Jack Or Dave's Business Blog

Donald Trump and me

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:44:47 +0200

Note: I have delayed the market blog.

Most of you know that I worked for Donald Trump from late 1999 to late 2001. First off I have met Donald just last month and now we have done a closed are chapter of working together. So lets get back to the topic

What did I do with Donald Trump?

Well I was his apprentice. I was very young and followed his word for the first year I worked for him. For my second year I was the second in control of Trump Tower.

What happen between me and Trump?

There were there things I affected everything. The first thing is that I met a good friend called Dave Walsh. Dave Walsh was a great businessman. He held a lot of companies and was very hands on with everything. Me and Dave become friends outside of Donald company. Dave wanted me to be his business partner. The second thing was Donald wasn't a nice person to work with. He ripped off his suppliers and bullied his customers. The third thing is that he fired my girlfriend (now wife) for reasons not her fault.

How did I leave?

It was late August. It was a week after my GF was fired. I was just sitting in my office. Donald just hired a new PA. Donald just come up to be just to say pain things about his ex-PA (my GF). So I left for lunch and met up with David. We talk about plans of things to work together with. I believe Donald (later he confirmed them) that he heard about these plans. So changed my job to become so pointless person on a board of people on September the 3rd. On September the 11th I was in this board meeting on the corner W Broadway Street until the Twin Towers got hit. That day I saw something that changed my view on life. I saw the worst that people have and the best that people have but that is a blog for another time. Around two weeks after that I picked up the phone and just said I quit.

Do I still keep in contact with DT?

After I left I hated the guy. He put me in the environment that I hate. Now we have very little bad blood with him. The last time I have had any contact with him was last month and he was very friendly to me and wished me a good retirement

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How to get a job in 2 weeks

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:03:10 +0200

First off I really enjoying writing these for some reason. I just writing skills that I learn within the last 11 years in my life. It just feels good to put down on the internet. I know I'm not the best writer in the world but I know these will get better in time.

Any way back to the topic.

We would all like to get a better job. Are you tried of your job? Do you want to know how to seed up the career ladder quicker? Do you a 6 figure salary? Well you are reading the right page.

Everyone is in different boats in their lives. Some people maybe in School and someone are near normal retirement age. Hopefully these tips will help all of you.

First thing you need to do.

Find a job you want. Look in the local papers or look on the internet there are hundreds of jobs out there. Most of them will be useless to you but when you find a job that you want keep it. If it on the internet copy and paste on to Word (or other word processing packages).

Second thing.

Research the company. Know the company to a fair degree. Write down the important things about the company. A few things you may want to write down are things like: Age of company, how many offices (and where), their Unique Selling Point, location and key members of the company. These can be used later. Also write these down and keep them near your phone.

Third thing.

Get a contact number and the person that you are addressing. If you have a CV and covering letter send them by E-mail and not by post. Most companies now don't like using post these days. Sending them all the information they need is important in this process.

Fourth Thing.

The phone call. Do this one or two days after sending your CV. They may phone you before hand (that is why you wrote down all that information about the company). Use your most of your knowledge about the company towards them. However if they don't phone you you need to phone them. However this is where you can mess up. The thing that NEED to be Cheeky and I mean really cheeky. Phone them up about if your CV has been send. If they say it has then say when do you want to do an interview. They will most likely say 'well I don't....' but this is were you can be cheeky. Say 'Well I think we should do it on (make it a close date). This will lead the people you contacted think, in which you use. Say I think it would be better if we did it before everyone else because I know that you blow away with me. However don't go over the top. If you do that you may just blow it (no boss will want a employee who over shadows them). This will lead on you getting an interview.

Fifth Thing.

You all know what to do in interviews. Wear your best suit, be clean and so on. Do carry a notepad with all the information about the company. If you do this right and say the right things you will mostly get the job.

It is easier then it sounds.

Next blog.

Value the markets.

I do plan to co-blog with some of my employees and hopefully both of my apprentices.

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How to save money on retail goods.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:57:10 +0200

This is an art form. You cannot go into a shop and ask for a hundred pounds off on the latest computer console. It doesn't work like that. There are three main steps that you have to do before hand. These are:

1. Know the shop keeper/salesman/shop assistant's name.

This is important. Knowing the person name will make it easier to communicate with them. Plus it makes it a lot more personal.

2. Do a bit of research.

Look for that product in other stores and online. You can use it to back up why they should discount the item in the first place.

3. Ask for a discount.

If you don't ask for a discount you won't get one. For example say the item was 400 pounds, ask for 250 pounds. They will most likely say no, however they will try regain the sale. They will most likely lower the price by 20 to 30 quid (that is a saving). Say things like I can get it cheaper on Amazon and give an example from you research. You can save a lot of money by doing this.

So where should you start?

Go into the shop and look around (even if you know what you're looking for). Wait until a sales Assistant comes along. Talk to them, say you're looking for the goods you want and once they find the good you want ask for their name. Most people will give and you will need to give you're (give them a fake name if you want). Talk about the price and say that you hoping it would be less then that. Say you're sure that you find it cheaper on the internet. Sales Assistants are trained on getting you back by giving you discounts. They may take a few pounds off but say you were looking to spent a lot less then (say around 30 to 40% off). Most of them will say no but they will bring up another price. If the price looks fair ask for some extras. Give if you get some old rubbish it worth it but you great something useful.

Any other tips?

Pay in Cash. Most companies make more money if you use Cash then credit cards. You can just ask from the percentage want the credit cards take off and you can just put that on the savings.

Long Pauses. Go out there with a crazy price and just pause. They will feel uneasy and you can just wait from them to reply.

Don't look nervous. IF you look nervous you wouldn't get a discount.

Next blog.

How to get a job within 2 weeks

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My first blog

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:48:07 +0200

Hi My name is Jack Smith

I'm currently a retired businessman at the age of 27. I would call myself a very successful person. Currently worth over 12 million pounds and owning land worth over 13 million and a former writer for the FT.

Why am I making this blog?

Yesterday I was write a book on my business knowledge and skills. However I looked at the idea I turn it down. Mainly because it would be one page long. This page would just say know your product and know your market. I will cover in another blog why these things are important.

What are you going to use this blog for?

I'm planning to keep this log to help other people with their business problems. From marketing or how to sell. Just send me a message and I will write a blog on how to improve/advise/inform that person. Also I plan to get some of my business partners to come on and write on current business events and problems.

What are you planning to write next?

I'm going to tell how to get something less the sale price

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