If You Want To Be Remembered...
Send handwritten notes. That applies whether you're a guy or a gal. It's not about being touchy-feely, it's about maintaining good business relationships with the people you know and the prospects you meet.Think about this. When you get your mail, what's the first envelope that gets opened? For most people,... Read More
When and Why YOU Are the Best Writer for Your Business Plan
WHEN you are operating or planning a small business that is seeking funding for less than five million dollars, it's wise to consider writing your own plan.WHY you are the best qualified. You probably have superior knowledge of your target market, prospective customers and your product or service. If not... Read More
The Care and Feeding of Your Small Business
While I was hard at work last week, an everyday drama was playing out in a hospital room in the next town. My niece was working on presenting me with a new great nephew. Tyler James came into the world Thursday afternoon, mother and child are both doing well. Naturally,... Read More
Do You Need the Help of a Virtual Assistant?
Running a business, whether large, small or in your home, is full of challenges. Getting the day-to-day tasks completed, e-mail, faxes and telephones answered, bills and statements sent out, reports run, schedule updated, travel arrangements made, marketing pieces and website updated, as well as a plethora of other tasks, can... Read More
A Day in the Life of a Self Employed Professional
It's Monday morning and Connie the Consultant sits in her executive office chair overseeing her business empire. Her desk is strewn with half finished projects, several weeks worth of to do lists (none of them completed), scribbled post it notes, and a permission slip for her daughter's field trip to... Read More
Don?t Quit Before You Get to the City!
We were more than excited. Our women's doubles tennis team had won our division, successfully competed in three rounds of the playoffs and had emerged as finalists in the city competition. We fought hard and the results had paid off, but things didn't always look so promising. Just last season... Read More
Marketing Your Small Business - The Top 10 Brilliant Ideas
A Brilliant Marketing Idea... sounds great but what is it? Is it the idea that results in the mailman ringing your doorbell, signaling in a caravan of postal workers with mounds of letters (all in response to your latest advertisement)? Is it the idea that brings a 20% response rate... Read More
Have You Thanked Your Competitors Today?
Competition in the business world is often viewed as a negative thing, but it doesn't have to be. Competition can benefit you, your competitor, and especially your customer!Let's look at some of the ways in which competitors can help you:1) They prevent you from becoming lazy and overly comfortable in... Read More
Your Business and the Story of a Tree; Part One
This morning, I went to take a short walk outside. I've been feeling a little more flexible since this weekend, and I figured a stroll would help me keep that liquid feeling in my bones that I've missed so much.I stopped when I came to a tree and had myself... Read More
How to Raise Your Fees and Thrill Your Customers
Think the best way to get more customers is to have the lowest prices in town? Think again. Think the best way to create a successful business is to try to appeal to everyone? Wrong again.The only good thing about having the lowest prices and trying to appeal to everyone... Read More
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Getting Behind in Your Work? You Need a Virtual Assistant!
If you don't know what a Virtual Assistant (or VA)... Read More
10 Best Practices to Consider as Your SBIR Negotations Approach Contract Signature
10 Best Practices to consider as your SBIR negotiations approach... Read More
Small Business Owners - They Owe You The Money Why Dont They Pay?
Doesn't it frustrate you when you've given good service, sometimes... Read More
Creating Time the Virtual Way
Time. As a small business owner, it's the commodity you... Read More
How Most Business Owners Sabotage Their Success
Owning a business is a challenging endeavor. If you're like... Read More
How to Find A Group that Needs Speakers
How do you find groups that are in need of... Read More
Comparing Boston Area for a mobile car wash business
The Boston suburbs seem to be rich with possible locations... Read More
Starting a Small Business: Balancing Risk and Reward
In a perfect world, starting a small business would be... Read More
Franchising Pros and Cons
Last week's question from Anthony R. on how to choose... Read More
Become The Squeaky Wheel and Watch Your Business Skyrocket!
Providing high quality customer service is a must for any... Read More
11 MONSTROUS Small Business Marketing Mistakes and How To Avoid Them
Increase your profit potential by identifying ? and avoiding ?... Read More
Tracking Revenue For MORE Profits
The revenue history is a vital piece of your power... Read More
Carwash Franchisor Case Study
There are only a handful of car wash franchises in... Read More
What Help is there for Veterans Starting a Business?
Some of the very qualities that attract people to the... Read More
Why Do Franchisors have Exclusive Territories
The reason we Franchisors call it an exclusive territory is... Read More
Book Yourself Solid Key #5: Go Forward With Gusto & Articulate What You Do
Want your small business to flip instead of flop?! Statistically... Read More
Are You Ready to Own and Operate a Business?
How often has someone thought of starting a business based... Read More
Setting Up a Pressure Washer Rig to Clean Concrete
Maximum efficiency in the cleaning industry is a key to... Read More
Shocking Experienced Copywriter Reveals Little-known Secrets To Closing BIG Ticket Deals!
