by | Nov 16, 2015 | Cost Cutting, Income Taxes, Other, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
This week I had an appointment with the owner of a small trucking company who wanted to know if he should incorporate. He has been in business for about five years and has grown the company to about $700,000 in revenue, but was still having small losses due to...
by | Nov 13, 2015 | Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
Marketing referrals are a great way for a business to gain new clients; however, not all business owners place much importance on developing a system for obtaining them. Referrals are the foundation that will propel your business to long-lasting success. ...
by | Nov 4, 2015 | Other, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series, Social Media Marketing, Web/Tech
As a business owner, I am always running into articles that I find on the Web that I want to read but just don’t have time at that moment. I sometimes print it or email it to myself for later reading. Neither option is great, because I end up with a...
by | Nov 3, 2015 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
By Stephanie Armendariz Every business is in the business of making money. No business owner ever says, I don’t need to make any more money. These 10 tips are guaranteed to help you make more money and run your business more smoothly and effectively. See...
by | Nov 2, 2015 | Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
Employee hiring is much more critical in a small business than in a large business simply because you don’t have the budget to carry “dead” weight. Every employee you add is expensive, and hiring a bad employee can seriously affect the financial success of a...
by | Oct 22, 2015 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
Almost every business fails to focus on the 20 percent of their business that generates 80 percent of their profits. The 80/20 rule is a universal truth in almost all the businesses that I have worked with over the last three decades. This is often referred to...
