Business Management

Everything related to managing a business from complex studies to simple observations by Jeremy Larochelle

The Dangers of Over-negotiation and Increasing Perceived Risk

By Jeremy Larochelle / July 26, 2017 / Comments Off on The Dangers of Over-negotiation and Increasing Perceived Risk

  When negotiating, be careful not to go too far. This week, I was negotiating a small sale with someone…. let’s say. Not that experienced in deals. We had both made our demands and concessions and it was clear a balance had been struck. When it came time to close, he made another demand that […]

Communicate Right or Get Lost in the Shuffle

By Jeremy Larochelle / June 15, 2017 / Comments Off on Communicate Right or Get Lost in the Shuffle

  I get a lot of emails every day. I mean – a FREEKIN’ LOT! However, my inbox doesn’t compare with some of the people I work with. Case in point, I was having lunch with a colleague for a major cruise brand and during our hour together, he received 35 emails, a bunch of […]

24 Hours in the Life of an Entrepreneur

By Jeremy Larochelle / June 6, 2017 / Comments Off on 24 Hours in the Life of an Entrepreneur

This is just one day…a Monday…of my life. I want people considering starting their own company to remember just how much time and effort it takes to make it happen, because one of their competitors could be a dude like me.   8am: Wake-up to an email from USPTO that a legal action has been […]

PR and a Drum T-Shirt Company called Spirit and Groove

By Jeremy Larochelle / October 4, 2016 / Comments Off on PR and a Drum T-Shirt Company called Spirit and Groove

  As I write this blog post, I am preparing for the first press release to hit the wire for my drummer t-shirt company, Spirit and Groove . I chose to add a PR marketing channel to my online business to achieve a couple of marketing objectives, but before I hand those out. I wanted to explain why I chose to […]

My New Groovy Venture

By Jeremy Larochelle / September 14, 2016 / Comments Off on My New Groovy Venture

It has been a long time since I last posted in the ol’ blog here, but there is a good reason. Earlier this year I launched a drummer clothing company called Spirit and Groove. It is an exciting venture that is pulling from all of my professional experience (e.g. running my own company, my work as […]

EXTRA, EXTRA, Social’s All About It!

By Jeremy Larochelle / July 6, 2016 / Comments Off on EXTRA, EXTRA, Social’s All About It!

    I started my career as a photojournalist at the age of 18. The local newspaper had hired me after I investigated a minor scandal at my high school, which got a lot of people in some hot water. This landed me on their radar and eventually on assignment for a Pulitzer-Prize winning editor. […]