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Clarity Insider: Rod's Rambles (2)

How Todos Supermarket Found Success By Giving People 'Their Food'

One of the biggest myths in the business world is the concept of the “overnight success.”

A Corporate Promotion or Beer? Growling Bear Chose Beer

Ask anyone who works with me on a regular basis and they’ll be the first to tell you – I’m not a...

Trust Me, You Want to Be A Failure First.

There is little if anything small about the “small” business owner. At One Degree Capital, we refer...

One Wrong Letter Cost $2,000, Ruined a Friendship

My very determined competitors helped me learn that one (did they really have to flatten all FOUR...

Lessons in Perseverance From My College Keg Business

To the outsider, it often looks easy to own a business. The reality is that business owners face...

Pies and Wine So Good, Mom’s Has a Great Business Plan

Of course, Mom’s bakes some fantastic pies (second only to my own mom, of course… hi, Mom!)...

To Compete with Big Box Stores, Your Business Should Be Creative and Unique

One way is by building their own community of champions and collaborators.

All around us are great...

Local Beans, Great Atmosphere Key to Manassas Coffee Shop Success

Pssst, slow down. Take a moment and smell the coffee… or the tea or even the great breakfast...

Building a Business is a Team Effort - With a Little Help From Our Friends

No matter the reason, I was a “NO GO” and did not qualify to advance to the second week (Tower...

How Knowing 'Why' Led Website Developer WIX to $1 Billion

Here is a great example: Avi, a business associate I met in 1999, said to me at the time, “Rod, I...