Ron's Syndicated Business Articles
After a decade of spreading the word on how to succeed as an entrepreneur through seminars and speaking engagements, Ron Sturgeon, Mr. Mission Possible, turned to writing. His first book, "How To Salvage Millions From Your Small Business," was just the start of what has become another career: Since then, he's published "Green Weenies and Due Diligence," and his third book, "Getting To YES With Your Banker," is due out this spring.
Meet Mr. Mission Possible, The Walking Knowledge Base
Not long after "Millions" hit the bookstores, business associations and publications began asking Ron to write for them, and he's been doing it ever since. After all, as a walking knowledge base on entrepreneurship, he's got plenty to write about!
Ron's articles draw on all of the knowledge and experience he gained during years of building a series of businesses from the ground up. You can read about the basics of getting a business up and running; about how to get the most out of your relationships with your vendors; and how to tackle one of the most ticklish issues of all-getting money out of a banker!
The Open Secrets of Ron's Success
You can also read about the "secrets"-they're hardly secret!-to Ron's success. Being successful is about more than knowing your business basics. It's also a question of how you approach the task at hand. Do you have a business plan? Have you thought out your business strategies? Do you have what it takes to follow through? Because when it comes down to it, success has nothing to do with luck-it's about putting yourself in the right position to succeed!
Ron's articles appear in various association newsletters and industry publications, as well as on his blog. To see the most recent entries, just click on the links below. And to take advantage of Ron's skills as a small business consultant, either through a consulting assignment, a speaking engagement, or in one of his peer benchmarking groups, contact Ron today!
- Consolidation - How Will We Cope?
- Consolidation – How will we Cope? (part 1)
- Ask For The Sale!
- Turning an Auto Recycling Yard around in 90 Days
- How Do You Improve Your Business? Ask Your Employees!
- So You Want to Sell Pizza?
- It’s Changing the World!
- Sprucing up your Resume – AND-How an Employer can Learn More from Resumes
- Are You Complying with the Current Environmental Regulations?
- Lessons from The Apprentice - Competence in the Workplace Isn’t Enough
- Dallas Morning News Article about Ron
- Insurance Contract for Obtaining Your Inventory – Blessing or Curse?
- It’s All Up to You (Part one of two)
- Pieces of the Puzzle Required for Success.
- Embrace the Passion
- Its 3AM – Do You Know Where Your Data Is?
- Looking for a Job? Are You Really Serious?
- Involve Your Customers
- How prepared are you?
- Tools You Must Consider to Control Profits in 2006 – And Beyond
- How to Get More from Your Advertising Dollars
- Tools You Must Consider to Control Profits in 2006 – And Beyond (2of3)
- Tools You Must Consider to Control Profits in 2006 – And Beyond (3of3)
- Time for a Change Recyclers Have Tried to be Too Much, for Too Long, for Too Many.
- A Key to Great Achievement: Effective Delegation
- Passion, Perseverance, and a Limitless Future
- It’s Just Not Fair, Ron!
- Bill and Joe: Two View of Risk Taking For Growth
- Climbing Above The Competition: Marketing Versus Advertising (part 1 of 5)
- Management Article October 2008
- Your Most Likely Customer: A Secret from Charles Tandy (part 5 of 5)
- Interchange: We Need Only One Part 1 of 2
- A 2008 Tax Plan to Make Sure You Retire Rich
- : Would You Trade $250 for $8,000? Plenty of Today’s Job Applicants Don’t
- How Do Your Customers See You? (part 1 of 2)
- Virus on Your Computer? Yes, It Can Happen.
- Are Your Sharing Teeth in Your Operation?
- Diary of an Identity Theft Victim Two Tools to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
- Know Your Banker!
- Diary of and Identity Theft Victim- Two Tools to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
- Who Decides Who Gets to Be on Page One in Google's Search Results?
- Tips on Marketing and Advertising
- Insurance Contract for Obtaining Your Inventory – Blessing or Curse? Part 3 of 3
- Management Article: The Secret To Beating Your Competitors
- “Dude, You Might Not Be Getting Your Dell Back”: One Traveler’s Story
- Looking for a Job? Are You Really Serious?
- Lessons from The Apprentice - Competence in the Workplace Isn’t Enough
- Define what you want from a vendor – It’s helpful to you and them!
- The Success Habit
- It’s not About Luck – It’s the Plan!
- Clearly Defined Structure
- What Does It Take To Start A New Auto Recycling Business?
- Using a PDA (personal digital assistant) or as you know it, a “Palm”
- Paying your Employees for Performance
- Inventory Turns
- Salespersons – Lordy, Lordy, Where Do I Get A Good One?
- Mystery Shopper
- Passion as a Management Style?
- Know What Your Core Business Is
- Make a plan, and know your customer.
- Protect Your Credit!
- War And The Economy – And My Business Is Down
- Business Is Great!
- Why are some doing so well while others struggle?
- Define what you want from a vendor – It’s helpful to you and them!
- Is Bigger Really Better?
- Announcing Free Monthly Recyclers Management eNewsletter
- Where are your profits really coming from?
- Brokered Parts-Blessing or Curse?
- Are the costs of your inventory increasing?
- Know your core competency and customer
- What Does It Take To Start A New Auto Recycling Business?
- Business Is Great!
- Know Your Banker!
- It’s not About Luck – It’s the Plan!
- Ron, All I Need Is More Money!
- It’s All Up to You (Part two of two)
- Insurance Contract for Obtaining Your Inventory – Blessing or Curse? Part 2 of 3
- Employee Satisfaction Survey
- Clearly Defined Structure
- You Position Yourself
- Empower Your People
- Your Computer to Make You More Effective
- Free Advertising!
- What is my Recycling Yard Worth, Ron?
- How to Get More for Your Advertising Dollars (1of2)
- Management Article - Light Bulbs, Your Check Engine Light, and A Brighter Future
- Love What You Do –Then You Don’t Have a Job
- Building A Team of Top Performers
- The Key Question When Employees Don’t Have the Faith to Follow
- A Tale of Two Management Styles
- The Success Habit
- Time: Every Business Person’s Most Precious Resource
- A Case Study in Real World Marketing: Salvaging Millions August 2008 part 2 of 5
- Facing A Competitor Who Wants To Be The Low Price Leader September 2008 part 3 of 5
- OEM Numbers: Are They Good For Writing Interchange? Part 2 of 2
- Who Owns Your Company Name? Part 2 of 2
- Sit Out the Recession by Joining an Upcoming Peer Benchmarking Review Group for Your Industry
- 2009 is Ancient History – What Are You Doing to Make 2010 Your Best Year Ever?
- Bottom Up Budgeting
- Strategic Planning the Big and Easy Way! (Part 2 of 2)
- The Strategic Planning Advantage (Part 1 of 2)
- Strategic Thinking: A Habit That Pays Dividends
- aming Your Inbox: 7 Tips to More Efficient Use of E-mail
- Cash for Clunkers: Good or Bad for You?
- Job Hunters - This is A Must Read
- Resumes - Before and After Help
- Buddy A New Foster