Comments on: Good Business in Bad Times http://smallbizbee.com/index/2008/09/25/good-businesses-bad-times/ We're Making a Big Deal Out of Small Business Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:55:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Aaron http://smallbizbee.com/index/2008/09/25/good-businesses-bad-times/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Aaron Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:57:15 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=488#comment-178 Absolutely agree that a down economy is a good time to start a business. I'm doing it right now with my disaster preparedness consultancy. I see some benefits, such as reinforcing the need to be nimble, financially sound, make good decisions. I also recently blogged on how planning can help strengthen a firm in a down economy. Check it out here: http://planning4disaster.blogspot.com/2008/10/disaster-planning-helps-in-down-economy.html Really enjoy your posts, Matt. Keep it up. Absolutely agree that a down economy is a good time to start a business. I’m doing it right now with my disaster preparedness consultancy.

I see some benefits, such as reinforcing the need to be nimble, financially sound, make good decisions.

I also recently blogged on how planning can help strengthen a firm in a down economy. Check it out here: http://planning4disaster.blogspot.com/2008/10/disaster-planning-helps-in-down-economy.html

Really enjoy your posts, Matt. Keep it up.

]]> By: smallbizbee http://smallbizbee.com/index/2008/09/25/good-businesses-bad-times/comment-page-1/#comment-73 smallbizbee Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:33:57 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=488#comment-73 @Ecko Absolutely, businesses just need to see opportunity when it is there. Matt @Ecko
Absolutely, businesses just need to see opportunity when it is there.

Matt

]]> By: smallbizbee http://smallbizbee.com/index/2008/09/25/good-businesses-bad-times/comment-page-1/#comment-72 smallbizbee Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:33:15 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=488#comment-72 @George Mom and Pops have a chance to thrive in a down economy that's for sure. They just need to concentrate on the customer experience and providing good value. Thing is when the economy turns back up, they'll have won over all those customers they treated right when times were tough. Matt @George

Mom and Pops have a chance to thrive in a down economy that’s for sure. They just need to concentrate on the customer experience and providing good value. Thing is when the economy turns back up, they’ll have won over all those customers they treated right when times were tough.

Matt

]]> By: Ecko http://smallbizbee.com/index/2008/09/25/good-businesses-bad-times/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Ecko Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:33:34 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=488#comment-71 Well, the condition today might be not a good time for business, but there's always a chance to make profit in every condition, even the bad one. :D Well, the condition today might be not a good time for business, but there’s always a chance to make profit in every condition, even the bad one. :D

]]> By: Tumblemoose http://smallbizbee.com/index/2008/09/25/good-businesses-bad-times/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Tumblemoose Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:25:33 +0000 http://smallbizbee.com/index/?p=488#comment-70 Matt: Valid points for turning lemon into lemonade. Tough economic times can sometimes bring communities together. In some ways it would be nice to see the revitalizing of the "Mom and Pops" instead of the box stores. One can hope... George Matt:

Valid points for turning lemon into lemonade.

Tough economic times can sometimes bring communities together. In some ways it would be nice to see the revitalizing of the “Mom and Pops” instead of the box stores.

One can hope…

George

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