by George Sotiropoulos | May 8, 2023 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
Do you know John?He was a real salt of the earth entrepreneur. He worked hard, saved his money, and jumped in to start his own company. He put in long hours, made difficult decisions, and slowly but surely, his business grew.Years went by, and John’s business...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 5, 2023 | Customer Experience, Business Value
Netflix has a documentary “Don’t Pick up the Phone” which is a true story of how a sexual predator called fast food stores in small towns all across the United States and just by pretending to be a police officer over the phone, instructed and succeeded in getting...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 4, 2023 | Business Value, Customer Experience
We like to do business with those we trust. Even if we do not personally like them, if they are trustworthy we will still do business.I saw this in my financial services days where we had certain people who were not very likeable, but their clients trusted that they...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 2, 2023 | Business Value
As a business owner, when you look for ways to grow and increase profits, it becomes very tempting to fall for marketing or consulting solutions that promise all kinds of amazing benefits.Unfortunately, some of these solutions are nothing more than “shiny objects”...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 1, 2023 | Business Value, Customer Experience, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
You’ve worked hard to get your business off the ground and while you may be doing everything yourself, there’s no reason why you can’t scale up your business into a sellable asset.Here are suggestions to avoid wasting time or money as you grow your business. Get the...
by George Sotiropoulos | Apr 26, 2023 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
A profitable business is usually a good sign that things are going well. But sometimes, even profitable businesses can’t seem to find any investors or buyers.Patrick and the Chocolate FactoryWhen Patrick started his chocolate factory ten years ago, everyone...