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About This Blog
Thanks for stopping by. My name is Bob Foster and I am writing this blog for:
- Small-business owners.
- People who are just-starting-up a small business.
- Those who want to one day become a business owner.
- Those who are apprehensive (or even fearful) about becoming a business owner.
With this blog I want to discuss fundamental business issues regarding starting and operating a small business…and I will likely tread on much of the advice that is published today by many of the business web sites and blogs.
After many years of “doing” (as a business owner/CEO), and “seeing” (as a business consultant/board member) I have developed a somewhat different approach to helping new and aspiring entrepreneurs. I intend to present that approach through articles, tips, case studies, and anything I can think of that might help smaller small business owners.
Almost all of my information will be practical stuff that small business entrepreneurs can apply to suit their own needs. Oh, and much of it will be controversial.
About Bob Foster
My background spans several decades and is unusually eclectic in that it runs from the smallest of small businesses to the halls of Fortune 500 companies; from the assembly lines of Detroit to the wheat fields of the west; and from the commercial fishing grounds of Alaska and Mexico to the world of high-tech. In every case, whether as consultant, CEO, or board member, I brought my pragmatic–and often controversial–approach to solving business problems.
Not limited to private enterprise, I successfully worked as a consultant with numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations. Above all else, I have experienced the joy and trials of the small-business owner by starting and overseeing several of my own businesses.
I am also sharing some of my business crisis management experience and knowledge through my recent book, titled Be Your Own Turnaround Manager: A Common Sense Guide to Managing a Business Crisis.
I am a graduate of Kettering University (before the name was changed), and divide my time between the Pacific Northwest and the Rocky Mountains of Montana.
I hope you will take a look at some of my posts as they come along, and I encourage readers to offer comments, make suggestions, ask questions…and challenge what I say if you feel so inclined.
So, please leave a comment and subscribe to this blog on my home page. To contact me directly, please use the contact form provided.
Again, thanks for stopping by.
My Book
Any business crisis can be managed before it becomes fatal . . . Be Your Own Turnaround Manager tells you how. Click here for more information.