Those who are successful are mot looking to earn a degree - they are learning to stay ahead of their competitors and learning for the fun of learning.

I even give them a competitor referral when they insist they want to get a shoddy job, because I will not allow anything I paint to represent my company by looking less than perfect.

When the bust came in the mid '80s, some of my salesmen and a lot of my competitors failed.

A large competitor of mine in the area is offering this service and the jist of what I am understanding his goal is to negotiate a repayment plan that both the bank and the mortgage holder agree upon (ex: client is 3 months behind with a 750 a month mortgage.

Part of their strategy has been to buy up other competitors.

You can be very creative with postcards in fact this is where you can out shine your competitors.

I always felt Countrywide was a stronger competitor and more aggressive than B of A.

Finding someone to train you to do exactly what they do and you end up being a competitor in the same area may be hard… Find someone in the next major town over… they may be more willing to help you and teach you knowing that you will not become their competition.

If they are going to bid low to get the business from their competitors, they need to be prepared for the occasional unprofitable job.

I am setting up an LLC and I was windering if anyone has any time saving ideas on how to estimate my competitors share of the market in my area.I have found numerous transactions from my competitors.