it s an approach that could treat ggb of raleigh to sweet success. we intend to get big fer we can grow smart and make wise decisions as we grow it, we ll have some accountability for everyone involved in it. it s hard to say no to customers but sometimes as we just saw it s the right thick thing to do. let s turn to this week s board of directors, mike hoffman editor of inc.com and les mccue author of predictable success. great to see you. seems funny to have this guy here, too, let s see what he has to add for it. smells very good. i can smell it from here. i want to talk about this idea of saying no to customers because that is hard. and i ve talked to a lot of companies who said, we just said yes and figured out how to deal with it.
moving around, and figuring out the pricing strategy to make sure you are making a decent margin on your t-shirts, it s tricky right now thank you for your advice. appreciate it. if you have questions, go to the website, openforum.com/yourbusiness. if you would like, you can e-mail your questions or comments to yourbusiness@msnbc.com. mnow let s get great ideas from small business owners just like you. it s an oldie but a goody. it s really simple. stay out of debt. for our small business, we are natural and organic in how we do things, and that s actually have
it s fornt for them to know what can lead them into trouble, what behavior do they need to moderate. this is a great pair of entrepreneurs knowing saying yes isn t always right for their business. people have a choice. you can chose to have a great workplace or a great product rather than just trying to go for growth all the time. the scenario that suddenly oprah calls you up or someone big and you re not really set up for it but she suddenly is going to mention your gummy bear. do you turn it down? you don t necessarily need to connect the production and selling of the product with the publicity impact. for a lot of businesses, something much more mundane might be for a walmart to call you up. let s say walmart. you go along, you see them. suddenly you have to actually produce this stuff. before you know it, 15%, 20%, 25% of all of your revenues are coming from one customer. second thing happens is they