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Case: highly paid couple going into business
A real small business case by Tom Crouser You could say Mark and Samantha Middleton worked themselves right into the middle. Some would say in the middle of the country. Some would say in the middle of nowhere. But everyone would say right into the middle of trouble. Both were highly respected and highly paid […]
Read More »Case of Spoiled Owners, Part 2
By Tom Crouser Spoiled attitudes are also sometimes prevalent in unique ways among couples in business. Let’s say Momma has an inheritance and Pop is playing business, which I define as having a goal other than creating wealth. What kind of goal? Oh, more sales for the heck of it, bigger equipment than the other […]
Read More »Case of Spoiled Owners, Part 1
By Tom Crouser Spoiled. Some business owners are just spoiled. The result is it’s hard to maintain an adult working atmosphere, retain or attract new workers, or even get the next generation in the same family to act like adults. So, what does being spoiled really mean? It’s doing what’s most fun rather than what’s […]
Read More »Finding Competent Workers, Part II
By Tom Crouser A good advertisement is just one step part of your recruitment campaign. Second part is your response process, especially these days when you are apt to have numerous people apply. Here’s a system that I have often used which should be useful to you. In the ad, ask them to call a […]
Read More »Finding Competent Workers, Part I
By Tom Crouser Conventional wisdom is that we can’t find good help anymore regardless of how high the unemployment rate is. And the fact you can’t find good help, or at least the perception you can’t, creates adverse consequences like a breakdown in discipline. How can you hold people accountable to show up on time […]
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