Category Archives: Small business management advice
3 Ways to Motivate Yourself and Your Team
In the book, ‘The Magic of Thinking Big’ by David J. Schwartz, Ph.D suggests: “To activate others, to make them enthusiastic, you must first be enthusiastic yourself.” Dr. Schwartz provides 3 ways to get motivated or activated. Continue reading
How to Build a Business System for Freedom and Profit
Are there certain parts of your business that you feel have to be done by you – the business owner? Here are some tips from Paul Foster, The Business Therapist, to build a business system for freedom and profit. Continue reading
How to (Not) Motivate Your Employees
There is an assumption by the many small business owners, that employees are motivated most by money. Could a complaint by an employee about ‘not enough money’ be masking the real problem? Continue reading
How to Increase Profits Easily in Your Business
Every business has some ‘low hanging fruit’ to pick. There are ripe profits stuck between the leads your business generates and the actual revenue dollars you convert from these leads. There are many reasons that many of your leads did not become sales. Continue reading
Social Media Marketing – Doing it Right
I recently came across an article in a business magazine that asked small business owners if they utilize social media marketing. I was surprised to see the negative responses.
Comments included things like, “No we don’t use social media sites to advertise. We’re an established business and our customers know where to find us.” What about new customers? What about better serving existing customers? Continue reading
Managing Employees – Sometimes it takes 51 times!
It takes persistence to encourage employees to follow the everyday routines and persistence to stick to the systems established in your business. These are the ordinary, everyday activities your employees know they should be doing but are slacking a bit. Continue reading
Improving the Family Dynamic in a Family Owned Business
Family and business can be like oil and water. The two dynamics are often complete opposites. Here are some tips to help deal with the challenges that are unique to family businesses.
Family decisions can be completely emotional – Business decisions can be unemotional.
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Improving Employee Communications in a Small Business
As a business advisor, I have noted time and again that effective employee communications in a small business can increase efficiency and create value within the employee-employer relationship. Continue reading
Rory McIlroy is a Great Role Model for a Small Business
I recently happened to meet a client of mine who specializes in parking lot repairs inspecting a job, – but this job was done by a competitor.
As we stopped to chat, he was clearly upset he lost the job. He felt he should have won the contract, but didn’t.
Since he is golfer, I suggested we compare this scenario to Rory McIlroy and his Master’s golf loss. I asked, “Why don’t you look at this job as the Masters and your business as Rory McIlroy?” Continue reading
Sharing Small Business Work Ethics with the New Generation
Sharing Small Business Work Ethics With the New Generation.
In my experience as a small business advisor, I have noticed that when my clients share their work ethics with their employees, everyone benefits. Is it possible that not enough small business owners are making an effort to share their work ethics? Continue reading