Hogwash!That's what I say to people who tell me that... Read More
Making Your Purpose Your Business Step #2- Getting From Point A to Point B
In my previous article, Step 1, your challenge for the... Read More
Cleaning Service Stations with a Pressure Washer
Fuel prices these days are quite high and they take... Read More
Proper Care and Feeding of the Business Owner
That sizzling sound you're hearing may be a symptom of... Read More
Slip And Fall Professionals; Service Businesses
Since you own a business you probably have liability insurance... Read More
Starting a New Business in a Small Town
Q. I am a former pastor who left the ministry... Read More
Six Essential Skills to Business Success!
The following are six essential skills to business success. You... Read More
The Workers? Compensation Situation in this Country is Nuts, Arnold in CA Takes Action
The Workers' Compensation situation in this country is unbelievable. Why,... Read More
Self-Employment: Managing Your Money: Tips for Living with a Fluctuating Cash Flow (Part One)
The way you manage your money is one of the... Read More
Small Business Success - It?s a Matter of Confidence
I was floored! I couldn't believe what they were saying!... Read More
Marketing - The Way To Make What Youre Really Worth
You only have so much time in a day right?So... Read More
20 Great Ways to Market Your Business Locally
Whether your target audience is in your neighborhood or across... Read More
Profits are within 6 Degrees of Freedom
How far away is the person you need to meet?We... Read More
How Do I Choose The Right Business Opportunity For Me?
First you have to start with knowing your budget and... Read More
Expanding Franchisee Advice
Franchisor expansion policies are not as simple as one might... Read More
How Is the LEGAL SYSTEM Dishing Out JUSTICE in Your Town?
Thankfully, most of us will never find out. That is... Read More
Five Tips for First Time Entrepreneurs
It seems so long ago that I started my first... Read More
Small Business Secrets: Self-Confidence Can Be Arranged
At first blush this idea might be difficult to wrap... Read More
What is Business Process Automation?
Business Process Automation or BPA for short. This was a... Read More
Be Prepared When Business Investors Look Beyond Your Business Plan
You have spent considerable time pulling your business plan together,... Read More
But Weve Always Done It This Way
Sacred cows take a long time to die. We get... Read More
A Business Tail: Veterinarian Foams at Mouth, Chases Tail, Learns New Tricks--Case Study
Many self employed professionals find themselves overwhelmed, frustrated, and confused... Read More
How to Avoid the Most Common Reasons for Small Business Failure
The life cycle of the typical small business is short... Read More
We Know Who THEY Are
Am I the only one that does not have an... Read More
Preparing to Launch Your Small Business
Small business owners often enter their field with great expectations.... Read More
Todays Chef, Tomorrows Restaurateur -- Startup Tips by Restaurant Consultants Inc
Researching information for a recent business plan, I came across... Read More
Passion Is Key To A Successful Business
Passion. Passion alone can make your business successful. As an... Read More
Shocking Experienced Copywriter Reveals Little-known Secrets To Closing BIG Ticket Deals!
Hogwash!That's what I say to people who tell me that... Read More
Is Your Business Profitable?
What's your job profitability? Do you know?Many business owners are... Read More
Slip And Fall Professionals; Service Businesses
Since you own a business you probably have liability insurance... Read More
Choosing a Truck Wash Location in Nevada, Case Study
There are several well-known truck washes in the Great State... Read More
Debit and ATM Card Advice for Small Businesses
Your business account comes with an ATM, Debit card. Pick... Read More
Environmental Pressure Washing in Pennsylvania
If you run a mobile car wash, mobile fleet washing... Read More
Business Relationships Defined
What makes a business relationship?What really makes a business relationship?... Read More
Expanding your business.
Are you a small business owner who wants to expand... Read More
The End -- Fireworks or Fizzle?
Seems as though there are a lot of business closings... Read More
Boat Detailing Tips and Procedures
Auto detailers are often asked to clean boats and detail... Read More
Accepting Checks in Your Business Virtually Risk Free
Most businesses accept checks as form of payment for goods... Read More
Buying a Business
Start thinking about buying an established business if you want... Read More
Hispanic Small Business Advantage
One thing I have noticed in my travels to different... Read More
Employee Relations Manual Sample Outline
Most smart entrepreneurs and all large corporations have Employee Relations... Read More
The Triple A Way to Spark Your Companys Profits
Winning small and home based businesses today must continually shake... Read More
Make Your Business More Profitable
More sales and more profit. Isn't that what you want... Read More
Pressure Washer Concrete Cleaning Equipment
Cleaning concrete is tough and there is an easy way... Read More
Credit Repair Business Opportunities - Huge Profit Potential!
In the world today, many people are further in debt... Read More
Mobile Carwash; Senior Citizens and Mobile Homes
Senior citizens are generally not a large marketing segment for... Read More
Pressure Washing Business Case Study, Tractor Cleaning
So often small service businesses fail to exploit niches, which... Read More
Business Pain Defined
Every company has business pain, but the pain does not... Read More
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