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Archive for January, 2008

29 Jan, 2008

One Sure-Fire Way To Close More Sales Calls

Posted by: Jason Drohn In: business

I have found over the years that one of the easiest, best ways to sell something is the come prepared.  It doesn’t matter if you are sitting at lunch with a colleague, visiting a long term client, or showing up to pitch a brand new client.
People don’t like to think.  They don’t like to interpret.  [...]

24 Jan, 2008

EmployeeSuggestionBox.com Review

Posted by: Jason Drohn In: business

Every once in a while, a business idea comes across my desk that just simply works.  EmployeeSuggestionBox.com is one of those ideas.
When I was at Pepsi, I remember filling out employee surveys every year that detailed the quality of management, the level of productivity, our thoughts on our pay, and all kinds of other questions.  [...]

21 Jan, 2008

The Top 10 Most Profitable Businesses To Start

Posted by: Jason Drohn In: business

Forbes has a list of the top 10 most profitable businesses to start, as well as the top 10 least profitable.
The top 10 most profitable:

Accounting Services
Legal Services
Dental Services
Specialized Design Services
Other Health Practitioners

Top 10 least profitable:

Community Care Facilities
Other Support Services
Beverage Manufacturing
Real Estate Related Services
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing

The service sector appears to be pretty healthy, and the [...]

18 Jan, 2008

Half A Million For What?

Posted by: Jason Drohn In: business

Business expenses are a necessary evil in any company.  In order to make more money (and continue progressing), you have to spend money.  If you don’t reinvest in updated technology, you will quickly be ushered out the door.
I have long admired those that can run capital intense businesses in the farming industry, trucking industry, and [...]

13 Jan, 2008

Be An Expert

Posted by: Jason Drohn In: quirky

For Christmas, I finally got an Xbox 360. Not that I have a tremendous amount of time to play, but when I get the chance I enjoy it immensely! Today, I stopped by GameStop to see what kind of new games they got in. It is my third stop there since [...]


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