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The 3 "R's"
6 March 2010 | Comments: 0
SAVING JUST ONE COMPANY
7 February 2010 | Comments: 0
10 January 2010 | Comments: 0
Lead, Follow...or Get Out Of The Way!
22 December 2009 | Comments: 0
Is Your Business the "Best of Breed?"
9 November 2009 | Comments: 0
Are Your Blinders Still On?
7 November 2009 | Comments: 0
FREE is your marketing...
12 October 2009 | Comments: 2
Weather the Storm...
27 September 2009 | Comments: 0
Incremental Issues
29 August 2009 | Comments: 0
Glub, Glub Glub...
23 August 2009 | Comments: 4
In An Instant...
16 June 2009 | Comments: 1
Let the 4th Quarter Begin...
8 June 2009 | Comments: 1
Climbing out on a new ledge...
4 June 2009 | Comments: 3
Shifting Gears...
27 May 2009 | Comments: 3
Thanks Mom's...
7 May 2009 | Comments: 0
Where Is Our Honor?
6 May 2009 | Comments: 2
What Reality Are You Ignoring?
27 April 2009 | Comments: 1
Read any good books lately?
22 April 2009 | Comments: 0
Quit This And Start That...
17 April 2009 | Comments: 0
Heading For The Wrong Roof...
16 April 2009 | Comments: 1
Climbing the Ladder...
15 April 2009 | Comments: 1
The Upcoming Hole In My Calendar!
14 April 2009 | Comments: 1
It's Not A Straight Line...
2 April 2009 | Comments: 0
A Feel Good Story
31 March 2009 | Comments: 2
When Do I Get My Money Back?
29 March 2009 | Comments: 0
Who Are You Here For?
23 March 2009 | Comments: 0
Trade Waste For Productivity...
21 March 2009 | Comments: 0
How Speaking Helps Me Learn...
12 March 2009 | Comments: 0
Changing Minds...
10 March 2009 | Comments: 0
You Are Already Gone...
9 March 2009 | Comments: 0
Beware The March To Oblivion...
4 March 2009 | Comments: 1
Business survives even when businesses fail...
2 March 2009 | Comments: 0
Is It News Or History?
26 February 2009 | Comments: 0
You Have Fear Because You Don't Understand...
25 February 2009 | Comments: 0
Because I Said So...
24 February 2009 | Comments: 0
Can You Stand Being Alone...
20 February 2009 | Comments: 0
Ignorance is NOT Bliss...
19 February 2009 | Comments: 0
Lie, Cheat, Steal and Win...
18 February 2009 | Comments: 2
Emerging Ideas...
17 February 2009 | Comments: 0
The Perfect Joint Venture "Storm"...
16 February 2009 | Comments: 1
Step It Up A Notch...
9 February 2009 | Comments: 2
Maximize Your Chances...
6 February 2009 | Comments: 0
It's All How You Look At It...
5 February 2009 | Comments: 0
Small Business needs to become Smart Business...
2 February 2009 | Comments: 1
I showed up...they didn't...
29 January 2009 | Comments: 0
Flexibility...get yourself some!
27 January 2009 | Comments: 0
Recession Ends When The Bank Sends...
26 January 2009 | Comments: 0
Morrissey's World...
23 January 2009 | Comments: 0
If It Is Not Free It Is Not For Me...
22 January 2009 | Comments: 1
Let Wall Street Go For Now...
21 January 2009 | Comments: 1
The Future Starts Today...
20 January 2009 | Comments: 0
Getting Over Those "Firsts"...
16 January 2009 | Comments: 0
Save America...Start a Company...
15 January 2009 | Comments: 0
Wake Up, Get Dressed, Move On...
14 January 2009 | Comments: 0
The Safety in Math...
13 January 2009 | Comments: 0
Using the Internet...
12 January 2009 | Comments: 1
How Close Are You To Success?
9 January 2009 | Comments: 0
3 Ways to Snap Out of It...
8 January 2009 | Comments: 0
Where did they go?
5 January 2009 | Comments: 1
Show the Gate to 2008
31 December 2008 | Comments: 0
Does Marketing Work?
30 December 2008 | Comments: 0
The Best Christmas Ever...
29 December 2008 | Comments: 0
How are you on a people mover?
