticed!) The second definition of "smarts" in the Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus, online issue, is "sharp stinging pain." How this applies to doing business it is really not too difficult to conjure up. It is the trusted colleague who goes behind you, cutting you out of the deal. It is the friend who uses another business, not [...]
