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I live in a resort town, Saratoga Springs NY, where merchants are using the 6 P’s of marketing to get ready for the summer season when business doubles or triples. PEOPLE Retain: Owners have worked hard to retain their most productive staff. Hours and the best shifts are agreed to. Businesses can’t survive with too Continue Reading →

Originally posted at Meng Online. This is the final post of a MENG Blend trilogy presenting easy changes that you can quickly make to improve your resume.  Most were presented in the MENGinar “How to Improve Your Resume in 60 Minutes,” available free to MENG members.  The first two posts in the trilogy were:  “Seven Continue Reading →

Never means never.  I’ve been reviewing resumes for several years for MENG and have never (that word again) seen a functional resume that was worth considering [A functional resume organizes information by skill sets and accomplishments rather than the more standard specific positions, titles, and reverse chronology.]. A functional resume immediately communicates to an executive Continue Reading →

  Originally posted at Mengonline.com Reviewing more than 125 resumés for MENG members during the past four years, I discovered that many could be improved easily. These eleven improvements are taken from my recent MENG webinar, “How to Improve Your Resumé in Sixty Minutes,” which is available to members at mengonline.com where you also can Continue Reading →

Doing a feasibility study will help you determine whether your new business idea is worth pursuing. While developed by a group of SCORE consultants for new business start-ups, this process also works for expanding businesses with new products or services. Start by writing answers to the following eleven questions. Keep your answers short. You can Continue Reading →

I’ve been providing the following advice to a college senior searching for his first “real” job. Perhaps you know someone who’ll find this valuable. 1. GET THE RIGHT EDUCATION Although this first section should be particularly useful for college freshmen and sophomores, many of the seniors I’ve talked with recently are still struggling to make Continue Reading →

Re-syndicated from MENGonline.com Reviewing more than 125 resumés for MENG members during the past three years, I discovered that many could be improved easily. These seven improvements are taken from my recent MENGinar “How to Improve Your Resumé in 60 Minutes,” which is available to members at mengonline.com. 1. Be Consistent You must be consistent Continue Reading →

There are several typical strategies used to defend against new competitors that apply to all types and sizes of businesses. IGNORE: Often the best course is to simply ignore the new competitor, which typically isn’t as dangerous or directly targeted against your business as you initially imagine. The three advantages of this “no-action” strategy are: Continue Reading →

Last week I wrote about the local Saratoga Springs, NY HUD Board public relations disaster. They had done everything wrong by ignoring and then mishandling a problem with bedbugs and providing a “not our fault” response. You can look at the earlier blog and videos for a full account. The Board quickly had to decide Continue Reading →

Re-syndicated from MENGonline.com I worked for many years for a company with a long-reigning CEO that many thought impossible to work with.  Yet, I loved working there.  It may have been the best fit for my skills of any of the many companies I worked for. I learned a great deal and used the following Continue Reading →