Tweet The owners of privately held businesses are the key leaders in their business, or at least we are supposed to be. It’s our job to make sure that the business is thriving and that it prospers over the long term. So often, though, it feels like we are not leading so much as hanging…
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Tweet Every Sunday night or Monday morning we go through a ritual in my neighborhood. We collect up all of the trash in the house, take it out to the trash bin, and then place the trash bin by the road for the garbage collector to empty. I suppose just about everyone goes through this…
Read MoreTweet People are the single most valuable and most volatile asset in a small business. If you have the right people in the right jobs, your business does great. Get it wrong, even just one key person can bring a business to its knees. No wonder so many business owners tell me that finding and keeping…
Read MoreTweet “So, what you’re telling me is, it’s brown and it’s round, right?” That’s the question I asked the bank manager who was trying to explain to me why they could not provide the service I needed. He was confused by the question, and wanted to know what I meant. That is exactly what I…
Read MoreTweet Small business marketing guru John Jantsch says that marketing is all about getting someone who has a need to know, like, and trust you so that they will choose you to provide the solution to their need. I got to thinking about this and decided not only is he right on, but he has…
Read MoreTweet Building your brand is critical to business success. We all know it, and we all want to make it happen. Business owners often spend thousands of dollars on logo design, printing, PR campaigns and other marketing activities to create and promote a brand. All of this is vital and if you have not invested…
Read MoreTweet I get stuck sometimes. I come across obstacles in my business or something unexpected happens in my market and I just don’t know exactly what to do next. Sound familiar to anyone? Why do you get stuck? It can happen to anyone at any time and for many different reasons but there are some…
Read MoreTweet This is dead on right – “Emailing Can Make You Stupid” http://bit.ly/atsf4s
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