Andy in the News

2010

• cnn.money.com 100-year-old businesses we lost - Serving teachers across generations Small Business

2009

• ModCloth: From fashion passion to profit - Video Case Study
• BGC Honored in COSE Ten Under 10 Awards, The top ten companies with ten or fewer employees for their best practices in innovation, growth/success, value to the community and the environment, diversity promotion and customer service excellence, October 2009
• Growing From $1 Million to $5 Million, American Express, Open Forum, August 18, 2009
• Bad Economy, Good Business, One+ Onsite, MPI's Monday Daily WEC 2009, July 13, 2009
• Personal Ties Help Small Business, The Vancouver Sun, May 20, 2009
• Exhibitions Game, Wall Street Journal, May 11, 2009
• How Much Do Your Make, Lawn & Landscape, March 20, 2009
• Adapting Your Prices To The Recession, Lowes For Pros, March 2009

2008

• "Bank On Your Business Not On Your Bank," Renaissance Executive Forums, August 2008
• Realty Executives MidSouth Entrepreneurs Give Advice, July 31, 2008 
• Entrepreneur Magazine Interviews Andy on Strategic Consortiums, March 18, 2008 
• Business Vision Magazine Interviews Andy on Outsourcing (PDF), Winter 2008 
• "Get Real To Fight FUD," The Hindu Times Reviews the Five Catalysts on its Indian Debut by Jaico Publishing (PDF), February 10, 2008
• "The Rise Of The COO," CRM Buyer, the role of the Chief Customer Officer, February 2, 2008
• Premium Pricing: Because You're Worth It, Wells Fargo Small Business, January 2008
• Andy Birol Helps Gary Baney Streamline Boundless Flight

2007

• Birol Growth Consulting Ranks 7th, "Top Ten Best Financial Performer" in MSN/StartupNation's Home-Based 100
• "Birol Growth Consulting Inspired By Daughter," Business Stories, Small Business Spotlight, American Express Community Open Forum, October 2007
• Andy addresses his home town's civic association on regional growth (PDF)
• Andy's business is profiled here at Home Office Weekly
• Andy is quoted here regarding the differences between what a company sells and what a customer buys in this Smart Business Cleveland magazine side bar (PDF)
• Read a case study Andy wrote about RSA Architects in Builders Exchange magazine
• Read what Andy had to say about managing your business by reducing your importance to your business
• Read what Andy had to say about Holcomb's Educational Research and KnowVille in this Crain's article
• Listen in to this podcast as Andy discusses strategies for new business owners and why it is best to move on rather than endure a bad client or employer
• Read about Andy's latest charity event for Cystic Fibrosis
• Andy was quoted regarding insurance companies in this Entrepeneur news article
• Andy's services are featured here in this Small Business Review article
• Andy's article Finding Your Best and Highest Use was posted in Renaissance Executive Forums
• Andy was quoted in BusinessWeek online about children and the family business
• Andy talks to the NY Times about family members who decide to run the family business after a death occurs
• Crain's Business posts excerpts from a NY Times article where Andy was interviewed on family members who decide to run the family business after the owner dies (PDF)
• Andy Birol lists five mistakes when selling to small business owners on Small Business Trends
• Andy Birol was one of the featured speakers at this CEO Summit
• Small Business Review interviews Andy Birol on whether or not you are a good candidate for Chinese Manufacturing
• MasterCard Small Business interviews Andy on increasing or decreasing products or services to your customer base

