Palo Alto Software, the makers of Business Plan Pro and Marketing Plan Pro are giving away free copies of Business Plan Pro Premium on July 1st as part of a program to support entrepreneurs and businesses in their home state of Oregon. The company has long been an advocate for small business and this is [...]
Business Plan Pro – Free for Oregonians on July 1st!
What is the Role of Failure in Success?
I attend an excellent sales training class every Wednesday morning and this week Jeff (our trainer) presented an interesting perspective about failure in the role of success. The worldview for failure is usually: Failure <- Me -> Succes In this view we can either fail or succeed depending on how we do. An alternative, but [...]
Attract the Ideal Customer
I presented the “7 Steps to Successful Small Business Marketing” at a class full of entrepreneurs at Clackamas Community College last week. It was a fun group and we had a great time. I had intended speaking for an hour or so plus questions but we eventually wrapped up after 2 and a half hours. [...]
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