Tag Archives: small business help
A Great Tool For Business Decisions
One of my roles as an advisor is to assist my clients in making decisions. Here is a simple tool to determine the best business decision for you. 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
The Lean Startup – Pivot or Persevere
I just finished reading one of the best books I have read in a long time – The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. Although the context is for a startup business, it is just as relevant for an established business that wants to innovate. Continue reading
Simple Advertising Advice for Businesses
The most important part of any advertisement is the HEADLINE. Since the real purpose of an ad is to generate a response or an inquiry. Once the headline grabs you, you should then be directed with a CALL TO ACTION. Continue reading
Eliminating Customer Service Issues
If your business has specific ‘black and white’ written instructions or systems to deal with customer service issues that arise time and time again – everyone benefits – the business owner, the customers and the employees. Continue reading
Lifestyle Business or a Scalable Business?
The approach necessary to build a scalable business is different than a lifestyle business. Continue reading
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
Rent Some Money to Make Some Money
In business, have you ever heard the saying, ‘you need a quarter to make a dollar’? Money is cheap to ‘rent’ these days. Continue reading
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
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