Comments for Business Plans, Strategy, and Innovation in Tempe, Arizona http://tonybrownmba.com Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:07:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Comment on Stop Texting at Work by P http://tonybrownmba.com/2010/06/stop-texting-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-396 P Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:07:27 +0000 http://tonybrownmba.com/?p=301#comment-396 I couldn't agree with you more, my employee bought a new phone about 3 months ago and lately that's all he's been doing is text messaging his friend I have caught him a few times and told him, if I catch him again, I will write him up. What do you have to do to get a full 8 hours out of your employees; this system is really screwed up. Heck if we got caught evening talking to friend during normal business hours there where consequence. Now we have to fight with staff to do their job. The lady that was texting while a dog was having seizures, personally I would have grab the "Freaking phone" right-out of her hands. Especially in a life or death situation. That individual should have been dismissed from her job until further notice. We are not here paying people to text 20 to 30 times a day, as a Boss I have it to, but my phone never leaves my purse until I am out of the office. I don't have enough time in a day to be playing with texting. We need stricter laws and enforce them during business hours. If the employee gets caught, once, or even twice they get written up, the third time they should be dismissed without pay for 2 days. There are thousands of people that need jobs today and take their jobs seriously. We need to put a stop to all of this. Here we’re in the 20th century and everything changes from generations to generations. What's Next? I couldn’t agree with you more, my employee bought a new phone about 3 months ago and lately that’s all he’s been doing is text messaging his friend I have caught him a few times and told him, if I catch him again, I will write him up.
What do you have to do to get a full 8 hours out of your employees; this system is really screwed up. Heck if we got caught evening talking to friend during normal business hours there where consequence. Now we have to fight with staff to do their job.
The lady that was texting while a dog was having seizures, personally I would have grab the “Freaking phone” right-out of her hands. Especially in a life or death situation. That individual should have been dismissed from her job until further notice.
We are not here paying people to text 20 to 30 times a day, as a Boss I have it to, but my phone never leaves my purse until I am out of the office.
I don’t have enough time in a day to be playing with texting.
We need stricter laws and enforce them during business hours. If the employee gets caught, once, or even twice they get written up, the third time they should be dismissed without pay for 2 days. There are thousands of people that need jobs today and take their jobs seriously. We need to put a stop to all of this. Here we’re in the 20th century and everything changes from generations to generations.

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]]> Comment on Templates Won’t Attract Money by Tony http://tonybrownmba.com/2010/03/templates-wont-attract-money/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Tony Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:00:43 +0000 http://tonybrownmba.com/?p=161#comment-8 Steve, the SBA is a great resource, but sometimes new entrepreneurs need more help than just being pointed in the right direction. That's where one-on-one consulting can make a difference. As I have helped business owners take their business plan from a template to a actionable plan, they gain new confidence in where they are headed and in the success they will have. Kyle, thanks for the endorsement. Hopefully this isn't just good info that would have helped a few years ago, but actually makes a difference in your business today as you continue to work on your business plan. Steve, the SBA is a great resource, but sometimes new entrepreneurs need more help than just being pointed in the right direction. That’s where one-on-one consulting can make a difference. As I have helped business owners take their business plan from a template to a actionable plan, they gain new confidence in where they are headed and in the success they will have.

Kyle, thanks for the endorsement. Hopefully this isn’t just good info that would have helped a few years ago, but actually makes a difference in your business today as you continue to work on your business plan.

]]> Comment on Employee Development by Tony http://tonybrownmba.com/2010/03/employee-development/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Tony Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:52:04 +0000 http://tonybrownmba.com/?p=114#comment-7 Actually, employees who quit are not supposed to receive unemployment. They have to be fired or downsized. The entitlement mentality is dangerous, though. How much talent has been wasted by people sitting around waiting for handouts when they could have gone out and made something great? Actually, employees who quit are not supposed to receive unemployment. They have to be fired or downsized. The entitlement mentality is dangerous, though. How much talent has been wasted by people sitting around waiting for handouts when they could have gone out and made something great?

