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Attention Entrepreneurs -- Let's Discuss the Value of Feedback
As entrepreneurs, we have to go above and beyond satisfaction-- so we need to find out what our customers' perceptions of us and our business actually are. Then, we must change their perceptions from dissatisfaction or mere satisfaction to pure loyalty. We have to ask them for feedback. In this article, I discuss some of my ideas on feedback.Recently I attended an excellent, thought provoking program sponsored by Inc. Magazine called "Secrets of Business Success: Building Loyalty with Custome

Mechanical Contractors
A mechanical contractor is needed for those large scale construction jobs. The right contractor can install heavy mechanical equipment and keep it running properly. Everyone’s equipment needs are different. If you require heavy equipment installation of any kind, a licensed mechanical contractor is an important person to have on your construction team.One of the things a mechanical contractor can do for you is install an HVAC system. Whether you have a residential home or commercial office property, heatin

I have written a couple articles so far about the downfall of GM and Ford, although I have mostly focused on GM. GM announced today that they are going to offer some 113,000 hourly employees a severance package in the six figure range to leave and waive their rights to their healthcare benefits.

If I were in the position of some of these workers I would have a difficult decision to make. You have to weigh the fact that you would possibly get $140,000 to walk away from GM and the healthcare benefits you have worked years to secure against the fact that GM may go out of business by the time you retire and you would have turned down the package and still not get the healthcare benefits.

I know, you think I am crazy because I say GM may go out of business, right? Most people do think I am crazy when I say that. I bet a lot of people never thought Enron would crumble either and on paper they were a strong company. GM is a failing company on paper. The article above states that GM announced last week a loss of $10.6 billion. They have been losing billions and billions for years. They are well over $300 billion in debt and they continue to struggle with labor issues, declining market share, and more. I would like to know how anyone thinks they can stay in business.

As I have said in previous articles, GM is known for their cars but they are actually just as involved in mortgages and other financial tools through GMAC. GMAC has done well for the past few years because of the recent housing boom but they will pay the price within a couple years, adding to their already worsening financial situation. A

Risk Taking, Risk Avoidance & Risk Management
Only a few years ago my approach to business was very much along the lines of risk avoidance. I didn't want to take risk, not at all.In the last few years I have spent more time than ever with risk takers. Talking and meeting with these people has been, and continues to be, extremely stimulating. Through conversations I realised that, despite my previous perceptions, there was an ounce of entrepreneurship within me. In fact, not an ounce but a seed and like all seeds it needed nurturing to grow.

of some of these workers I would have a difficult decision to make. You have to weigh the fact that you would possibly get $140,000 to walk away from GM and the healthcare benefits you have worked years to secure against the fact that GM may go out of business by the time you retire and you would have turned down the package and still not get the healthcare benefits.

Five Keys to Job Satisfaction
Do you spring up in the morning looking forward to another day at work, or do you hit the snooze button at least three times and secretly look forward to scanning the want-ads for a new job? If your snooze button is getting a work out, you’re not alone. A recent Gallup poll found that fifty percent of working Americans are dissatisfied with their jobs. Hmmm, that’s starting to sound like a familiar divorce statistic.When I started working right out of college for eight bucks an hour as a customer servic

nd still not get the healthcare benefits.

Medical Billing - XA0 Record Fields 18 Through 23
Trailer records are a subtle animal. They don't seem to do much, but in the world of medical billing and the electronic transmission of claims, trailer records can mean the difference between a whole claim file going through or being rejected like a bad virus. In this installment of our series on medical billing and electronic claims submission, we'll be continuing our review of the XA0 record, picking up with field number 18.XA0 field 18, positions 120 - 126, is the total payer paid amount. This is the

bove states that GM announced last week a loss of $10.6 billion. They have been losing billions and billions for years. They are well over $300 billion in debt and they continue to struggle with labor issues, declining market share, and more. I would like to know how anyone thinks they can stay in business.

Your Personal Calling Card: An Elegant Way to Keep in Touch
Businesspeople routinely hand out business cards to prospective customers, colleagues, and social acquaintances, both as a marketing technique and for an easy way to keep in touch.Possibly because of the popularity of business cards, personal calling cards, which in decades past have gone out of fashion, are also making a comeback. Rather than scribble your name and phone number or email address on a scrap of paper, why not hand new acquaintances your personal calling card?First, you need to decide

id in previous articles, GM is known for their cars but they are actually just as involved in mortgages and other financial tools through GMAC. GMAC has done well for the past few years because of the recent housing boom but they will pay the price within a couple years, adding to their already worsening financial situation. A former co-worker of mine was an attorney and he did closings on the side to make extra money. He did them for GMAC. He said many of the loans he did closings for were usually for people in bad shape financially. A lot of them were ARM mortgages or interest only mortgages.

What is going to happen is once the rates climb higher these people will end up not being able to make their mortgage payments because the payments will have increased too much do to the adjustable rates. GM is going to end up losing a lot of money on this side of their business as well.

Oldsmobile went out of business a couple years ago and there has been some speculation that another one of the GM brands will be going out of business as well. I have read some “experts” articles that feel Pontiac will be the next to go do to slipping sales. Chevy is obviously the staple of the company, Cadillac does pretty well from what I have read, Saturn is one of the more successful brands as well. Hummer is a niche market and they continue to develop that to market to more types of customers. Saab is a “foreign” car and most people probably do not even realize they are owned by GM so they will most likely make the cut. This leaves Pontiac. The sales on their highly marketed GTO were weak and with good reason. I don’t

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There are a variety of skills you'll need to succeed as an entrepreneur and chances are do not possess them all. One of the great things about being an entrepreneur is that if you lack certain skills you can always hire people with those skills to help round out your company skill set.

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