Last week I talked about opportunities, following up from my post on SWOT Analysis:  Simple Tool to Improve Your Business.  If you missed one of these previous posts it may be best to go back and review them in order. SWOT Analysis:  Simple Tool to Improve Your Business SWOT Analysis:  Defining Your Strengths SWOT Analysis:  [...]

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Last year at I woke up at 4am with my phone ringing and a slight sound of sirens in the background.  My house was smoky and as I ran into the living room ash was flying inside my house through the skylights.  This was the morning of the 2007 San Diego fires.  At the same [...]

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In response to my post last week: SWOT Analysis:  Exploring Your Opportunities, here’s a great example of a friend who is seizing an opportunity in the current marketplace: Jay Riordan, President of Dream Design Builders and I were talking about how great his company is doing while many of his competitors were closing down or [...]

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In the past week there has been a lot of buzz on the presidential election.  Many reporters were trying to figure out when the country started turning to Obama.  Many times reporters would suggest different speeches, interviews, or statements by both Obama and McCain, stating one speech made the difference or this interview really changed [...]

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Last week I talked about weaknesses, following up from my post on SWOT Analysis: Simple Tool to Improve Your Business. If you missed one of these previous posts it may be best to go back and review them in order. SWOT Analysis: Simple Tool to Improve Your Business SWOT Analysis: Defining Your Strengths SWOT Analysis: [...]

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