The Gray Cat Blog

A comprehensive collection of blogs designed to assist small business owners and multi-unit operators. 

Creating A Company Communications Plan Apr 24, 2024

“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate” – from the movie, Cool Hand Luke

Fire. Aim. Ready. If this is your communications plan…..you may want to read on.

Amazingly, many companies do not t...

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Gray Cat Senior Project Management Explained Apr 17, 2024

Gray Cat often gets asked to step into a senior-level role to manage an enterprise-wide project (https://www.graycatenterprises.com/blog/project-management)   

We get tasked with leading the project ...

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The Gray Cat Learning Series Apr 17, 2024

Want to improve your business-building skills but don’t know where to turn? 

Introducing the Gray Cat Learning Series

I am John Matthews, Founder and President of Gray Cat Enterprises, Inc. Over my ...

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A Brief Overview of Gray Cat Enterprises Apr 16, 2024
"More than consulting, we actually get work done.”
 
That pretty much sums it up over the last two decades at Gray Cat Enterprises.  We specialize in the following:
 
- Senior Project Management h...
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Introducing Gray Cat Unleashed! Apr 16, 2024

Want more ideas?  For more information on Gray Cat Learning Series, visit: https://www.graycatenterprises.com/gray-cat-learning-series

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Leadership – The Art of Becoming an Effective Leader Apr 09, 2024

Effective leadership involves a myriad of skillsets that when properly combined and executed creates a dynamic leader that can take their teams to levels never thought possible.  It involves accountab...

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Strategic Corporate Communications Dec 06, 2023

Fire. Aim. Ready.

Is this your corporate communications strategy? 

The art of corporate communications stems around the strategic management of information within an organization and its external s...

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Tackling Your Profit & Loss Statement Nov 27, 2023

Most people that know me know that I like to get involved in the details and one area that I really like to dissect is a profit & loss (P&L) statement.  In my opinion, this is where many people miss o...

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Re-Energizing Your Customer Base Jul 31, 2023

One of the questions I ask audiences when I deliver presentations on retail marketing is “How many did a grand opening celebration for your store?”  I am generally amazed that usually only 1 in 5 rais...

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Gray Cat Enterprises Celebrates Its 19-Year Anniversary! Mar 29, 2023

Excited to celebrate Gray Cat's 19th year!

John Matthews is the president and CEO of Gray Cat Enterprises and is responsible for the management of all consulting activities for the firm, which includ...

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Multi-Unit Operations Feb 13, 2023

Every retail operator starts with that first, single store.  They hone their operational skills; develop a “how-to-go-to-market” strategy; and hopefully find success for years to come.  Then they get ...

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Foodservice Marketing Feb 06, 2023

I remember my first interview with a convenience store chain.  

I had just spent 9 fast-paced years with Little Caesars Pizza as the National Marketing Director – we went from 1,300 stores to 5,000 s...

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