Tag: bail outs

Black Friday Redux & Post-Christmas Musings

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The lead story at every news break today was that Black Friday was back... this time for real as retailers braced for a flood of returns the day after Christmas.…
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The Freedom To Fail…

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Albert Einstein is credited with saying that “We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” I agree completely. In fact, it…
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Can I Be Direct…? Part IV

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It's 1959...; this poor gal's juggling eighteen things and managing multiple deadlines. The phone is ringing off the hook... that's good. But junk mail is pouring in at the rate…
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Is Bigger Always Better…? Part II

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I know that for some people, bigger everything is always better... "Mr. Buelow, for an extra 29 cents... I can give you the 128 ounce Huge Gulp Mega Gut 'diet'…
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Is Bigger Always Better…? Part I

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In 1987, shortly after opening my first business with several partners, I called a meeting... a vision meeting.  You see... we were failing.  In debt up to our ears... significantly…
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