Category Archives: Small business problems
Business Decision Advice
Indecision can be paralyzing and frustrating to your business as well as your personal life. I believe it is the actions you take to implement a decision that are more important than which option you choose. Continue reading
Are You Doing Regular Computer Backups?
For some reason, the typical way to motivate you to set up a systematic, automatic backup routine is to first lose some important information as a result of a hardware issue. Continue reading
Problem Solving in Business
Whenever you come across a problem, the next step is to solve the problem, right? Actually not quite – first you need to ask the question: “Is the problem really the problem?” Continue reading
Increase Profits by Learning to Say ‘NO’
Some business owners have trouble saying NO for various reasons, and this often costs them financially. Learn how to increase profits by saying, ‘NO’! Continue reading
How to Hire Employees – 3 Tips
Investing a little more effort at the beginning of the hiring process can save a lot of money and future frustrations. Continue reading
A Great Customer Service Story
This post is a story about customer service success in a challenging situation. How do you give good customers service when the problem is totally out of your control? Continue reading
Improve Employee Productivity with the Right Tools
“You need to spend a quarter to make a dollar”. This is very true when it comes to equipping your employees to be productive. In this article Paul Foster, The Business Therapist, provides 2 examples of increasing employee productivity. 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
Slow Paying Customers
When a customer is tardy in paying their account, they typically get a lot of attention from you as a business owner. You might even call them up and ask how things are going and find out if you can help them along – so they can pay their outstanding account! Continue reading
Improving Business Owner to Banker Communications – 3 Tips
Bankers speak one language – business owners speak a different one – when they get together without a translator, the result is usually frustration. Here are some tips accumulated over 30 years of being a translator, (aka: accountant and small business advisor). Continue reading