by Joe Driscoll | Nov 26, 2009 | General Business
If an economist were to study the situation, the eventual solution might be known as the “trickle down ticket theory”. Unfortunately, however, the unused tickets that companies purchase to major sporting and other community events rarely “trickle...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 26, 2009 | General Business
“Let your fingers do the walking” and become an “economic anthropologist” for a minute. What would the different categories of businesses and the proportionate amount of space that they occupied in the yellow pages say about our current state...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 26, 2009 | General Business
The sign said, “The customer is the most important person in the business.” You’ve all seen the type of sign I’m talking about. They are usually framed, dusty, and hung at an angle in some obscure location. I had called several days in advance...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 26, 2009 | General Business
Your competition is more than just the business down the street that’s trying to sell the same product to the same customer. Being a good competitor is something we all take pride in. Competition is known to bring out the best in each of us. When it comes right...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 26, 2009 | General Business
Where are the good investment opportunities today? Interest rates are coming down but long term fixed income investments are made less attractive because the expanding money supply is perhaps setting the stage for a return of higher inflation. The stock market’s...
