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We're Entrepreneurs...But We're Human Too
January 23, 2015

When you look in the magazines or see television shows depicting entrepreneurs, there's this sense of advernture, a boldness that only a passionate, driven ent

To Be Profitable, You Must Be Getting PAID
January 09, 2015

Who keeps telling people that PROFIT is a dirty word? Well, it's NOT. When you get into business for yourself, it's your responsibility to ensure you are gettin

You're Fired! Best Practices for Terminations in Small Business
December 19, 2014

You're Fired! When was the first time you had to fire an employee/contractor? How did the termination go? As small business owners we often forget that there h

Money, Profits, Respect, Brain Picking, Sharing & All That Jazz
December 05, 2014

Money...Profits...Respect. Besides fulfilling needs, these three tenents are why we're in business. Even the most socially conscious business owner has to make

Standing Out In A World Oversaturated With Content
November 21, 2014

It's easy to get lost in the sea of content providers on the internet. Since the playing field has been leveled and the landscape forever changed, many people have taken to the web to blog and provide content. But not everyone can be successful at...

Is Your Company 'Candidate Attractive'?
November 14, 2014

Well, is it? It's a given that smaller companies have to fight a little harder and wiser to get in front of top talent. And they often times feel at a disadvant

Be Quiet and Stop Discounting Before You Go Out of Business
November 07, 2014

It might be very tempting for newer business owners to want to offer attractive discounts in order to woo customers. And for some businesses, it may work to get

With Customers, It's All About the Experience
October 31, 2014

Let's be real. Without customers, you have no business. No matter how clever your product or service is, how well funded you are, or how smart your team is, if

The Power of Leverage- Working Your Networking Relationships for Success
September 19, 2014

Leverage. It sounds like an unassuming practical word, yet it holds so much power. Authority, power, clout, credit, juice, influence, pull, sway, weight. Anyway

3 Roadblocks Keeping Your Business from Scaling, Growing & Thriving
September 05, 2014

I love helping small businesses grow into companies. But I get so disappointed when people overlook the obvious in diagnosing why they're not growing. There are