Jim Muehlhausen
Aside from his books "The 51 Fatal Business Errors and How to Avoid Them" and "Business Models for Dummies," Mr. Muehlhausen has been published in various publications including Inc., Entrepreneur, The Washington Post, MSNBC, The Small Business Report, The Indianapolis Business Journal, Undercar Digest, Digitrends, and NAICC Journal.
Half-Retiring business owners aim to keep their business income while working only two half-days a week. However, if the customer service department cannot effectively...
I saw the van below in a parking lot and it struck me as a shockingly narrow and unusual niche. This stands in stark...
Our organization was engaged in a debate regarding customer and prospect preferences and behaviors. After a bit too much of, “I’m right, you are...
I am a big fan of by Dr. Christopher Hart’s book, “Extraordinary Guarantees: A New Way to Build Quality Throughout Your Company & Ensure...
The power of a brand If you weren't convinced of the power of a brand, check out the cool infographic below. More interesting is the...
Proctor and Gamble (P&G) plans to introduce a lower-priced version of #1 selling brand Tide. Tide Simply Clean and Fresh will be price in...
Does a cool idea = a great business model? When I met the owners of NoChar Inc. and the showed me how their product can...
I thought our readers might appreciate a brief overview of Business Models for Dummies. Feel free to click through the slide show below and...
Alright, the following are not "new" business models, but I have penned a name for these successful business models which does serve an important...
LegalZoom has built a $200+ million business catering to the needs of customers with a legal need who don't want to hire a lawyer....
Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA made a bold move to remove smartphone subsidies. Carriers have long complained that handset subsidies benefit manufactures such as Apple...
It is estimated that 50% of Americans consume at least one soda per day, totaling about 8.5 billion gallons. SodaStream (NASDAQ: SODA) has taken...
Many pundits are forecasting the demise of big box retailers, including troubled Best Buy. Sales are down. The stock has been pummeled. Now the...
Sometimes a great business model hits a snag. These pitfalls can damage or even destroy a once good business model. In this article, I...
An interesting question from Marsha Campbell, HR Officer at National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd landed in my inbox the other day: I noticed on your...
Many Fortune 500 companies have shown us that you can make more profit with fewer sales. Sealy Mattress' second quarter 2012 sales down 2.9%,...
J.C. Penney just reported a bigger-than-expected loss and rapidly declining sales, as customers vote with their wallets and revolt against the new pricing plan...
Internet radio giant Pandora Media is the world's largest Internet and mobile radio service. In June 2011, the company went public at $16 per...
Angry Birds Space just broke a new record becoming the first app to hit 50,000,000 downloads in only 35 days, two weeks better than...
Entrepreneurs are the best people in the world. They are ever-hopeful and optimistic. They believe there is a solution to every problem; and they...