by Joe Driscoll | Nov 23, 2009 | Entrepreneurship
College football bowl games and professional football playoff games will provide a backdrop for holiday entertainment during the coming weeks. At one time or another, most all of us will find ourselves captivated by the spirit of a determined underdog’s bid for...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 23, 2009 | Entrepreneurship
Looking back on the early days of what developed into a successful career, an independent businessman reflected, “if it hadn’t been for my wife’s income, we probably wouldn’t have made it. My experience is that what ever endeavor you choose,...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 23, 2009 | Entrepreneurship
When you get a new idea, its hard not to be excited about it. When you develop a new product, its natural to want to get it to market as soon as possible. While new ideas need advocates, there is also a need for prudence. Albert Einstein, the great physicist known as...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 23, 2009 | Entrepreneurship
Challenge #1. The first few years were a struggle but things have started to take off lately. Sales and profits are up and the customers know were to find us. Now, just when things are looking good, a new competing store opens right down the street! We built the...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 23, 2009 | Entrepreneurship
You see them here, you see them there, you see them everywhere. Well, I ran out of them the other day so I had to make a trip to my local stationary store for a resupply. “Them” is the ubiquitous “Post-it” note pads. As I looked over the vast...
