Entrepreneurship is about finding an idea or concept you are passionate about and acting on it to make the dream a reality. Freedom, flexibility, and doing what you enjoy are desires people seek, yet might not have with their current position…
For the past few years I have been preaching that it’s the business not the customers who determine whether you will have a profitable Christmas shopping season. If you are hearing this prognostication for the first time you might think I’m a…
Fall is on its way to the Gallatin Valley. MSU students are starting to roll back into town and Cats fans are getting excited for the first home game at the newly expanded stadium.
Residential Real Estate sales have been chugging along at a decent…
The Beatles used to be known as the “fab four” during their heyday in the early to mid sixties. Four musicians working together that changed the face of music and influenced others for generations to come. Due to today’s shaky economy there are…
The question I get asked most often is “Is anything selling?” And the answer is a resounding “Yes.”
As I mentioned in my last Real Estate Market update, many people were concerned that housing sales could not keep up with the increase seen in…
Many of you may have heard by now, but sales in the Real Estate market in Bozeman are starting to increase. Things are certainly busier; on multiple weekends I’ve taken buyers out to look at properties and run into other buyers and their agent at…
In my 40 plus years of business study I’ve come across some common mistakes that make me scratch my head and really question the decision makers of these companies and industries. These are not just mistakes that are common to the Gallatin Valley…
I recently overheard a business owner lamenting that he was spending over $1,400 a month on Yellow Pages advertising with little to show for it. I don’t know what his definition of ‘little to show for it’ was and I don’t think…
What’s a dollar worth? This question constantly comes up on my weekly radio show. A question that prompts several answers, all accurate, depending on your point of view. The dollar is worth less but it’s also worth more than it used to be…
August Uhl
The number of jobs tied to manufacturing in America has declined steadily for decades and now stands at about 10%. Nowadays we hear that America has a service economy or that we are a nation of consumers. Honestly being defined as a nation…