Bad Business Habits and How to Break Them
Everyone has bad habits. The key to overcoming them is to first recognize they exist, then become intentional about breaking them. That first part is actually the most difficult, especially in the context of running a small business. When you …
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3 Blunders Small Businesses Should Avoid
No one is perfect, right? This is just as true in running a small business as it is in everyday life. Avoiding all blunders would be great, and for most of us that is an end goal. There are, however, …
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Rock Your E-Commerce Business: Here’s How
Many small businesses are run mostly if not solely online these days. Even brick and mortar businesses often do a ton of business through ecommerce. It can be a huge sales booster, as shopping online is a big deal right …
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Should You Throw Your (Marketing) Hat Into the Political Ring?
Election season is now in full swing and politics is an especially heated subject this year. Wherever you look, there are visible signs – from lawn posters, bumper stickers, television commercials, and news articles to vocal commentary from your customers. …
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Are You Ready for Some Football?
While the Olympics dominated the sports headlines in August, football is practically upon us. In fact, kickoff is just around the corner, with the Panthers-Broncos opener on September 8. And in my hometown, the football season seems like it’s even …
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Capitalizing on “All the Old, Familiar Places”
There’s nothing as charming as a town square or the village green. My teenage son plays the clarinet in a concert band that performs in area beach towns. One performance takes place in a town square on a main street, …
Reading Brings Your Community Closer to Home
Contrary to popular belief, people still read – a lot. In fact, reading options have increased through our ever-evolving technological advances. While traditional newspapers and magazines may not be seen quite as much, you are surely noticing people staring at …
Vacations: Needed, Necessary, and Not Out of Reach
Summertime and living is easy, or is it? For a small business owner, summer doesn’t necessarily mean vacation time. Yes, the weather is warmer, the days are longer, and more customers are (hopefully) spending more time at your locale. You …
Make Business Meetings More Effective for Your Team
Business meetings can go a few different ways. They can be terribly boring, a full on social hour, or mutually productive for everyone involved. The last is what many want and all need. A mutually productive business meeting is advantageous …
4 Tips for Working with Difficult, but Important, Business Clients
It is inevitae in the course of running a business that you will run into difficult clients. This isn’t an issue in some cases, as you can simply let them go. Just get rid of the trouble and move on …
