| "If you miss a target date,
there's a tendency to give up. I think you ought to stick with your goal no
matter how long it takes. In 1967, when Tom James was a $165,000 company, I set
a goal to build the company to $100 million, and I had an 18-year target date.
It took 25 years. And in my pursuit I keep a slogan; it says `I Ain't Quitten.' That basically means I'll
pursue the goal however long it takes.
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Dallas, Texas In this episode of the show we go to The Tom James Company, the world's largest manufacturer and retailer of custom clothing. Jim McEachern, president and founder, believes his calling is to create opportunity for others to achieve their goals. He has built this custom clothing company from scratch and when we taped this show, they were doing over $200 million in annual sales.
You will learn exactly how he has achieved this success.
Tom James offers a complete line of custom, made-to-measure and
ready-made executive apparel.
- Personal influence is more powerful than giving orders.
- Don't let target dates keep you from achieving your goals.
- If your overall priorities are right, job performance will be at its best.
- Helping your sales channel get rich is a good way to get rich yourself.
- READ THE TRANSCRIPT: All the words of this show are part of Small Business School
- BUSINESS BASICS: In this segment, called Finding Money: Part 2, you meet Doug Carleton who will give you 12 ideas for raising capital to either start or grow your business. To follow Doug's work a little closer, go to these web sites: contact information and SBA-guaranteed loan program.
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- OTHER SEGMENTS IN THE SHOW. We turned to several other small business owners who have become leaders in their field; they give us some tips in these segments:
- FOUR STEPS TO START AND FOUR TO GROW.
- SELECT CASE STUDIES BY BUSINESS TYPE.
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- CONTACT:
The Tom James Company
TEL: 800-625-2228 x2407
URL:http://www.tomjames.com
- COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. We invite your comments and questions. Was the show inspirational and/or educational? We hope this show is both!