Jon’s Blog
Main Street Iowa adds Destination Creation Course to State’s Business Training Programs
The Iowa Downtown Resource Center, one of the leading Main Street State programs in the nation, will offer Jon Schallert’s Destination Creation Course to Iowa small business owners starting this year.
When a Market Analysis is Wrong
I found this article written by a writer who attended my sessions years ago. I don't remember reading it back then, but she makes some good points now. Enjoy! What if the market analysis that said your proposed new business would never make it in a community was dead...
The Importance of Employees Getting It
I wanted to hear her response, knowing that Hallmark and Wal-Mart’s partnership in this venture was a huge financial investment for both companies. Just outfitting every employee at Wal-Mart with a single button
Where to find the best small business advice
Here’s a situation that happens to business owners everyday: You are in your business and you have a new idea to bring more customers in your doors. You feel reasonably certain that your idea would work, but you would like to bounce the idea off someone else, to get their perspective before you proceed.
Here are the four (4) people you probably will ask for advice and the reasons that those people are probably the worst people to ask.
How Croghan Colonial Bank is Helping Small Businesses
I talked about this briefly last month, but I wanted to go into more detail here. Angie Morelock, the Downtown Director for Downtown Fremont, Inc. in Fremont, Ohio, has wanted to bring a group of business owners to my 2 ½ day Destination Business BootCamp for years....
