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Give the quote, get the job Suppose I…</p> 228 </div><!-- .entry-summary --> 229 <footer class="entry-footer"> 230 <div class="entry-actions"> 231 <p class="more-link-wrap"> 232 <a href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/blog/job-estimates-barrie-on/" class="post-more-link"> 233 Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> I have no idea what $$$ to quote for that job!</span><span class="kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg" fill="currentColor" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="27" height="28" viewBox="0 0 27 28"><title>Continue</title><path d="M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z"></path> 234 </svg></span> </a> 235 </p> 236 </div><!-- .entry-actions --> 237 </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> 238 </div> 239 </article> 240</li> 241<li class="entry-list-item"> 242 <article class="entry content-bg loop-entry post-921 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog"> 243 <div class="entry-content-wrap"> 244 <header class="entry-header"> 245 246 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/blog/nobody-wants-to-write-a-business-plan/" rel="bookmark">Nobody wants to write a business plan</a></h2><div class="entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot"> 247 <span class="posted-by"><span class="meta-label">By</span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/author/donna-douglas/">Donna Douglas</a></span></span> <span class="posted-on"> 248 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2013-10-19T08:00:03-04:00" itemprop="datePublished">October 19, 2013</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-03-15T14:22:10-04:00" itemprop="dateModified">March 15, 2022</time> </span> 249 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 250</header><!-- .entry-header --> 251 <div class="entry-summary"> 252 <p>That’s because of how it sounds. Business plan. Business plan. Drudge. Drudge. Market segmentation. Financial forecasting. Revenue streams. Potential competitive challenge. Is it any wonder? Most entrepreneurs, actually, don’t write a business plan before they start out. Often, they write the plan at the request of a bank when they go for additional financing. Or,…</p> 253 </div><!-- .entry-summary --> 254 <footer class="entry-footer"> 255 <div class="entry-actions"> 256 <p class="more-link-wrap"> 257 <a href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/blog/nobody-wants-to-write-a-business-plan/" class="post-more-link">
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308 Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> Whoâs your competition? Look again</span><span class="kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg" fill="currentColor" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="27" height="28" viewBox="0 0 27 28"><title>Continue</title><path d="M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z"></path> 309 </svg></span> </a> 310 </p> 311 </div><!-- .entry-actions --> 312 </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> 313 </div> 314 </article> 315</li> 316<li class="entry-list-item"> 317 <article class="entry content-bg loop-entry post-950 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog"> 318 <div class="entry-content-wrap"> 319 <header class="entry-header"> 320 321 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/blog/business-curiosity-barrie-on/" rel="bookmark">Curious? Itâll drive everything!</a></h2><div class="entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot"> 322 <span class="posted-by"><span class="meta-label">By</span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/author/donna-douglas/">Donna Douglas</a></span></span> <span class="posted-on"> 323 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2013-10-17T08:17:34-04:00" itemprop="datePublished">October 17, 2013</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-03-15T14:12:42-04:00" itemprop="dateModified">March 15, 2022</time> </span> 324 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 325</header><!-- .entry-header --> 326 <div class="entry-summary"> 327 <p>I’m often asked by people to define the single greatest character trait for successful self-employment. It’s a logical question. There are so many attributes we need to start and run businesses. It’s helpful to have good organizational skills… people, places, things. It’s also helpful to have math skills so I can learn how to set…</p> 328 </div><!-- .entry-summary --> 329 <footer class="entry-footer"> 330 <div class="entry-actions"> 331 <p class="more-link-wrap"> 332 <a href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/blog/business-curiosity-barrie-on/" class="post-more-link"> 333 Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> Curious? Itâll drive everything!</span><span class="kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg" fill="currentColor" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="27" height="28" viewBox="0 0 27 28"><title>Continue</title><path d="M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z"></path> 334 </svg></span> </a> 335 </p> 336 </div><!-- .entry-actions --> 337 </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> 338 </div> 339 </article> 340</li> 341<li class="entry-list-item"> 342 <article class="entry content-bg loop-entry post-951 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog"> 343 <div class="entry-content-wrap"> 344 <header class="entry-header"> 345 346 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/blog/giving-back-business-barrie-on/" rel="bookmark">Giving back to your customers, constructively</a></h2><div class="entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot"> 347 <span class="posted-by"><span class="meta-label">By</span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/author/donna-douglas/">Donna Douglas</a></span></span> <span class="posted-on"> 348 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2013-10-17T08:15:40-04:00" itemprop="datePublished">October 17, 2013</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-03-15T14:12:50-04:00" itemprop="dateModified">March 15, 2022</time> </span> 349 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 350</header><!-- .entry-header --> 351 <div class="entry-summary"> 352 <p>A client of mine owns a Snow Removal/Lawn Care Company. In his first year of business, he sold a number of contracts for snow removal. Great deal for him, really because it was one of those ‘light’ years. He plowed three times. He came to me, worried that his customers had been shortchanged because it…</p> 353 </div><!-- .entry-summary --> 354 <footer class="entry-footer"> 355 <div class="entry-actions"> 356 <p class="more-link-wrap"> 357 <a href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/blog/giving-back-business-barrie-on/" class="post-more-link">
358 Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> Giving back to your customers, constructively</span><span class="kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg" fill="currentColor" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="27" height="28" viewBox="0 0 27 28"><title>Continue</title><path d="M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z"></path> 359 </svg></span> </a> 360 </p> 361 </div><!-- .entry-actions --> 362 </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> 363 </div> 364 </article> 365</li> 366<li class="entry-list-item"> 367 <article class="entry content-bg loop-entry post-952 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog"> 368 <div class="entry-content-wrap"> 369 <header class="entry-header"> 370 371 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/blog/trademark-business-barrie-on/" rel="bookmark">You have to stop using your business name! Itâs mine!</a></h2><div class="entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot"> 372 <span class="posted-by"><span class="meta-label">By</span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/author/donna-douglas/">Donna Douglas</a></span></span> <span class="posted-on"> 373 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2013-10-17T08:14:18-04:00" itemprop="datePublished">October 17, 2013</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-03-15T14:13:00-04:00" itemprop="dateModified">March 15, 2022</time> </span> 374 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 375</header><!-- .entry-header --> 376 <div class="entry-summary"> 377 <p>That’s what happened. Eight years after establishing my business program, branding it locally, paying for a sophisticated website, buying memberships to networking organizations in its name, wrapping my vehicle, winning awards… eight years of branding and promotion and achievement, and the unthinkable happened. I found myself in a trademark conflict. 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Work hard! Play hard! In fact, its a phrase assigned to many successful people.</p> 403<p>Alas, for many it really means work hard, work hard, work hard, work hard. Take a holiday in the south somewhere and work hard while youre there.</p> 404<p>To my way of thinking, work hard, play hard starts at your daytimer. Whether its a paper version or an electronic version, outlook or daytimer, it begins right there.</p> 405<p>What helps is to think of yourself having just six months left in your life. Six definitive months. What are the things you would want to achieve during those final six months? Write them down.</p> 406 </div><!-- .entry-summary --> 407 <footer class="entry-footer"> 408 <div class="entry-actions"> 409 <p class="more-link-wrap"> 410 <a href="https://www.donnadouglas.com/blog/work-hard-play-hard/" class="post-more-link">
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455(the world reknown movie producer) has his grade 5 report card sitting on his desk. His teacher’s comment is a single line: this young man will amount to nothing. That says it all, really. 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