It's easy to be negative about cost-cutting. "Everything just costs more," a business owner will say; the subtext being, "What's the use?"
Don't give up! There are ways to cut costs....
Strong Points
Flexible and positive attitude
Creative and comfortable with risk-taking
Goal-focused and committed to success
Organized
Energetic
Weak Points
Impatient with achieving goals
Distractible; tolerant of interruptions
Distrustful of "the new" (especially technology)
Tendency to stray from business plan
Failure...
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"Your salespeople didn't listen when I placed my order, and when I wrote a letter to complain, they still didn't get it right. I guess they don't read any better...