22 December 2008 | Comments: 0
Did She Spend $3,500.00 Wisely?
18 December 2008 | Comments: 1
Marketing Made Easy...
17 December 2008 | Comments: 1
How Has Your Spending Changed?
16 December 2008 | Comments: 0
Ain't Life Grand!
15 December 2008 | Comments: 0
What's Your Final Tally?
12 December 2008 | Comments: 0
Holiday Gift Idea...
11 December 2008 | Comments: 0
Mr. Opportunity is Knocking...
10 December 2008 | Comments: 0
Free Stuff can "Set You Free"...
8 December 2008 | Comments: 1
Surviving Takes More Than Wishful Thinking...
6 December 2008 | Comments: 1
How About Some Perspective...
5 December 2008 | Comments: 1
Starting at the Starting Line...
2 December 2008 | Comments: 0
Protecting their Greed...
28 November 2008 | Comments: 0
Time For Thanksgiving...
26 November 2008 | Comments: 0
7 Steps Back to Success...
25 November 2008 | Comments: 1
What's Your Exit Strategy?
24 November 2008 | Comments: 0
Herman...tell us a story...
21 November 2008 | Comments: 0
Please Let Them Fail....
20 November 2008 | Comments: 0
The Joy Of Movie Club...
19 November 2008 | Comments: 0
Do Something Every Day...
18 November 2008 | Comments: 0
Time is what you make of it...
17 November 2008 | Comments: 0
Change...Change...Change...
14 November 2008 | Comments: 1
Concentrate on your "Little World"...
12 November 2008 | Comments: 0
What part of "Going Broke" don't you understand?
10 November 2008 | Comments: 0
The United States of denial...
7 November 2008 | Comments: 0
What they don't teach in school...
6 November 2008 | Comments: 0
What is around the corner for you?
5 November 2008 | Comments: 0
Please Vote Today...
4 November 2008 | Comments: 0
Back to the Blogosphere...
3 November 2008 | Comments: 1
What's Real and What Ain't...
22 October 2008 | Comments: 0
Do You Believe In You?
16 October 2008 | Comments: 0
Who would have Thunk it!
15 October 2008 | Comments: 0
What if you did it right?
13 October 2008 | Comments: 0
The Birth of Creditalism...
9 October 2008 | Comments: 1
Patience Please...
8 October 2008 | Comments: 0
"Creditalism" not Capitalism...Wimpy Won!
7 October 2008 | Comments: 0
Clumps of Cash...
6 October 2008 | Comments: 0
Wal-Mart all over again...
3 October 2008 | Comments: 1
Forward Thinking...
2 October 2008 | Comments: 0
The Sun Came Up Today...
1 October 2008 | Comments: 2
Finding Your Future...
25 September 2008 | Comments: 0
Business Plans that work...
23 September 2008 | Comments: 0
Paying Twice For Others Mistakes...
22 September 2008 | Comments: 0
Being Robbed Squared...
19 September 2008 | Comments: 0
Are You Franchise Shopping?
18 September 2008 | Comments: 1
Quit Watching and Get in the Game..
17 September 2008 | Comments: 1
Snapshot of a Ball in the Air...
15 September 2008 | Comments: 0
What's the real data?
12 September 2008 | Comments: 0
Survival Secrets...
11 September 2008 | Comments: 0
Save the Company...Save Your Job...
10 September 2008 | Comments: 0
Think Counter-Clockwise...
9 September 2008 | Comments: 0
Hiring and Firing...
2 September 2008 | Comments: 0
Are you working hard enough?
1 September 2008 | Comments: 0
rebuilding America is really this simple...
29 August 2008 | Comments: 0
Still rebuilding America...
28 August 2008 | Comments: 0
How to rebuild America...
27 August 2008 | Comments: 0
200 and Counting...
26 August 2008 | Comments: 1
What are you Watching?
24 August 2008 | Comments: 0
Perception versus Reality...
23 August 2008 | Comments: 0
Look at Now...and Look at Then...
22 August 2008 | Comments: 0
Cultivate Your Passion
21 August 2008 | Comments: 0
New World Order...
20 August 2008 | Comments: 0
Don't Give It Your All...
19 August 2008 | Comments: 0
Back to Square One...
18 August 2008 | Comments: 2
Buy or rent?
