Surviving the Recession
Here is how one company has managed to not just survive but also thrive in the recession. Slate Magazine just posted this article by Daniel Gross. Here are some excerpts: “But at least one...
View ArticleJune Case Study
FACTS A second-generation business in flooring and carpet was doing quite well. They grew to a sales volume of about $20 million per year with nearly 100 employees. The brothers who operated the...
View ArticleAccounting 101 For Business Owners
This document is a basic primer for business owners with no accounting background (or particular aptitude!) Have your own Income Statement and Balance Sheet in front of you while you read this. Pick...
View ArticleFremont Offers Extraordinary, One-Time Discount On “Minding My Own Business...
The Fremont Group, a non-profit corporation dedicated to bringing quality and affordable management consulting services to small business owners, is using a substantial grant to subsidize workshops for...
View ArticleDo You Own A Job or a Business?
When the owner is spending more time doing other people’s jobs than he is doing his own he has a problem. His job is to run the company and when he is doing other people’s jobs, he isn’t doing his....
View ArticleThe Fremont Business Operating System
Attendees at a “Minding My Own Business” Workshop have been exposed to the Fremont Business Operating System. This system is the baseline for all management consulting performed by affiliates of The...
View ArticleI JUST DON’T HAVE THE TIME…
Everyone has one-hundred sixty-eight hours in a week—how come some people find the time for family, some people find the time to attend workshops, and some people find the time to run more than one...
View ArticleHave We Forgotten Profit?
Traditionally when someone started a business they struggled. If they were lucky (and good) they achieved enough results to stay in business for awhile and eventually to prosper. For those companies...
View ArticleThe value of planning
by Neil Friedman The business plan is your statement of purpose for your business. You can’t forget the reason to be in business. Every football coach tries to devise a winning game plan. Even the best...
View ArticleManagement Retreats
The Fremont Group recently surveyed small business owners and found the following results: only 5% of small businesses held an annual management retreat however those companies that did listed it as...
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