Archives for "May, 2012"
There is much to do
I’ve begun a manic campaign again. It’s completely unrealistic and frankly, I’m disappointed in myself for trying to pull this together so quickly. My goal: Save $8,000 by the end of July. This will pay for booths for both NYIGF and Expo East. Assuming of course that there ARE booths left by then, as [...]
Monday Motivation
If it really was a no-brainer to make it on your own in business there’d be millions of no-brained, harebrained, and otherwise dubiously brained individuals quitting their day jobs and hanging out their own shingles. Nobody would be left to round out the workforce and execute the business plan. – Bill Rancic
Book Review: Bag the Elephant by Steve Kaplan
One of the goals for many companies that want to grow is to get into the big, conglomerate companies, like P&G, Bloomingdales, etc. That is, essentially, who this book is for. But there is a caveat to that. While reading this book, it came across to me as more of a demotivator than a motivator. [...]
what summer brings
Summer is teaming up to be a busy season for me, strategy-wise (sales wise, who knows?!). In addition to running Metropolis as is, I’m also working on the new look of the company. So far it’s all coming together well, but as with most things, it’s going to take some serious budgeting and cost-measuring. It’s [...]