12 August 2008 | Comments: 2
Truth...see the Truth!
11 August 2008 | Comments: 0
Change, Age and Time...
5 August 2008 | Comments: 0
Turtles Rule In Hard Times...
4 August 2008 | Comments: 0
SHHH...we can't say that
4 August 2008 | Comments: 0
Marketing...marketing...
28 July 2008 | Comments: 0
Stupid is as Stupid Does...
23 July 2008 | Comments: 2
Plans In A Random World...
21 July 2008 | Comments: 0
How Far Ahead Can You See?
16 July 2008 | Comments: 0
Why Discovering The Truth Makes Things Different...
15 July 2008 | Comments: 0
But What's Your Plan?
11 July 2008 | Comments: 0
Never Stop Marketing...
10 July 2008 | Comments: 0
Where Do We Go From Here?
9 July 2008 | Comments: 0
Shameless Marketing Request...
7 July 2008 | Comments: 0
And The Rocket's Red Glare...
3 July 2008 | Comments: 0
Two Words For You...
2 July 2008 | Comments: 0
Too Busy To Market...
1 July 2008 | Comments: 1
Where Do You Invest Now?
29 June 2008 | Comments: 0
It is about the numbers...
26 June 2008 | Comments: 1
Where is the Easy Money?
24 June 2008 | Comments: 0
Evolve or Die...
20 June 2008 | Comments: 0
Ed McMahon is Going Broke...
18 June 2008 | Comments: 2
Not So Fast...
17 June 2008 | Comments: 1
Busy Doesn't Always Mean Progress...
16 June 2008 | Comments: 0
Happy Fathers Day Poppy...
11 June 2008 | Comments: 0
Turning Attitude Around...
10 June 2008 | Comments: 0
The Moonlight Graham Effect...
9 June 2008 | Comments: 1
Are You Where You Wanted To Be?
6 June 2008 | Comments: 0
A Moment of Pride...
4 June 2008 | Comments: 1
Basic Business Bahavior...
3 June 2008 | Comments: 0
Two Americas...
2 June 2008 | Comments: 0
Two Costs of Starting a Business...
30 May 2008 | Comments: 1
Are we falling behind...or are they just passing us?
29 May 2008 | Comments: 0
A Movie Review...
28 May 2008 | Comments: 0
Working Smart AND Working Hard...
27 May 2008 | Comments: 0
Who Did That?
21 May 2008 | Comments: 0
Bi-Polar Focus...
20 May 2008 | Comments: 1
Where can I get more sales?
19 May 2008 | Comments: 0
Where Did All That Money Go?
15 May 2008 | Comments: 1
Your World versus The World
14 May 2008 | Comments: 1
Control What You Can...
13 May 2008 | Comments: 0
Know When To Fold Them...
9 May 2008 | Comments: 0
Should this Shop Owner Stay or Go?
7 May 2008 | Comments: 1
Got Any Old Chevy's?
6 May 2008 | Comments: 0
Let's talk some Green...
5 May 2008 | Comments: 1
American's are Ostriches...
2 May 2008 | Comments: 1
Pre-Qualifying Leads...I bet you can't...
30 April 2008 | Comments: 0
Confidence...Where Does It Come From?
29 April 2008 | Comments: 1
Your World...and Your World...
28 April 2008 | Comments: 0
Final Wednesday Update...
23 April 2008 | Comments: 0
I Want It All...I Just Can't Seem To Get It Right Today
22 April 2008 | Comments: 0
What are Business Owners Thinking?
21 April 2008 | Comments: 0
It's Wednesday Update Time...
16 April 2008 | Comments: 0
Gambling with the Dreams of Others...
15 April 2008 | Comments: 0
The Butthead Writer "Skeptator"...
14 April 2008 | Comments: 0
Buddy's Tale
11 April 2008 | Comments: 0
Down the Auction Path We Go...
9 April 2008 | Comments: 1
Staying Positive...
8 April 2008 | Comments: 0
America is left behind...
7 April 2008 | Comments: 0
The More You Do...There's More To Do...
3 April 2008 | Comments: 0
It's the Wednesday Update...
2 April 2008 | Comments: 0
Hope Springs Eternal...Reality is a Better Plan
1 April 2008 | Comments: 0
A few ride the elevator...most climb the stairs...
