by J.F. (Jim) Straw When most small manufacturing businesses start-up, they concentrate their sales efforts on the known markets here in the United States. Defining their markets as the known users of their products; known distributors of those products; and known (or accessible) sales areas within the U.S., overlooking the larger — more profitable — […]
by Tyler G. Hicks On a business flight from Europe, we had dinner in the upper cabin of a big 747 jet. During the meal the conversation turned to risks in business and how the risks can be reduced. Most of the people there — both men and women — agreed that you cannot take […]