Come celebrate the coming of fall with
KMB Management!
When: October 8th, 2009 at 5:00pm
Where: The Sand Creek Fountain/Plaza Area
Between 191 and 141 Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, CA 94513
Event Festivities include:
- Meeting the Mayor, Robert Taylor, and the Community Development Director, Casey McCann, of Brentwood
- Tasting delicious local wines and food
- Viewing some classic muscle cars
- Networking with local business owners and residents
- And picking up a pumpkin for Halloween
Please RSVP to Roxanne De La Cruz at
(925) 418-4512 ext. 21 or roxanne@claremonthomes.net
Even though the economy has been dismal and unemployment has been on the rise, a fascinating phenomenon suggests that small businesses and boutique firms stand to gain customers in these trying times. Let’s face it, whether times are good or bad small businesses have never been able to afford the luxury of being wasteful, inefficient, or careless with money. Large corporations, on the other hand, which are bureaucratic by their very nature, have a tendency to become highly inefficient and wasteful when times are good. When faced with an economic downturn, the inevitable occurs in a large corporation—mass downsizing resulting in a loss of valuable talent and customer service. Consequently, the large name brand company that customers were paying for tends to lose its luster in the face of lost relationships and customer support.
Peter Bregman, CEO of Bregman Partners, Inc., a global management consulting firm, also believes that small companies will win in this economy. He states that “Small is the new big. Sustainable is the new growth. Trust is the new competitive advantage.” He says that “small companies with low overhead, reliable owners, a small number of committed employees, personal client relationships, and sustainable business models that drive a reasonable profit are the great opportunity of our time.” To read more about Bregman’s point of view on this topic visit his article Why Small Companies Will Win in This Economy.
