Ted Leithart's Page

Are You Content with Mediocrity at Best?

Last week I received a referral to another C-Store from a client. It seems the two business owners ran into one another at a trade show and they exchanged information, including information about C-Store Marketing Systems (my business). An interest in my services was noted, so I was asked to follow up.

When I phoned this prospect, he was interested in what I had and how I could help him.

Personally, I find this interesting. Here’s…

Continue

Several months ago I was asked by a local banker to visit a C-Store. The owner wanted to get some financing in order to restock his inventory and build it up and the banker could not make the loan happen with the financial situation of this particular C-Store.

I met with this owner for about an hour and a half. True, his inventory was down substantially. Many of his shelves and hooks were bare.

Throughout our conversation, the owner had one basic question – Got the loan? In other… Continue

 

 

I received an email this morning that spoke about the industry gearing up for Super Bowl parties.  I recall the several years I built up my inventory as well for the Super Bowl purchasing spree.

But, did I really profit from getting ready for this annual event?  Yes, of course, I did to some extent as I sold more products that day than on a typical late January-early February Sunday.  My real question is – did the profits I made on Super Bowl Sunday change my life –…

Continue

I recently did a Google search to see how people made money throughout the 1930s.

Several people bought up undervalued stocks and held on as the stock value increased due to the public’s need for the company’s product or service.

Another one bought companies and leveraged their assets to grow the business (not necessarily financial assets, but the Goodwill, the value of their customer base, etc.)  This person went on to become one of the people who made the most wealth in…

Continue