Tag Archives: small business advice
Value vs Time – A Tip for Business Owners
As business owners, we sometimes forget how many years of school, real life experience or both are involved in being able to share our talent, and the value given. Continue reading
Determining the Market for Your Business Versus Customer Development
Many new businesses focus on determining their market. It is better to drill down in the marketplace and discover the specific groups of customers based on their needs and frustrations. Continue reading
Billing by the Hour
Is the productivity of every hour of work the same? Are the first 2 hours of the work day as productive as the last 2 hours of the day? Continue reading
What Type of Startup are You?
There are two radically different types of startups – one type is a known business model, and the other type is an unknown model. What type is your startup? Continue reading
Time and Energy Management Tip – Learn to Say NO
Want more time in your business day? Have you spread yourself too thin? Is it because you agreed to a task that you should have said “NO” to? Continue reading
5 Tips for Successful New Year’s Resolutions
It is the time of year we make New Year’s resolutions or goals for 2013. Here are some tips to increase the probability you will achieve your goal… Continue reading
Business Meeting Tip
Why do some business owners hold up a meeting waiting for the latecomers? When you think about it, you are punishing those who arrived on time and rewarding the ones who come late. Continue reading
There is No Magic Pill for Small Business Success
If we could just invent a magic pill that business owners could take to solve all their problems – all our business problems would be solved. Continue reading
The Hurricane is a Good Reminder about Backups
How is our business backup and disaster recovery program? Doing a backup of your files is not that important – unless you happen to lose them in a hurricane. Continue reading
A Small Business Succession Plan Needs a Quarterback
As a business advisor, I have worked with all the different types of ‘players’ in succession planning. Succession planning is a huge multi-year process that requires careful planning. Continue reading
