As published in the Colorado Springs Business Journal on September 23, 2011. By Laddie & Judy Blaskowski.
A client recently asked for advice about the opportunity to partner with a larger company.
The arrangement looked promising on the surface and the other company was pushing for it, insisting it could be a strong union and a win-win situation. But there were also red flags, warning that this particular alliance carried considerable risk for our client.
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Posted by Laddie Blaskowski on Sep 29, 2011
As published in the Colorado Springs Business Journal on September 16, 2011. By Laddie & Judy Blaskowski.
Like many people, you may invest in the stock market. But the people in charge of Target or Ford or Chesapeake will probably never call you to ask your opinion on how to operate those companies.
Go figure. Therefore, aside from deciding when to buy or sell, you have no control over the value of your stocks. Given the volatility of the stock market, if stock investments are all you’re counting on to get you through retirement, you may be seriously out of luck.
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Posted by Laddie Blaskowski on Sep 16, 2011
As published in the Colorado Springs Business Journal on September 9, 2011. By Laddie & Judy Blaskowski.
“I don’t set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them.”—Dick Clark
Because we work with business owners, we like to keep an eye on trends that might affect them. This is especially true in times of uncertain economy, when businesses might need to adjust their product or service offerings to accommodate their customers’ needs or attract new customers.
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Posted by Laddie Blaskowski on Sep 09, 2011
As published in the Colorado Springs Business Journal on September 2, 2011. By Laddie & Judy Blaskowski.
If you think outsourcing will never impact your business, you’re essentially sticking your head in the sand.
Outsourcing can potentially help your business, harm it, or both. You need to be informed so that you can benefit from using it, or protect yourself by creating strategies to compete against it.
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Posted by Laddie Blaskowski on Sep 02, 2011