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To be or not to be
That is the question that I face nearly every. I’m talking the psychobabble stuff; I’m talking about all of the ideas that I have for new businesses. Wild, wacky products, amazing concepts, fantastic models: They all swim around my head consistently. Well, the swim around in this euphoric state only until I speak about them.
We as [...]
Keepin it Real
An interesting phenomenon that seems to appearing in modern business. It seems that in this techno-crazy world there is a desire to return to some of the old.I’ve heard countless times that people are tired of feeling that they are a mark for a business’ projected sales. According to our in-house marketing guy, Fred, people [...]
Nothing but the Truth
This is a very real and truthful look into my current situation.
I’ve been hunting for new business ideas lately. The Bug Zapper is doing really well and I’m looking into how to take this business to the next level. However, in addition to this I want to add more notches to my belt.
It’s interesting to [...]
Goens
I saw a friend of mine whilst in the city of Gold (Jhb). A guy my age (24), also involved in small business, yet with about five years of experience more than me. Instead of going to varsity like us good boys did, he decided to start a business. He went into [...]
It’s all about you
I’ve been reading a lot lately about how the behavior of individuals within a company effectives the profitability of that company. It’s really quite interesting. So often, when sales are low, or targets are being missed, we look to solve this problem through external means. We look at the economy, the time [...]
Have you heard this lately?
“Things are really hectic at the moment”.
This seems to be the number one weapon in the entrepreneur’s arsenal of comments. Today, again, I heard a small business owner complain about how “hectically busy” she is, and how “things are really hectic at the moment”. It seems to be the [...]
What’s the Story…
Earlier this week I sat across the room from a very successful little dude. He has a very sharp business mind and is constantly making opportunities out of nothing.
I remember sitting there thinking, “Wow, this guys is on the ball and has really made a success of his life”. Until he told me [...]
‘Fleshing it out’
During Extreme Business we continually spoke of how we wanted to create something out of nothing. This process is also known as ‘fleshing’ something out. Until an idea is fleshed out it exists only in the imagination. After the fleshing out process the idea moves from the realm of imagination to the [...]
Extreme Service
Some of you may know this by now, but the ‘Bugzapper’ business plan was at one stage looking pretty sick. And we were looking even sicker. Setting up a business in three days is tough. It’s even tougher when your profit margin looks as slim as the Cheetah’s chance of winning the Currie Cup. There [...]
Start of day three
Day three. Things are bad. No sales. No water Every cup of coffee that I’ve had since i’ve been here has not been stirred properly. It’s rough out here people.
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