GOOD NEWS FROM THE CII FRONT
For the third time in our seventeen year history we recorded a profitable January. Business was strong into American Samoa and even though it was holiday time in New Zealand and Australia we saw a 20% jump in revenues over 2009. Graham Burford, our VP sales and marketing, has made two trips to Texas and [...]
EIGHTY-TWO YEAR OLD LEE IACOCCA STRIKES OUT
One of America’s great 20th Century industrial titans and personalities had some interesting things to say about the current economic mess we are in. Much of what he had to say was disparaging towards President Obama and the Democratic Party, but even after discounting those political comments, he was on the money about many things, [...]
IT PAYS TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE DEALING WITH
I am often asked why I am so narrow minded and short sighted in business. Some even add, “It is little wonder you never remarried!” I don’t need a therapist to tell me I am opinionated, hold some strong views and I should get a life starting with eradicating my tunnel vision. My entire working [...]
TAKEOVER/MERGER MANIA UNFORTUNATELY GETTING BACK TO NORMAL
When I became an investor (believe me, very small) in New Zealand listed companies in the seventies, the New Zealand Stock Exchange listed a hundred or so companies that represented local commerce from banking, retail, wholesale, auto wholesale/retail, manufacturing, export, forestry/timber, primary produce, fruit and vegetables, transportation, chemicals/pharmaceuticals, fishing to housing and food processing; in [...]
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