Category Archives: Basic Business Concepts

Parting Advice

Posted on May 23, 2007 by David St Lawrence

The Big Picture Guy, one of my favorite correspondents from the corporate world, has finally left the company he called the "Small Office". His parting advice, delivered in a speech at his going-away party concerned itself with the subject of … Continue reading →

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What I write about and why

Posted on May 4, 2007 by David St Lawrence

I have had some readers send me emails recently complaining that this blog is no longer about country life and retirement. I have news for them. It never was. You might say that I observe and blog about country life … Continue reading →

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Airtran’s business model helps their competition

Posted on April 30, 2007 by David St Lawrence

Airtran’s no-refund policy may make great business sense to them, but it makes the company seem like money-grubbing opportunists. It also opens the door for other airlines competing for low-fare business. Air travel has changed drastically from the Seventies and … Continue reading →

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Non-refundable airline tickets can be a really bad deal

Posted on April 28, 2007 by David St Lawrence

I recently canceled some airline reservations for a trip that was many months away and found to my dismay that the tickets were nonrefundable! Did I ever feel stupid! I had been holding reservations on American Airlines, which does refunds, … Continue reading →

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