31 March 2008 | Comments: 0
This Gym Thing Isn't Working...
27 March 2008 | Comments: 1
Here comes an auction...
26 March 2008 | Comments: 0
Can Internet Businesses Skip Steps?...
25 March 2008 | Comments: 1
"The Enemy is Obscurity"...
24 March 2008 | Comments: 0
Business truth or consequences...
21 March 2008 | Comments: 1
What do others pay for your success?
20 March 2008 | Comments: 0
When Reality Sets In...Wednesday Update
19 March 2008 | Comments: 0
Where is your Focus?
18 March 2008 | Comments: 1
A Toast to Tim and Julie...
17 March 2008 | Comments: 1
Trim the trees before they bloom...
14 March 2008 | Comments: 0
What do I do with this BIG IDEA?
13 March 2008 | Comments: 0
Wednesday Update / Notes on a Deal
12 March 2008 | Comments: 0
Signs of Spring...
11 March 2008 | Comments: 0
The Courage to be Wrong...
10 March 2008 | Comments: 0
Where did all this debt come from?
7 March 2008 | Comments: 1
What's your Project Payback?
6 March 2008 | Comments: 0
Wednesday Case Update
5 March 2008 | Comments: 0
Knowing When To Sell
4 March 2008 | Comments: 1
My Elevator Pitch
3 March 2008 | Comments: 0
Sometimes ya just gotta laugh...
29 February 2008 | Comments: 1
Does your customer Golf...or Skateboard?
28 February 2008 | Comments: 0
Our Wednesday Update Post
27 February 2008 | Comments: 0
Are you wearing Blinders?
26 February 2008 | Comments: 0
And the Winner is...not always you!
25 February 2008 | Comments: 0
Cash Creates Conflicts
22 February 2008 | Comments: 1
REAL LIFE EXAMPLES
21 February 2008 | Comments: 0
ACT ON IT
20 February 2008 | Comments: 1
Business Lesson Number 1
19 February 2008 | Comments: 0
America has hit an Iceberg...and Herman has your Lifeboat
18 February 2008 | Comments: 0
LOVE is all you need...
14 February 2008 | Comments: 1
Opportunities in Troubled Times
13 February 2008 | Comments: 3
Inner Support & Letting Go
12 February 2008 | Comments: 0
Funding Your Dream
11 February 2008 | Comments: 1
Promises Holding Up?
8 February 2008 | Comments: 0
Jumping the Gun
7 February 2008 | Comments: 0
Information Ignored: Due Diligence
6 February 2008 | Comments: 1
Hold the Flapjacks!
5 February 2008 | Comments: 1
A Public Negotiation
4 February 2008 | Comments: 3
Restless, but not Stupid.
1 February 2008 | Comments: 0
Thanks Omaha
31 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Financial Emergency Preparedness
30 January 2008 | Comments: 1
Red Sox Rally
29 January 2008 | Comments: 0
When to Quit...How to Get Out.
28 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Feeling the Rush
26 January 2008 | Comments: 1
Going Public
25 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Where does the money come from?
24 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Commitment takes you out of your Comfort Zone
23 January 2008 | Comments: 1
It's Brian Oates Turn
21 January 2008 | Comments: 1
Ideas need Action
21 January 2008 | Comments: 1
Try it before you Buy it.
20 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Info Gatherers versus Doers
19 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Cracking the College Code
18 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Are we swirling the drain?
16 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Rebounding is tough.
16 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Let's talk about debt again.
15 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Bootstrapping Suggestions
14 January 2008 | Comments: 1
How do your customers pay?
11 January 2008 | Comments: 1
Are you a rabbit or a turtle?
10 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Is all that milking necessary?
9 January 2008 | Comments: 1
The $ 18,000.00 Breakfast!
8 January 2008 | Comments: 0
What do you see out there?
7 January 2008 | Comments: 0
The Success Attribute
5 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Funny Failures
4 January 2008 | Comments: 1
Soar with SPIRIT
3 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Opportunities Abound When Blood Is In The Streets
2 January 2008 | Comments: 0
Buying much more than just a Job
1 January 2008 | Comments: 1
History does repeat Itself
31 December 2007 | Comments: 0
It's Harder Then You Think
30 December 2007 | Comments: 0
It's staring you in the face.
