by Stephen Bean | Feb 12, 2015 | The Business Mind
Like all businesses, self-service laundries succeed or fail for a myriad of reasons. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to interview scores of laundry owners – and, when I do, I always ask them why they think they either have succeeded or perhaps not...
by Stephen Bean | Jan 30, 2015 | The Business Mind
Change is Omnipresent, and It’s Not Going Away – Embrace It! “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Dr. Viktor Frankl, noted Austrian psychiatrist Did you know that the word...
by Stephen Bean | Jan 25, 2015 | The Business Mind
[ Originally posted – Feb 17, 2012 Words are extremely powerful in the world of marketing. In fact, I’d argue that nothing is more important. Every word you choose for your advertising will either help you or hurt you. Not many words are neutral in their...
by Stephen Bean | Jan 21, 2015 | The Business Mind
Originally posted – Apr 09, 2012 Once upon a time a myth was perpetuated and accepted that all you had to do was keep your money in the stock market, and you would eventually become wealthy and retire, surrounded by palm trees, at age 65 to a life of ease and...
by Stephen Bean | Jan 21, 2015 | The Business Mind
Originally posted – Jun 25, 2012 When it comes to how often businesses fail and how long it takes to fail, it’s difficult to separate fact from fiction. Of course, if you listen to the experts, starting a small business seems to be right up there with...