2006

• Read Andy's Crain's Cleveland Business Article: Biz Owners, Bankers Could Be Effective Team
• Jacksonville Business Journal interviews Andy on pricing for services and products in business (PDF)
• U.S. News & World Report interviews Andy on the impact of the mid-term elections on small business owners
• Listen in as Andy discusses integrating competitive analysis into your business with Mark Anderson of Mastercard
• Read Andy's Article on Rainmaking as printed in the Executive Forums Newsletter (PDF)
• Read Andy's Article on Pricing in Home Business Magazine (PDF)
• Read the BGC Case Study on Garland Floor in Builders Exchange Magazine
• BusinessWeek Online Columnist Karen E. Klein Interviews Andy on Setting Prices for Your Small Business (PDF)
• BusinessWeek Online Interviews Andy on Children Joining the Family Business
• Inside Business discusses Andy's new book The 5 Catalysts of 7 Figure Growth
• Entrepreneur.com Prints an Excerpt from Andy's Book The 5 Catalysts of 7 Figure Growth
• Belleville News-Democrat Quotes Andy on Self Promotion
• South Missippi's Sun Herald Quotes Andy On Branding Your Name
• Houston's Chron.com Quotes Andy On The Art of Promotion
• Grand Forks Herald Talks About Andy Birol Being a Self Promoter
• John Carroll University Entrepreneurs Association Profiles Andy Birol
• Your Brand? Your Name: The Akron Beacon Journal Talks to Andy Birol (PDF)
• Crain's Cleveland Online Interview: Growing In Andy Birol's Arena

2005

• Expert Opinion with AOL Small Business: Sharing Tragedy With Your Customers
• Andy Birol Achieves Board Approval From Society for Advancement of Consulting
• TEC Interview of Andy Birol: What Is Your Best and Highest Use®? (PDF)
• Builders Exchange Magazine: Bassett Sprinkler Case Study (PDF)
• Inside Business Interview: Tough Love (PDF)
• Southfield Eccentric in Michigan: Businesses must grow - or they'll die (PDF)
• Expansion Management.com: Best Practices: Four Factors of Pricing
• Cool Cleveland Contributor Jack Ricchuito reviews Birol Growth Consulting Owner Series of books
• Small Business Trends book review of Birol Growth Consulting Owner Series of books
• Capitalist Cleveland Interview of Andy Birol
• SMB TrendWire Interview of Andy Birol and Your Best and Highest Use

2004

• Small Business Trends Interview of Andy Birol and the Last Election
• Cool Cleveland Interview of Andy Birol
• Entrepreneur Magazine: "The Customer's Always Right"
• Inc. Magazine: "Trash Talkin'"
• Entrepreneurs.com: "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"
• My Business Magazine: "Using Partnerships for new Customers"
• The New York Times: "US Borders are Profit Centers" (PDF)
• IBiz Resources: "When to Use an Advisory Board..."
• IBiz Resources: "A Stitch in Time..."
• Wells Fargo Spanish Version
• MC Magazine: "Building Blocks"

2003

• CNN Dollar Signs "Opening a Franchise"
• TechRepublic " Evaluate Agreements With Clients to Grow Your Business"
• My Business Magazine " Use Partnerships to Bag New Customers"
• CanadaOne.com " Using Compensation to Motivate Employees"
• CNET IT Manager "Evaluate agreements with clients to grow your business?"
• Crains Cleveland."Strategic Plans: Bad for your business?"
• PBA (Public Broadcasting) "War and Finances" Uncertainty over what is next
• Microsoft bCentral Money Matters. "How to plan for a short war (or long one)"
• Crain's Cleveland. "Growing your Cleveland business in 2003"

2002

• SBN Magazine, "The Space Between: Don't Let Technology Put Distance Between You and Your Customers"
• Independent Banker Magazine, "Empowering Employees"
• National Public Radio, "Limiting Home-Based Businesses"
• The Plain Dealer, "Home Sweet Home/Workplace"
• Wells Fargo, "Considering Expansion?  Launch a New Product or Service"
• Crain's Cleveland Business, "Money Not Always the Answer"
• Human Resource Executive® Magazine, "Help Employees Survive Bad Bosses"
• Fortune Small Business, "Nonstop Sales"
   
  

2001

• Ohio's News Herald, "Achieving the American Dream"
• Fortune Small Business, "Life After Layoffs"
• Crain's Cleveland Business, "Our Company, Our Cleveland"
• SEA Magazine, "Guerilla Tactics for Winning the Hiring War"
• The Wall Street Journal, "Small-Business Posts Offer Safety Amid Turmoil"
• The New York Times, "Incompetent and Maddeningly Oblivious"
• The Chicago Tribune, "Short Circuit; In a Down Economy Companies Disconnect Employees from Training"
• The New York Times, "In the Sensitive Office, Laying Off Is Hard To Do"