]]> Comment on Employee Development by kyle http://tonybrownmba.com/2010/03/employee-development/comment-page-1/#comment-6 kyle Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:40:28 +0000 http://tonybrownmba.com/?p=114#comment-6 It is my opinion that employees are protected well by the state and federal government. If they quit, they get unemployment. If they get fired, they are awarded someone from the state to defend their unlawful termination suit on the taxpayer's dime. The biggest complaint I have about employees is their "entitlement" attitude. They feel like they are "owed" a job and don't have to earn it. Don't get me wrong, I have some tremendous employees and treat them very well. It is too bad I have to spend so much money defending why I let people go that I can't reward them more often. It is my opinion that employees are protected well by the state and federal government. If they quit, they get unemployment. If they get fired, they are awarded someone from the state to defend their unlawful termination suit on the taxpayer’s dime. The biggest complaint I have about employees is their “entitlement” attitude. They feel like they are “owed” a job and don’t have to earn it. Don’t get me wrong, I have some tremendous employees and treat them very well. It is too bad I have to spend so much money defending why I let people go that I can’t reward them more often.

]]> Comment on Templates Won’t Attract Money by kyle http://tonybrownmba.com/2010/03/templates-wont-attract-money/comment-page-1/#comment-5 kyle Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:35:09 +0000 http://tonybrownmba.com/?p=161#comment-5 Tony, Great website. I have actually gone and read nearly all your posts and find the information very accurate. In fact, I wish I had been able to read this before I started my own business 5 years ago. In this most recent post when referring to borrowing/lending money you said, "I’m not worried about them losing money, I become worried about missing the opportunity for them to make me money." I have found that to be the case. It didn't seem that anyone was interested in loaning me money when I was trying to raise capital, but now that we are somewhat successful people come out of the woodwork to be involved in what we are doing. Great insight and entrepreneurship advice. Tony,

Great website. I have actually gone and read nearly all your posts and find the information very accurate. In fact, I wish I had been able to read this before I started my own business 5 years ago.

In this most recent post when referring to borrowing/lending money you said, “I’m not worried about them losing money, I become worried about missing the opportunity for them to make me money.” I have found that to be the case. It didn’t seem that anyone was interested in loaning me money when I was trying to raise capital, but now that we are somewhat successful people come out of the woodwork to be involved in what we are doing.

Great insight and entrepreneurship advice.

]]> Comment on Templates Won’t Attract Money by Steve http://tonybrownmba.com/2010/03/templates-wont-attract-money/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Steve Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:51:16 +0000 http://tonybrownmba.com/?p=161#comment-4 Nice article! I agree with your thoughts about this. Our company found the local SBA office extremely helpful when creating a business plan. There are a lot of very credible resources available to people willing to take the time to look for them. Nice article! I agree with your thoughts about this. Our company found the local SBA office extremely helpful when creating a business plan. There are a lot of very credible resources available to people willing to take the time to look for them.

]]> Comment on Create Your Business by Mark Brown http://tonybrownmba.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Mark Brown Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:50:29 +0000 http://tonybrownmba.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-3 Tony - I made a contact for you today at WIN University with Adam Spiel. He is from Idaho, and is an internet marketing guru. Please contact him at adam@prohostmanagement.com I feel he can help you with developing your client list and help you to find clients that need your assitance with a business plan. I told him a little about you, and will give him your website tomorrow. Tony – I made a contact for you today at WIN University with Adam Spiel. He is from Idaho, and is an internet marketing guru. Please contact him at adam@prohostmanagement.com I feel he can help you with developing your client list and help you to find clients that need your assitance with a business plan. I told him a little about you, and will give him your website tomorrow.

]]> Comment on Create Your Business by Mark Brown http://tonybrownmba.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Mark Brown Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:35:09 +0000 http://tonybrownmba.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-2 I spend some time on your website tonight. I am going to share it with some of the people in our group tomorrow. I spend some time on your website tonight. I am going to share it with some of the people in our group tomorrow.

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