Entrepreneurship

Charlotte Property Management Weekly: Thankful for an Awful Year: Top 2 Business Takeaways from 2009 (Part 1)

“Oh… Deck the halls with boughs of holly (picked for free from the yard), fa la la la la, la la, la, la… ‘Tis the season to (fake) be(ing) jolly, fa la la la la, la la, la, la… (“Unthankful” Charlotte Business Owner)

“…give thanks in all circumstances…” (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

“Left a good job in the city

Charlotte Property Management Weekly: Jack Welch is Envious of Your Real Estate Firm?

“I’m not sure what we are going to do… Revenue is down and costs are the same. We are scraping by on a few first-time home buyer sales that come through. Worst of all, my employees are having a hard time making a living in this traditional brokerage business model.” (Frustrated Charlotte Real Estate Firm Owner)

“Most small companies are uncomplicated, simple, informal. They grow on good ideas regardless of their source. They need everyone, involve everyone, and reward or remove people based on their contribution to winning.

Charlotte Property Management Weekly: Obama’s Entrepreneur-less Recovery Plan

“Too big to fail.” (President Obama)

“…(Then US Treasury Secretary Alexander) Hamilton regarded the national debt as ‘a national blessing,’ for it permitted the clustering of resources into the hands of a small group of enterprising men who would invest and not just spend it.” (Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis)