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These are my new trash enclose sures that were required of me. the city was really impressed that this is the nicest trash enclosure they have seen anyone build to date. everyone loved it except kim. somebody could shimmy under there. no you can t. we ve tried. this is the trash enclosure and they came back and i got my license. this is the third one issued in the city of aurora. i m very proud of that because i m the first one issued with a complete build out from scratch. euflora didn t have a build out. they just redecorated and opened. i don t have a sign. how are they finding us with no sign? craigslist ads. and people on the corner. here s the thing. no signs, no groupons, no ....
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but there are plenty of groupons for niches, also. yes. the restaurant guy did something really interesting, which is he did the math, which said, you know, if i do a 50% let s say i do $50. he just made it that was the average check size is bigger, even if that customer never returns he s going to be profitable. to your original point, this is just another marketing channel, and so you run your numbers, you get your roi, makes sense for some people. not for others. thanks so much you guys. books on being more effective in business are a dime a dozen. but here now are five books that could change the way you think about managing. courtesy of time magazine. the e-myth revisited, why most small businesses don t work and what to do about it by michael gerber, argues that technical skills alone aren t enough. he says effective management skills, and vision are also necessary to become a successful business owner. the one minute manager by kenneth blancheard and spencer jo ....
good morning to you. it is thursday, september 1st. can you believe it? this is your a.m. wake-up call. this is carol costello joining you live from new york. it s a big day. the president s big speech on economy will be a week from tonight. he wanted to speak a day earlier but house speaker john boehner said there wouldn t be enough time to do a security sweep of the house chamber. others complained it was on the very night of the republican presidential debate. he could go head to head with drew breesz and aaron rofrmgers. the nfl opener is that night. they talked about what a big deal this speech is. this is a different kind of speech. it s not about talking the the american people as much as it is laying out. it s laying out for congress a clear plan, very specific, saying here is the here s my proposal from the white house. now it s your turn to act. and so they re taking it directly to congress. they re going there because it s his one shot of sort of delive ....
nancy, good to see you. a great issue. nancy gibbs, executive editor at time magazine. and no offense to the pigs. no pigs were harmed in the writing or the good guys. cheap things you don t really need and boy do they add up. how much do you spend on things like atm fees or your coffee or mocha latte extra hot. anyway, our question of the day this morning. what do you waste your money on and why? we asked our people and they wrote to us. coffee and cocktails gets me every time. coffee is a big one on the list. you need cocktails after too much coffee and coffee after too much cocktails. i waste money on groupons. i know i m saving money, but am i? i have three in my wallet. they re a good deal if you use them. video games. but is it really wasted? gives me countless hours of entertainment. that s a good point. ....