I am not sure if during the creation of a private country club the owners think about the time that will come when the clubhouse would need to be rebuilt. If they are not, maybe they should. Even a commercial building or residence has to be torn down and rebuilt eventually, why would someone feel […]
How country clubs are seen by today’s generation of young business people is not the same as the generations before them. Their interest and lifestyles, on the most part, do not mirror their parent’s or their grandparent’s drive for all things leisure. This is not to say the 25 to 35 year old business …
In the case of where a business is ‘strapped for cash’ logic would dictate if there is found to be too much of something for sale it would be good to discount the price and move it on. Would this logic persist with private club’s selling open tee-times? Predictably, many of the …
It is really said to hear of another Country Club closing due to bankruptcy. By IAN McCANN / The Dallas Morning News imccann@dallasnews.com / The Dallas Morning News Ray Leszcynski contributed to this report. A Garland, Texas, country club that had been posted for foreclosure has filed for bankruptcy. Oakridge Golf Club LP filed for […]
I am finding it more than interesting the attitude by many golf businesses have developed towards dealing with the pull back in the golf economy. In a large number of cases, instead of moving forward to make a change needed to survive in a recession they pull back to doing nothing or go about …
Yes, there are many people out in the ‘Job Searching’ arena today asking..What is Business Networking? You would think they would know what business networking is all about, but having attended a few gatherings over the past couple of years calling themselves Business Networking gatherings I can see why many are still asking this …
Do you keep track of what source of marketing, PR or promotions your business uses to secures the most clients, customers or business? If not, you should. The term ROI is still relevant today even though it now takes a theoretical physicist instead of a business major student to breakdown how social media effects …
Wow! How cool is it to find a site set up to shoot it straight on what franchising is all about. I am sure all businesses could learn from the info that is being provided and the list of experts in franchising offered. www.myfranchise.us A Must for Franchises Social Media for Franchises is …
There is absolutely no doubt that the world of Marketing has changed forever. Social Media..a throw back to connecting to the customer directly… has been proven over and over as how brand promotions has to be done in today’s economy. The question now is..how to get the remaining 75% of the mainstream businesses to …
I had an interesting conversation the other day. After handing my business card to this person the remark was made… “OH, I see you are a golfer. Everyone I know who plays golf is a slacker. Are you a slacker?” I get these comments from time to time from people who associates …
