How To Reach Your Millions…

In my time, I’ve met a lot of entrepreneurs, business owners and individuals who have made their millions.  But, there is nothing that says “loser” more than someone who can ALMOST make their millions, with nothing left to loose, decides to give it all up.

Now, we all know that being in the entrepreneurial business means taking risks, seeing what works and what doesn’t.  And, if we are on that track, there is the chance that we will get what is needed, then will loose it because of a risk that we take when we don’t have to.

But, for some losers, they don’t even have to do that.  Now, this is what I call Loser Luck.  Let’s define that… it’s when you have everything going for you, then just don’t “feel like” dealing with it anymore.

The setting and the character: A small business owner that hoped onto the wireless Internet fad in a smaller town.  The opportunity was one that could have brought him quite a fortune.  Even though the town was small, it was growing, with many who were tired of the city, building larger homes out in the area in order to settle in.  And, it’s expanding in 3 different ways towards cities.

So, this entrepreneur sets off and grows his business in about five years.  He gets a set of 4 employees to help, and basically doesn’t have to do anything, except write out the checks.

The downfall: Winter hits.  And a blizzard comes.

In the Spring, this business owner shuts down his business, sells his customer list for $500,000 and leaves to Florida.  And, from what I’ve heard, he was inches away from having a million dollar business, including expansions into different areas, and being the ‘cutting edge’ guy for the town.  But, he didn’t want to deal with the winter storms anymore.  So, instead of expanding, he sold.

So, let’s just say this.  It’s 2 years later and the company that he sold to is now in the millions with profit.  Our business owner; however, has nothing to say for himself.  Except, he re-furbished a home by the beach, and now he is going to have to sell it and try to start a business again.  Hopefully, his home won’t get hit with a hurricane.  It would make the blizzard look petty.

What definitely hits our loser business owner, though, is that he doesn’t really know what he wants to do.  He’s thinking of just going and working for someone.  Not only is he at a loss for business ideas, but also opportunity, as the area is having hard economic times and isn’t going to be growing for another… at least 50 years.

So, his year of being a beach bum has definitely not “paid off.”  And, so, we designate him into Loserville in order to enjoy the fruits of… no… not money he could have had… but instead, for finding the loser in himself.

And so we all can say… 

Signing Out,

Billy Bluff

(The Business Expert)

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As Honest as the Dollar Bill

There is nothing like a good business individual to let you know where you are really spending your money. I would like to pay tribute to the dollar bill and those who believe in it. They all come from the same line… fraud. Oops! I mean… honesty and trustworthy business tactics.

So, here’s the business story. A woman entrepreneur, we will call her Sally, was working with another individual in order to distribute work to them. It was a work for hire contract, with no agreements to the bounds for termination, payment, etc. Here’s how the entrepreneur assisted in making the business system even better.

So, where to start with this wonderful entrepreneur? Oh, right. She didn’t sign any contracts with those she was distributing the work to or those that she was getting the work from. As a matter of fact, I heard that she had just lost $3,000, $1,500 and other payments because the customers were under no bounds to pay her. A heroic suffering of her business in order to truly distribute the work. What a service woman!

Oh, let’s keep going about her contributions. When it came to paying for the work, to those she was getting the work from, she was really good at “showing the money”. She would shift her money into different market places so that it would look like she was broke, then lie and say that the system wasn’t coming through with her money so that she wouldn’t have to pay anyone. When she got caught… the answer was… “I’m confused. I don’t know where my money went.” Well, like they say… a business always needs a separate account.

As a matter of fact, when she got called on anything, that was her answer. “I’m confused.” Then a little laugh. And, not only was she “confused” but she played it on every side so that she never knew what the work was about or for, didn’t know what the writers were doing and had to contact everyone at least 5 times a day in order to make sure that there was something going on. Because she never knew. Poor Sally… just trying to do her job, but there’s so much going on… how is any business individual supposed to keep track?

The greatest thing about this heroic woman entrepreneur is that she is well known in her industry and is biting everyone else out of the competition.

A tribute to losers ville for someone being honest, trustworthy with your money, and as good as the dollar bill. A true American entrepreneur.

Signing out,

Billy Bluff

Business Writer

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