Free Seminar: Choosing & Marketing a Business (Northville, MI)

By Paul Bensman
Details In Retail, Inc.
In these tough times, we all need to work together to find ways to survive and thrive.  Next week I have the pleasure of speaking at a free seminar designed to help business owners (and those looking to start a business)  make the choices that make sense in this economy.  It’s sponsored [...]

Direct Sales – Finding the “YES”

by Paul Bensman
Details In Retail, Inc.
I was recently invited to speak at a meeting of the Metro West Chapter of the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance. As the name suggests, this is a networking, training and educational forum for women involved in various direct sales ventures. I enjoyed talking with this enthusiastic group about the challenges [...]

7 words that can kill your business

by Elizabeth Cusulas
Details In Retail, Inc.
I heard them again today –  the 7 words that are the business equivalent of a nicely knotted rope and a sturdy hook in the ceiling:
“That’s the way we’ve always done it”

Business Financing – Looking for Your Fair Share of TARP?

by Dave Gaddis
CMG Management Services, LLC
The Wall Street Journal reported on January 26, 2009 that of the $3,321.68 billion (that’s trillion with a ‘b’) in loans written in the fourth quarter of ’08, loan volume was down by 1.37%.  This drop in loan activity occurred in the face of the infusion of $147.91 billion in [...]