by Doug Emerson | Jun 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
“Finding good workers has always been a problem. I suspect the comment, “You just can’t find good help any more”, has been spoken in every language since the Sumerians started serious commerce thousands of years ago. Aristotle has been...
by Doug Emerson | Jun 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
“Sit deep in the saddle!”, my riding instructor shouted long ago. “Huh? Sit deep! This ain’t no Lazy-Boy recliner, It’s a bouncing rock! It’s all I can do to maintain my balance”, I whispered to myself. You may have had the...
by Doug Emerson | May 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
If you are like most other small business owners, your primary measures of success weekly, monthly and annually are in the numbers like these: lessons given horses boarded horses sold commissions earned horses trained summer campers enrolled and most important,...
by Doug Emerson | May 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
Once a foundation is built, the framing process takes just a few days to shape the new house. The owner sees dramatic results in a short period of time. However, when the framing is completed the detailed finishing process seems to move slower than a wall clock in an...
by Doug Emerson | May 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
There is an old story about pricing that you may have already heard. It makes an important point about how some business owners think about pricing. It goes like this: Farmer Bill, stopped at the local diner for lunch and parked his truck, loaded to the max with baled...
by Doug Emerson | May 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
Even though the price of this newsletter remains the same have you had enough yet of the increased burden of the constantly rising prices for: 1. Fuel – gas and diesel 2. Feed – hay and grains 3. Bedding Economists are talking of recession; I’d...
