by Stephen Bean | Jan 21, 2015 | The Business Mind
Originally posted – Apr 14, 2014 Extremely successful individuals in any industry have always fascinated me because they’re significantly different from the rest of the pack. They dramatically stand out. They’re not part of the herd… they’re...
by Stephen Bean | Jan 21, 2015 | The Business Mind
Originally posted – Nov 25, 2014 “Write the bad things that happen to you in the sand; that way they can be easily erased from your memory.” – Middle Eastern proverb I’ve noticed that very often when things “go wrong”based on...
by Stephen Bean | Jan 21, 2015 | The Business Mind
Originally posted – Nov 14, 2012 As we all know, big businesses have big marketing budgets on which they spend big dollars and, often times, achieve big results. So, here’s the big question: can a small business – like your coin laundry – use big-business...
by Stephen Bean | Jan 21, 2015 | The Business Mind
Originally posted – Jul 16, 2014 I have often thought that, to gain market share, effective advertising is the name but cleverly pairing features and benefits is the game. Not only is this true, but I guess it’s poetic justice as well. There’s old...
by Stephen Bean | Jan 21, 2015 | The Business Mind
Originally posted – May 06, 2013 I’ve been in the laundry business for the last 28 years, both as a distributor and a coin laundry owner. And, along the way, I’ve kept lists of the things I’ve learned. Some people collect stamps or coins or...
by Stephen Bean | Jan 21, 2015 | The Business Mind
Originally posted – Jun 27, 2014 I once read that “the ability to find energy and power from what we can’t know or control provides an immense competitive advantage.” Of course, as self-service laundry owners, we can only know so much about our...