Category: THE Small Business Expert Blog

13 mobile apps that will change your habits, increase productivity

I think we can all testify to the fact that it’s difficult to break bad habits and maybe even harder to establish new good habits. In your business, professional, and personal lives, creating good habits is fundamental to optimum productivity. I like to think of habits as “personal automation” – things get done automatically, without […]

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Use the ‘personal touch’ to fight ‘personalization’

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so the big retail outlets must be quite impressed by the smaller local stores that line the Main Streets and neighborhood commercial areas of American cities and towns. When customers walk into a well-managed local store, there’s a good chance that the sales associates and counter clerks will […]

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This week in small business: Productivity hacks, growth hacks, and much more

All the tips we’ve collected for you this week should have you firing on all cylinders in your personal productivity and career success. Start with getting your office desk in order and then move on to your career. Leadership, management, and productivity This infographic by Rose Leadem gives us 12 office desks hacks we can […]

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When you need to sue over a bad online review

One of the biggest skills required in today’s social-media powered world is the ability to respond properly to negative comments. I’ve written before on how to handle negative online reviews and from a customer service stand point, I think we all understand the necessity to respond quickly. Today I want to emphasize two things: Don’t […]

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With a Blue Ocean Strategy, it’s clear sailing ahead

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” – Henry Ford By bringing mass production to the manufacture of automobiles, Ford created a new market. I’m certain that if you think about it for a few moments, you can come up with other companies that have essentially created new markets […]

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