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You researched the domestic market before starting your business. It may not have been all that difficult. You might have had a good feel for the business, knew what your…
Read MoreLast week, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) New Mexico chapter presented its first-ever program, Go Global with NAWBO. “With the world getting smaller and with increasing competition…
Read MoreWe recently had a staff meeting at WESST at which we discussed how our programs, our training classes and consulting services, must be constantly evaluated to make sure they are…
Read MoreThe word “Credit” can mean anything from recognizing others for their contribution, to accounting terms for posting, and for purchasing power (buying now but paying later). For the purpose of…
Read MoreA man stepped into my office seeking business-startup assistance. The frantic look on his face and his uneasy demeanor caused me to label him as ‘desperate’ (the worst position to…
Read MoreI had the opportunity this past weekend to hear Al Sacco speak about his journey to space as a payload specialist on board the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1995. Dr….
Read MoreThey say that you shouldn’t invest in an organization in which the participants don’t have “skin in the game”. There was a classic story told in which a group was…
Read MoreThe term, “Thinking Out of the Box,” is one of the most overused and under-appreciated phrases in modern marketing. In fact, most people would define the term as “a different…
Read MoreThe new administrator (we’ll call her Sue) of a professional financial group came to me to get advice about hiring and firing. Her predecessor had allowed the behavior in the…
Read MoreSome Things Change But Some Things (Thankfully) Stay The Same A recent chance meeting with one of WESST’s first loan clients (from the early 1990s) provided one of the best…
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