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Frederick Welk

Frederick Welk is a CEDF business advisor and serves as director of business education and business development. Before joining the organization, he spent more than 30 years in specialty retailing and franchise development, operating his own company for 23 years.

Being a responsible business owner means surviving

In recent weeks I have attended seminars and business forums where the question of the social responsibilities...

Does 1 + 1 equal more than 2 ?

The work, worry, and sacrifices required of those going into business is not much of a secret....

Do your clients believe in you?

One of the burdens of being a solopreneur or a company with just one or two employees...

Who is going to “BAIL” you out?

The Small Business Administration has many excellent educational programs for entrepreneurs. Inside the curriculum of several of...

Do you treat your customers differently?

An article in the Wall Street Journal recently caused quite a buzz with many other media outlets...

Action — the best insurance of all

When personal computers began making their way into businesses in the late 1980s the country saw a...

Goals and systems can work together

Having begun my business career in a chain store retail environment the importance of achieving measurable goals...

There’s more to branding than a logo

If you can forget the torture inflicted in eighth grade science class surrounding the forced memorization of...