by Carol Frank | Oct 27, 2012 | Business Advice
Almost two years ago to the day, I wrote one of my first blogs about listening to an economist at the Denver CEO Forum. Dr. Beaulieu, Executive Director of the Institute for Trends Research, had many predictions about how we should invest/spend our money in the...
by Carol Frank | Sep 29, 2012 | Business Advice
Five Traits of Successful Business Starters As a serial entrepreneur who has founded multiple companies over the years, I have often asked myself “what drives me to start these businesses when so many people are content to sit behind a desk and work for someone else?”...
by Carol Frank | Jul 28, 2012 | Business Advice
My firm is an avid subscriber of the monthly ITR Trends Report ® written by the dynamic duo of Alan and Brian Bealieu, both PhD’s in Economics and frequent speakers at pet industry events. Recently the subject was retail sales. Although the news wasn’t great, I felt...
by Carol Frank | Jun 28, 2012 | Business Advice
A few years ago I was privileged to meet the producer of MSNBC’s show titled “Your Business” when he came to Dallas to interview me for one of their segments. Frank Silverstein is a real pro at interviewing entrepreneurs and getting them to share their successes and...
by Carol Frank | Jun 28, 2012 | Business Advice
“I have this amazing pet product that I just launched at Global Pet. The response has been nothing short of fantastic and the orders are rolling in. We are still very small, too small to get a bank loan but I need money for inventory and infrastructure. Can you help...
by Carol Frank | Feb 28, 2012 | Business Advice
As a pet industry consultant and entrepreneur, one thing I am continually amazed at is the amount of money thrown at unproven products – many of which end up failing. This was top of mind this past week as I sat through a fascinating presentation by the Director of...
