by Doug Emerson | Jan 25, 2008 | Uncategorized
When you were a kid, perhaps you got your introduction into business by opening a lemonade stand. The ingredients for instant business: a hot summer day, a need for some spending money and a desire to break the occasional boredom of summer vacation. Assuming no need...
by Doug Emerson | Jan 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’ve been busy this week with a rush of business items landing on my desk via phone and e-mail. Added to that are all kinds of year-end forms, reports and unfinished business resulting from the “we’ll take care of it after the Holidays”...
by Doug Emerson | Dec 22, 2007 | Uncategorized
No doubt you’ve spent time in the malls or online this month in a gift buying spree. Experience has taught me that the best part of holiday shopping is being able to check the last item off on the list and to say, “I’m done.” I wasn’t...
by Doug Emerson | Dec 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
My mother asked (and so did yours) , “How many times do I have to repeat myself?” I answered, ” ‘Bout a million”. At age 12, I was no wise man, just a wise guy. But if asked, a wise man would have told me then that repetition is good for...
by Doug Emerson | Dec 7, 2007 | Uncategorized
During a spontaneous fit of year end cleaning in the office the other day, a tool fell out of the closet and landed on my foot. Luckily, it wasn’t a hammer or worse, an anvil. It was a paper SWOT form for business planning. I suspect it appeared as a reminder...
