Not long ago I went to a food truck gathering and as I was weaving my way in and out of the monster trucks sampling their delights, I stumbled on a vendor “that wasn’t like the others.” It was a vintage clothing store on wheels. The store is able to locate all around town and […]
May 19-25 is International Coaching week. Business, executive and life coaching are interesting blends of skills and practices that have been around for centuries. The position of “coach” of course is almost always first associated with athletics and that model gives some insights that transfer to coaching in business and life skills areas. Not too […]
You own a small business. Are you in it for the money? If you answered “yes” to that question, it may be time to do some soul searching. A recent study from Manta, an online small business community, and computer maker Dell found that money is not the driving force behind most small business success. […]
When everyone in your business is an expert in the art of follow-up, you are a long way down the road to success. Follow-up is one of the artful skills and required tasks that cuts across several aspects of your operation. Follow-up is required: * With prospects considering a purchase, * With customers after they […]
We’ve seen how Tammy Kahn Fennell and Alan Hamlyn combined their talents in marketing and programming to take a small, simple desktop app and develop it into the user-friendly MarketMeSuite social media management platform. Tammy and Alan have a good feel for what small businesses need, they listen to their customers, and they’ve taken an […]