Continuing from the last entry on Ken Natori’s visit to my licensing class (CEO 035), here are more traits that distinguish Natori. One is customer service. I emphasize this in all my entrepreneur classes and to my clients. Customer service is the most cost-effective, and […]
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Natori: An Appealing Apparel Story
On Monday, May 5, Ken Natori guest spoke at my Licensing class (CEO 035). He generously spent an hour and a half talking about his company, founded by his mother, Josie Natori, and answering questions on all aspects of licensing posed by the class. First […]
Make sure you know what you want for your company or you will lose it: “I guarantee it”
A few weeks ago Men’s Warehouse founder, George Zimmer was fired from the company he founded. It turned out he wasn’t the majority shareholder of the company. That led to his ouster. No matter what kind of company you found, there are a few key […]
Equity Stakes in a Startup
Creating a new business structure around a partnership or multiple founders is one of the most single important aspects of starting a new business. Like a business plan, your corporate structure, how you allocate shares, profits and control of the new business will help determine […]