All businesses begin from entrepreneurship, in which creative individuals turn ideas into profitable realities. There had been many who tried their luck as entrepreneurs. Many failed; some succeeded. It didn’t matter if the products or services entrepreneurs introduced seemed mundane or looked grandiose. What mattered was that entrepreneurs worked hard to develop their ideas intoContinue reading “Building the Entrepreneur’s Business via Supply Chains”
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Discerning What We Can Change versus What We Cannot
A long time ago I tried to start a business in which I’d deliver basic consumer products to small provincial stores. I’d buy products from major wholesalers and sell them at small profit margins. I’d offer my customers products at close to wholesale prices and I’d deliver items as soon as there were ordered. AsContinue reading “Discerning What We Can Change versus What We Cannot”
Beware the Aggravation in Addressing Our Problems
Does it seem like there are more aggravations in our lives than ever before? Aggravations are facts of life for us humans. For most of our history here on Earth, we have had our share of aggravations. We’ve gone through wars, plagues, invasions, natural disasters, famines, and economic distresses. At a tad lower level, we’veContinue reading “Beware the Aggravation in Addressing Our Problems”
It’s Bad When We Turn Away Customers, Very Bad
Customers are the lifeblood of our businesses. If we don’t have customers, our businesses die; it’s that simple. Yet, many of us who are business owners turn away customers for any number of reasons. Sometimes, the reasons are due to the limits our businesses have. Restaurants turn away customers because they have no more tablesContinue reading “It’s Bad When We Turn Away Customers, Very Bad”
Lessons Learned from E-Commerce
December 28, 2020. We ordered the food but couldn’t find the riders to deliver them. Our family of cousins, uncles, and aunts couldn’t be together for New Year’s Eve. Reunions and parties were not allowed in lieu of ongoing restrictions brought on by the CoVID-19 pandemic. Instead, we ordered food from a food shop andContinue reading “Lessons Learned from E-Commerce”
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