by Marc Emmer | Jan 25, 2020 | Momentum Blog
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Joe Coulombe started Trader Joe’s out of a nondescript location in Pasadena, California, in 1958. Noting that more Americans were traveling and enjoying the good life, Coulombe created his stores with a tropical theme in a...
by Marc Emmer | Jan 3, 2020 | Momentum Blog
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The last 20 years have brought about massive consolidation of market power in almost every industry. The numbers are staggering. According to Nobel Prize economist Joseph Stiglitz, three firms control: 89 percent market share in...
by Marc Emmer | Dec 15, 2019 | Momentum Blog
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on external trends impacting small and medium size businesses in 2020. Other articles in this series: Technological trends Economic trends Social trends Political trends During the...
by Marc Emmer | Dec 15, 2019 | Momentum Blog
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on external trends impacting small and medium size businesses in 2020. Other articles in this series: Technological trends Economic trends Ecological trends Political trends It’s been...
by Marc Emmer | Dec 15, 2019 | Momentum Blog
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on external trends impacting small and medium size businesses in 2020. We have made every effort to present a balanced, non-partisan report of current events. This post is divided into...
