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Lesson #2: Nothing Makes Up for Dogged Hard Work
From the time he was a young boy, Gallo lived and breathed wine. His father’s winery might have never taken off to the degree the family had hoped, but it was still an important introduction into the business for his young son. Once he was at the helm of his own vineyard operation, Gallo still might not have had much in the way of resources, but what he did have was his own manpower, and lots of it.

Mistakes Were Made, Now Recover
William F. Buckley Jr. passed away this week. I was lucky to know him and he taught me some important life lessons.

Lifestyle Investing: “Compound Time” Like Compound Interest?
I met David Kutoff in Omaha at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting, and he asked me an interesting question: Do you think that the value of time can compound like interest?
Make it a good news story
As a Small Business owner operator, business is often personal. So what happens when our business or we as the business owner ‘stuff up’? Because it is personal, do we take it as a reflection on our own character? Do we bury our head in the sand and pretend that it didn’t happen? How do we deal with it when there isn’t an organisational structure to hide behind? It can be quite challenging. I think that ignoring the problem is the worst thing you can do. A better approach is to acknowledge your shortcomings and try to turn a negative story into a good news story. Here are some recommendations on how.
Retro-Service
Retro Service is achieved via two modes: passionate People and the unique and memorable Experience they create for your customers. Retro Service is the form of service our parents and grandparents experienced back in the day.

Entrepreneurs – Now Is The Time To Economize In Order To Survive The Recession
The recession is biting, your profit margin is shrinking and you want your business to survive so what do you do? Well you retrench – dig in and ensure that you business will still be viable when the recession ends.
18 Practical Tips on Working With the Chinese
James Chan offers 18 practical tips on making friends and building better business relationships in China.
The Successful Business Lunch - Perk or Purgatory?
A business lunch for a client is a devise to make your client feel valued, comfortable and wanted. It is often looked as a status symbol. A few things to remember are:
Entrepreneurs - What Can You Learn From Dolly Parton?
Dolly Parton is an extremely well known and very recognizable business women. She has built an international multi dollar business from her great singing voice. What can we learn from the way she does business? Well let's have a look at the Dolly Parton Dinner Show experience and my visit there one Christmas.

The Power of Social Networking
You’ve all heard of networking right? Most business women don’t ever use it to its full potential. One of the most common reasons is that it’s just one more thing you have to do in your busy day so it goes into the too hard basket, right! I know I used to do this. With traditional networking, you stand in a room full of complete strangers pretending to have a good time, all in the hope that you will connect with the right people. Yes, networking can be a nightmare. It can also be a great thing if you get the right environment for you. Networking is all about building relationships and now-a-days I use both online and offline networking, but I get the greatest benefit from online social networking as I can connect with more people in less time. So what is it and how can it benefit you?

More Customers - Watch those Little Things
It's a tough market out there. It has been in the past and it gets tougher every year. So there are tiny differences between what makes a customer simply satisfied or absolutely delighted. So delighted that they come back for more AND even tell their friends about you. It's not rocket science...
Setting a Standard for Quality
What it takes to set a standard for quality.

Wine store franchises
There are a number of wine store franchise opportunities that could help people benefit from a growing demand for high-quality wines.

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Wine store franchises
There are a number of wine store franchise opportunities that could help people benefit from a growing demand for high-quality wines.

Garber on Business: Business dinner? Don't whine about wine
No longer does the haughty sommelier at Le Cavalier Réstaurant Français glare down his well-trained nose and impatiently finger his goûte-vin as he debates how to intimidate you into buying a more expensive wine -- that is, ahem, to persuade Monsieur to make a better choice. No longer must you fumble through a 28-page wine list, searching for a name you recognize -- any name you recognize, in order to breathe a sigh of relief.
High Price Raises Perception of Quality
In an article in the January 2008 Economist magazine, a study was cited that was done by Dr. Antonio Rangel of the California Institute of Technology. Rangel found that if people are told a wine that they are tasting is expensive, the perception in their brain evolves to increase the quality of the wine they had consumed based on nothing other than higher price meaning a higher quality.

The Wine Giant: How Ernest Gallo Got His Start
Ernest Gallo was not your typical billionaire. Up until the day he died, he insisted on keeping his home number listed in the public phone book; he wanted everyone to be able to find him. But it is exactly traits like that which continue to make this winemaker stand out. Today, the business he started with his brother back in 1933 with just $6,000 in capital remains the leading exporter of California wine, producing some 2.64 million bottles of wine every day.
Lesson #3: Be Ruthless and Rise to the Challenge
“You make the wine and I’ll sell it,” Gallo once told his younger brother. Gallo never wanted to be involved in the fine details of making fine wine. What Gallo wanted was to get out on the sales floor, to hit the streets, and to sell his stuff. He became known as a ruthless businessman for one reason; he was good at what he did and he did not let anything stand in his way. Gallo always got what he wanted because he was never willing to settle for anything less.

Lesson #5: Position Your Business to Become an Industry Leader
Gallo did not just help put California’s wine industry on the map; he helped establish the modern U.S. wine market as a whole once prohibition came to an end. Aside from the personality characteristics and work ethic that helped Gallo succeed as an entrepreneur, it was largely his strategic decisions on how to gain industry dominance in all aspects of his operations that transformed E&J Gallo Winery from a two-man operation into an international success story.

Video – the Next Wave of Small Business Marketing?
The current small business marketing trend is the addition of video to things like websites, promotional DVDs and blogs. Think of the explosion of You Tube – more people watch You Tube across the world each day than people watch TV. The cutting edge of the trend is live self-broadcast TV streamed from your website. Think of it like your own ongoing TV program. One of the gurus in this is a guy who talks about wine – Gary Vaynerchuck. A guy who is passionate about wine talks about it in laypersons terms – complete with plastic character toys. It is out there, loud, real and he out-rates many of the top US TV shows.

Aromas Franchise Opens First Outlet at Hiranandani Powai, Mumbai
Australia-based coffee chain, Aromas has launched first café lounge at Hiranandani Powai in Mumbai. Aromas has tied up with Ideal Hospitality Pvt Ltd (IHPL). With a seating capacity of 90 people and a live kitchen, Aromas is spread across 2000 sq ft and offers ground coffee and teas from around the world. Besides, wine, pre cooked food and wine are also served.
Extra, Extra, Dinosaur Sales Professionals Saved From the Edge Extinction
Ever heard of those sales professionals called Dinosaurs? You know, the ones that wine and dine their customers. Did you know that they are coming back?
Creative Recruiting and Other Social Media Ideas
Who else has been following the Murphy-Goode Winery contest? Today they’re announcing the winner of their six-month “Wine Country Lifestyle Correspondent” dream job. The campaign is a terrific example of how social media marketing can generate tremendous buzz, brand loyalty, and publicity – and even some controversy. (Let me know on the blog if you’re a fan of the campaign – or the wine.)
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