28 December 2007 | Comments: 0
Spend less or get more money
27 December 2007 | Comments: 1
Predicting your 2008 Future
26 December 2007 | Comments: 1
Tis the Season
23 December 2007 | Comments: 0
Those Extra Check-out Lanes
22 December 2007 | Comments: 0
The Value of your Labor
22 December 2007 | Comments: 1
How do you know if it's working?
21 December 2007 | Comments: 0
Buying lessons from the Barn
16 December 2007 | Comments: 0
Change Your Scenery
16 December 2007 | Comments: 0
When Failure Is Funny
14 December 2007 | Comments: 0
Dive...or Climb Back Down
13 December 2007 | Comments: 3
Valuing a Service Business
11 December 2007 | Comments: 0
What's in a Name?
11 December 2007 | Comments: 0
Negotiating...what's the secret?
9 December 2007 | Comments: 0
Your job is your Business
5 December 2007 | Comments: 1
Joys of Ownership
4 December 2007 | Comments: 1
What are these gages for?
4 December 2007 | Comments: 0
Will it to Happen
4 December 2007 | Comments: 3
Waffle House Tips
3 December 2007 | Comments: 0
If the ball lands in the rough, hit it from the rough.
28 November 2007 | Comments: 0
Keep an open Mind
26 November 2007 | Comments: 0
What do you buy with nothing?
25 November 2007 | Comments: 1
Changing your World
24 November 2007 | Comments: 0
IBM said it best...THINK.
23 November 2007 | Comments: 0
There is a Bright Future
21 November 2007 | Comments: 0
Attitude is Important
15 November 2007 | Comments: 0
Buying a troubled company
13 November 2007 | Comments: 1
What is your job?
12 November 2007 | Comments: 1
Spread the Joy
10 November 2007 | Comments: 0
Secured Versus Unsecured Debt
9 November 2007 | Comments: 1
Take them out of the office
8 November 2007 | Comments: 0
Relish Reality
7 November 2007 | Comments: 2
Have you tried calling an electrician?
5 November 2007 | Comments: 2
Avoid a costly acquisition
3 November 2007 | Comments: 1
Silent Partners
31 October 2007 | Comments: 0
Squeeze every drop of effort
29 October 2007 | Comments: 0
Do what you know
28 October 2007 | Comments: 0
This Blog's For You
25 October 2007 | Comments: 4
Buying a Bargain VS Acquiring an Albatross
24 October 2007 | Comments: 2
Back to business basics
22 October 2007 | Comments: 1
Looking down the road.
21 October 2007 | Comments: 0
Time for a sales lesson.
13 October 2007 | Comments: 2
What is an entrepreneur?
13 October 2007 | Comments: 0
Cash flow isn't profit.
12 October 2007 | Comments: 2
"Let them hire themselves"
11 October 2007 | Comments: 0
Business specifics to ponder.
7 October 2007 | Comments: 0
Planning for success...not failure.
4 October 2007 | Comments: 1
When is it time to get out?
2 October 2007 | Comments: 0
Lily Pad to Lily Pad
28 September 2007 | Comments: 0
Who is your role model?
24 September 2007 | Comments: 0
Preparation...a secret
20 September 2007 | Comments: 1
So, how do I start my business?
20 September 2007 | Comments: 4
Debt is a cancer that can kill you.
19 September 2007 | Comments: 0
Where do you focus your efforts?
19 September 2007 | Comments: 0
Those in the midst of the struggle.
16 September 2007 | Comments: 0
Time, Space & Money
9 September 2007 | Comments: 0
Why Does Opportunity Knock?
6 September 2007 | Comments: 1
The New World Of Blogs
1 September 2007 | Comments: 0
What’s Holding You Back ... Buy or Start A Business
26 August 2007 | Comments: 2
Doing Versus Watching...Get in the Game
20 August 2007 | Comments: 3
Blogging: A New Beginning
10 August 2007 | Comments: 1

Welcome

After 30+ years in business, I’ve decided that it’s time to share my hard knocks knowledge. Having worked in almost 200 bankruptcy cases and many other kinds of business failure situations, I have awarded myself a Ph.D. from what I refer to as the Herman School of Business. In this blog, you’ll read about starting a business, running a business, and, if the situation calls for it, selling a business; about being a business success and not a business failure. Welcome …

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