by | Jul 25, 2017 | Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
The largest and most successful businesses understand the importance of written procedures. They have operations manuals that clearly outline all of the steps required for each job. These companies know that their continued success depends on doing...
by | Jul 24, 2017 | Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
Branding was once something marketers couldn’t stop talking about. But once online marketing arrived, branding took a backseat, and has even been devalued. But branding still has a place in marketing! Recently, I was in a meeting going over a campaign for the...
by | Jul 20, 2017 | Other, Small Business Owners
Ever feel like you can’t get ahead of all the work that’s being thrown at you? Sometimes you have to grit your teeth and do your best, but if you’re in danger of making mistakes because you can’t keep up, or burning out from overwork, you owe it to your organization...
by | Jul 19, 2017 | Other, Small Business Owners
If you are an independent professional or an artist, you already know that life is much different for you than it is for the nine-to-fiver. There’s always an uncertainty in your life and you don’t always know when you will have free time or when you will be way too...
by | Jul 18, 2017 | Business Success Series, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
The purpose of a special project action team is simply to improve the business. It is hard to improve your business amidst the chaos of day-to-day operations. Apple is a great example of the success of action-oriented teams that strive to improve business and...
by | Jul 17, 2017 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cost Cutting, Income Taxes, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series, Surviving an IRS Audit Series
IRS regulations require that every business owner track the business use of their auto. But this can be such a hassle that I can count the number of business owners who do so on one hand. Of course, if you are audited, not having a log can cost you in...