Tag Archives: owning a small business
Business Style: Family or Corporation?
One of the intangible assets of any small business is its culture or style. In developing your own style for your business, there is a big difference between operating it ‘like a family’ or operating like a large ‘corporation’. Continue reading
Employer – Employee Dynamics
One management philosophy states that business owners need to have control over their employee, in order to for them to be productive, and the other style says employees will thrive when given the freedom to be productive without supervision. Which one is right? Continue reading
Don’t Avoid Firing an Employee
As a business owner, dealing with employee issues can be difficult, but not dealing with them can be worse. Continue reading
Does IQ Matter in Business?
I have just completed reading Successful Intelligence by Dr. Robert Sternberg. He makes a good case for reducing the reliance on tests like SAT scores in order get accepted to a College or University. Continue reading
Easy Refunds or Epic Battle
There seems to be two very different schools of thought on how easy it should be for a business to issue a refund, deal with a cancellation or honour a guarantee. Continue reading
Now is the Perfect Time to Keep Your Small Business!
More and more regions are waking up to the reality that supporting the existing businesses benefits the community as much trying to attract big new businesses to come to town. These incentives are one reason to keep your small business. Continue reading
Now is the Perfect Time to Start a Small Business
Entrepreneurship is not for everyone. However, if you are planning to venture into the business world, you may be waiting for the perfect time. Besides waiting to build sufficient financial strength to properly capitalize your venture, the closest to the perfect time is now! Continue reading
How to be an Entrepreneur
So you want to be an entrepreneur? Before we figure out the ‘How’, we need clarity on the ‘Why’. One of the ingredients for entrepreneurial success is knowing the passion for what you do. When you have clarity on your ‘Why’ you can be passionate about ‘How’ you run your business. Continue reading
Differentiation by First Impressions
While you might not know if the products or services your business offers are better compared to your competitor, it is easy to know if you are cleaner. So clean often becomes the deciding factor. Above average on cleanliness can translate to above average expectations on price. Continue reading
My Business and Old Technology Retrospective
I’ve been working in business for 30 years and counting and so much has changed!
I can’t believe my first day of work in the accounting business was early July, 1981! Continue reading