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Fire Your Customers – When the customer isn’t right, show him the door
We have all heard the conventional wisdom that “the customer is always right” and “we exist to serve our customers,” but what if you have a customer that is so bad that his association with you damages your business? I say fire him. This blog post came from the news report of a St. Andrews,…
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From Chaos to Clarity – A Theory of Constraints True Story
This week I want to share a report on how we used the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to help a client rapidly turn around their operation. The details of the business have been changed to protect their privacy, but the rest of the story is true and has some great lessons for every business. The…
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SEIMA 2010 Business Expo and Linkages 2010
This week I attended the SEIMA Business Expo and Linkages in Saskatoon. SEIMA is an industry association for Saskatchewan environmental professionals, and runs events like these to support Saskatchewan environmental businesses. The presenters offered a wide variety of topics covering all parts of the environment. There was a mix of technical presentations, partnership pitches, financial…
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Inaugural Post
Welcome to Abonar’s blog. We wanted a better way to connect with the business people and budding entrepreneurs out there so we decided to create this blog. The content will be aimed at that audience but we imagine it will continue to evolve as the blog finds its voice. We encourage your comments below and…