Digital Library > Operations and Technology > Inventory control “When Errors Are Not an Option” Alaskan Brewing Co. leveraged its biggest operational obstacle to develop impressive organizational muscle. The Juneau-based microbrewery, which generates more than $10 million in annual sales, is landlocked. This adverse geography affects everything — from bringing in ingredients to shipping finished product. A weekly barge from…
Digital Library > Defining and Serving a Market > Business conditions “Entrepreneur’s Adviser — In the Know” Question: "How do you maintain current knowledge of markets?" Answer: It’s easy to become isolated while managing day-to-day operations. However, to maintain a phenomenal growth rate, it is essential for entrepreneurs to take a step back from their personal universe and absorb the…
Databases are no longer just dry collections of facts and figures. Newer, broad-based applications can help you manage information and increase productivity in every segment of your company. This Quick-Read can help you determine your database needs and find the right application to manage them.
Discovering the right marketing mix and knowing customers ‘inside out’ boosts sales a whopping 300% annually.
Setting sail on choppy electronic waters? Learn which boats float.
Digital Library > Acquiring and Managing Finances > Financial analysis “Preaching Prudence Creatively” Another way to get employees to understand your cost structure is to make a game of it like Jay Goltz has. Founder of Artists’ Frame Service, a Chicago-based company generating more than $10 million in annual sales, Goltz created a dynamic demonstration — "Showing Where the Money…
Digital Library > Defining and Serving a Market > Business conditions “Simplicity Sells: The Unplugged Moment” Today our lives are divided into two realms. Part of the day is spent in the Internet world, where we’re working as fast as we can, as hard as we can. Yet when we’re not in high gear, we want to completely "unplug" and…
Manage your relationship with reporters and editors in good times and bad through good "media etiquette" and simple planning.
Stop the paper chase; save time and money through B2B online purchasing.
Digital Library > Legal Issues and Taxes > Bankruptcy “When a Customer Goes Bankrupt… Act Quickly” To recover product shipped shortly before your customer announced bankruptcy, inform the company and the bankruptcy court within 10 days of when you delivered product of your intent to reclaim your products from the bankrupt company. Warning: If your product is being used as…