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Sep

8-Iron Business Planning

By Martin Fox.

It pays to play golf. A lesson at the driving range leads to an epiphany moment for business owners.

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Aug

Two weeks ago, in full Administrative Assistant mode, I made a phone call to an insurance company with one goal in mind; to get a copy of my fiancé’s business liability insurance certificate. He is a landscaping contractor and liability insurance is a necessity for him.
After changing insurance companies because of poor customer service, [Read more...]

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Jul

10 Business Tips From a Lemonade Stand

By Martin Fox.

Part 2 of this two-part series… Here are 10 business tips from the Lakeside Lemonade stand in Pinecrest.

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Jul

Inspiration From a Lemonade Stand

By Martin Fox.

On a hot July day in the Sierras, we found an oasis… and a trio of budding entrepreneurs turning lemons into lemonade.

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Jun

Watch Out For Jumping Cows

By Lisa Milne.

Driving through the Sierras, through storm clouds and rain, surrounded by majestic snow-covered mountains, we came upon a sign that scared the day-lights out of me and made me realize that jumping wildlife was a cake walk…

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Jun

Professional Business Quarterbacks

By Martin Fox.

With but the thinnest layer of protection, opposition set on maiming you swarms in at a pace that gives you only the briefest moment to make a decision. Your window of opportunity closes quickly as you must hit a target no more than one square foot while on the run.

No, you’re not Jack Bauer…

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Apr

Your Business Box Score

By Martin Fox.

The obsession with statistics in baseball has led to an entire field known as sabermetrics, “the search for objective knowledge about baseball.” Every business has certain measurements or statistics that can be used to measure the performance of the company or individuals within the company, or to predict the future profitability of the company. The key is to find the right metrics and build your business box score.

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Apr

This Could Be the Year!

By Martin Fox.

“It’s designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything is new again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains comes, it stops, and leaves you to face the fall alone.”

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Apr

Communication Lesson on Aisle 7

By Jeff Bowman.

Success in business lies in understanding the needs of our clients and customers and then providing something of value in response. Sounds simple, right? Maybe…

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Feb

Fiscal Fitness

By Martin Fox.

They give up pleasure, endure pain, practice at ungodly times of the day, all so they can be a little bit better than they were yesterday. There is no financial payoff, no medal, no crowd of followers. What is it, then, that keeps the non-elite Olympic athletes going, dedicating their lives to pursuing excellence in [Read more...]

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