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As a business owner, you know what it’s like to lie awake at 2 a.m. Maybe it has happened when you are excited and full of new ideas for your business. More often, it’s because you are worried about issues you will face the next day. Sometimes, it’s because you just woke up with the solution to a problem. I’ve experienced all those emotions about my businesses over the years. Awake at 2 o’clock? is where I share them with you, and hopefully help with answers that will let you sleep.
John F. Dini, CExP, CEPA
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Small business owners are the Hunters of the 21st century. We are 3% of the US population, and yet we create over half of all American jobs. As Hunters, we may not be inclined to manage by the numbers or stick to systems. Are you a Hunter or a Farmer?
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Great post John. As we say at Successful Transition Planning Institute, you have to know your goals and address your fears to have a great business transition. Fears about disintermediation are not often raised by the owners, but a wise advisor must raise them. Otherwise the owner’s goals may simply be fantasy. For those owners whose business is likely being dis-intermediated, and cannot offer differentiation (or it is too late to do so without significant, risky investment), the owner can still set goals for winding down the business and protecting personal assets, as well as creating a meaningful life.
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Scott: I ran into the same problem with ebay buyers trying to hold our feedback rating hostage by getting an undeserved partial refund. Our “full, unconditional refund rather than a “partial refund policy was set in stone during a rare 78 collection ebay sale. Although the collection was mint, untouched store stock and sold items were packed in expensive Uline 78 mailers several buyers claimed the 78″s arrived warped and wanted a partial refund. Statistically the number of “warped in shipping seemed way too high but we offered a full refund instead of a partial one to all buyers. Not one of them replied or sent their purchases back which made us assume they were all lying in order to get a refund. As Seinfeld said, “People, they”re the worst!.
great article John. Hope you are doing well.
Excellent article, John! You are so right – skipping steps is like not building a foundation. Simply getting to the answer is like not addressing the problem. Thanks for your insights.