by Robb Zerr | Dec 1, 2021 | Rebuilding a Business, Starting a Business
The long and winding road to start a business used to be a familiar one. Come up with an idea, find a place to sell your wares, market to the community at large, gain loyal customers, put your competitors on the defensive and rake in some dough. If only it were still...
by Robb Zerr | Oct 28, 2021 | Entrepreneurship
One of the hardest things about working for the state is that I can’t run off and start a business at the drop of a hat. After almost 10 years at the Department of Commerce, I still have this burning desire to be an entrepreneur. I just can’t help myself. It’s in my...
by Robb Zerr | Oct 1, 2021 | Rebuilding a Business
Most of us hoped that with the arrival of vaccines, the pandemic would become something they teach in history class someday. What we have found instead is that it will be with us for a long time. The word “endemic” is starting to creep into our lexicon even as I write...
by Robb Zerr | Sep 1, 2021 | Mentoring
After graduating from college, I was like most bright-eyed, bushy-tailed graduates with a sheepskin in hand. I thought employers would beat a path to my door. They didn’t. After dozens of dead-end interviews, I ended up taking a minimum wage at a large wholesaler in...
by Robb Zerr | Jul 28, 2021 | Economic Development, Rebuilding a Business
A fifth wave, the possibility of new public health measures, disrupted supply chains and a worker shortage. Is there no end in sight? It’s like jumping into a life raft as the ship begins to founder, and as hard as you paddle, the safety of the shore never gets...