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The Billionaire Broker: The Early Years of Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab always had difficulty in school, but he never knew why. Today, he has become one of the most famous – and successful – dyslexics in the world. From using comic books to help him pass English literature classes to heading up the largest discount brokerage in the U.S., Schwab’s current fortune of $5.5 billion ranks him as the 57th richest person in the country.

Lesson #2: Take the Risk for Your Customers’ Rewards
“I can't overemphasize that we have the right kind of client-relationship people who really have the interests of the client at hand first – not second, but first,” says Schwab. “We are willing to risk short-term revenue to do the right thing for the customer and ensure long-term success.”
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How to Turn a Request for a Discount to Your Advantage
When a prospect asks for a discount, what do you do? Many of us simply give it and accept a lower profit on the sale. This is fine if you have a clear reason for giving it. Perhaps you wanted to keep a competitor out, or you never intended to charge the full price you asked for, but what do you do if you don't want to give the prospect a discount and do it simply because you fear losing the sale?
Saying No Can Save You Money
Don't back down when customers want a discount - When was the last time you told a customer "No" when they asked you to discount? And how often are you prepared to walk away from a prospect when they ask for more than you are normally prepared to do? If you're like many sales people, your answers might be, "Not often enough."
The Billionaire Broker: The Early Years of Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab always had difficulty in school, but he never knew why. Today, he has become one of the most famous – and successful – dyslexics in the world. From using comic books to help him pass English literature classes to heading up the largest discount brokerage in the U.S., Schwab’s current fortune of $5.5 billion ranks him as the 57th richest person in the country.

Lesson #3: Own Your Competitive Advantage
When Schwab first launched his discount stock brokerage company, he made it a habit to outsource his back office information technology to other companies. At the time, that was the standard practice throughout the industry. But by 1979, Schwab began to realize that if he was going to grow and gain competitive advantage, he was going to have to own that very technology.

Diversified are you really?
Many of you may think you are investors as I once thought and maybe many of you are, but most people have a 401k,TSP,ROTH and maybe a brokerage account through your bank or online broker. So, you have a retirement account and maybe you also nvest in mutual funds and stocks. Most people would say you are divesified, I say you are not and I will explain why I think so
Home-based Business: Insurance Broker
If you consider having your own insurance brokerage for your home-based business, your income is higher, compared when you choose to become a ‘captive’ insurance agent.
Online Marketing Strategies: Bonuses, Discounts, Coupons & Special Orders
There are any number of marketing strategies that can help you improve your sell-through ratio - regardless of whether you are selling online or offline. These include using bonuses, discounts, coupons and/or special orders. Each of these approaches has an advantage, depending on the manner in which they're used. In fact, you can utilize a number of these in conjunction with each other... There are some schools of thought that say that providing your clients and potential buyers with bonuses is better than offering a discount. I certainly full into this camp - I believe that offering a bonus is preferable to offering a discount! Let's take a look at why. e A bonus is meant to attract people to complimentary (tie in) products or services, as well as encouraging the buy-through.
The Discount Economy and It's Implications for the Future
What is the discount economy? How did we get here? More importantly, how do we get out?
Construction & the M&A Market (under $25 million revenues)
A brief informal update of the status of the construction merger and acquisition market or business brokerage market as of the Spring or Summer of 2011. We conclude that the business brokerage or business sale market for construction companies, including engineering firms, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical contractors, is improving but still slow. Read for details.
Does Size Matter? (When selling a Business?)
When you make the decision to sell... Often times there is a question that arises once you begin the process that many business owners do not have before they started. Does it matter what size the business brokerage (M&A) firm is that I hire to sell my business? This article gives the positives and negatives of big and small business brokerage firms.

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