by David Lively | About Retail, Blog
Turning around a struggling business in these difficult economic times isn’t easy, but it’s possible. Wayne Rivers, the co-founder of the Family Business Institute, has some advice on how to make your business more lucrative than ever before. (MSNBC) Look...
by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business
“She’s out there and she’s looking for you. This is not the time to play hide and seek.” So says Ray Allegrezza, Editor-In-Chief of FurnitureToday, in a recent editorial. “It’s always a good thing to be connected to your customers —...
by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business
“Can’t act. Slightly bald. Can dance only a little.” Good thing Fred Astaire paid no attention to MGM’s review of his screen test. Beethoven’s violin teacher declared him hopeless as a composer, while Einstein’s teacher wrote that...
by Amy Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business, Retail Idioms
THE NEW YORK TIMES, SEPTEMBER 8, 1895 – Mrs. Clara McArthur of 167 [sic] East One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Street, the young woman who attempted to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge ten days ago, but was prevented from doing so by the police, dropped off quietly in the...
by Amy Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business, Retail Idioms
THE NEW YORK TIMES, AUGUST 31, 1895 – Mrs. Clara McArthur of 162 East One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Street attempted to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge at 5:30 o’clock yesterday morning, but was prevented by the bridge policemen… “I made up my mind long ago...